Month: May 2021

2:17 PM ET CHICAGO — Cubs president Jed Hoyer says he’s “disappointed” his team isn’t likely to reach the 85% vaccination threshold that leads to reduced COVID-19 regulations. “It’s disappointing to not be at 85% as a team,” Hoyer said Thursday morning. “We’ve worked hard to try and convince or educate the people that have
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4:45 PM ET The Washington Football Team released longtime starting right tackle Morgan Moses on Thursday after granting him permission to seek a trade earlier in the week. Washington saves $7.75 million in salary-cap space by releasing Moses. The move will result in $1.9 million in dead cap room. Moses, a 2014 third-round pick, just
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11:01 AM ET Juventus midfielder Weston McKennie, Barcelona defender Sergino Dest and Valencia midfielder Yunus Musah headline the 27-player roster for the U.S. men’s national team’s May 30 friendly against Switzerland, set to take place in St. Gallen (Live on ESPN at 2 p.m. ET). – Stream LIVE games and replays on ESPN+ (U.S. only)
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7:46 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid and Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry are the finalists for this year’s NBA Most Valuable Player award. The top three vote-getters for each of the NBA’s major end-of-season awards — MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, Rookie of the
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4:46 PM ET The Pac-12 released financial performance figures from the 2019-20 academic year on Thursday, showing modest gains in revenue and distribution to its member schools over the previous year. Nearly $403 million was distributed to the 12 schools – averaging $33.6 million – which was an increase from $387 million in the previous
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6:12 PM ET Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza is no longer on the UFC roster. The perennial UFC middleweight contender broke his arm in a submission loss to Andre Muniz at UFC 262 last Saturday in Houston. It turns out that it was the final fight on Souza’s UFC contract and he is now a free agent,
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2:51 PM ET All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell practiced Thursday for the first time since spraining his right ankle more than a month ago and plans to play in the Utah Jazz‘s playoff opener. “That’s the goal,” Mitchell said. “Barring any setbacks, God forbid – knock on wood – that’s the goal. I’m just trying to
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4:32 PM ET Associated Press Sam Burns has withdrawn from the PGA Championship with a back injury. The 24-year-old Burns came in as one of the hottest players in golf. He won the Valspar Championship three weeks ago, then finished second at the AT&T Byron Nelson last week ahead of the year’s second major. Burns
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7:00 AM ET At Virginia Tech, senior associate athletic director Brad Wurthman is so excited for the possibility of football fans returning to Lane Stadium this fall, he says jokingly that he’ll pay to put a roof on it “just so we can blow the damn thing off on Sept. 3.” At USC, athletic director
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2:09 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com The 2021 BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, frequently referred to as tennis’ “fifth major,” has been rescheduled for October. Originally slated for March 8-21 in California, the tournament was postponed due to COVID-19 concerns. It has been more than two years since the tournament has been held as the
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8:49 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Antonio Brown agreed to a one-year deal to remain with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last month, but the veteran wide receiver has yet to officially sign the extension because he still needs to pass a physical after undergoing a knee scope, coach Bruce Arians recently told PewterReport.com. Brown underwent
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