Month: May 2022

6:45 PM ET The NFL will open its new season where the last one kicked off — in Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium, as the Super Bowl-champion Los Angeles Rams host the Buffalo Bills on Thursday, Sept. 8, the teams announced. The Bills-Rams matchup features elite quarterback play between Matthew Stafford and Josh Allen, who has
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6:13 PM ET Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Steve Stricker shot a 7-under 65 on Thursday to take a 2-stroke lead over Miguel Angel Jimenez and Wes Short Jr. after the opening round of the Regions Tradition, the first of five PGA Tour Champions majors. Stricker, the 2019 champion, closed his bogey-free round with a
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5:21 PM ET Former Memphis and Arizona quarterback Grant Gunnell has committed to North Texas, a source told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Thursday. Gunnell, who transferred from Arizona to Memphis in December 2020, missed all of the 2021 season because of a leg injury. He reentered the transfer portal last month after participating in the
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1:22 PM ET ESPN News Services Top-ranked Novak Djokovic faced little resistance Thursday at the Italian Open, posting a 6-2, 6-2 win over Stan Wawrinka, who was playing only his second tournament after undergoing two surgeries on his left foot. Djokovic needed just 1 hour, 14 minutes to finish off the match. Djokovic, a five-time
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2:28 PM ET The UFC is finalizing a welterweight matchup between Vicente Luque and Geoff Neal for Aug. 5, sources told ESPN Thursday. Contracts have not been signed but the bout has been verbally agreed to. The UFC has not announced an official location for the UFC Fight Night event on Aug. 6. Luque (21-8-1)
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12:18 PM ET Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The city of Memphis and the University of Memphis will be spending at least $150 million to renovate the home of the annual Liberty Bowl before the 2025 season. The renovation announced Thursday could reach $200 million for the Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. Memphis studied options of
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10:22 AM ET Auston Matthews, Igor Shesterkin and Connor McDavid were announced Thursday as finalists for the NHL’s 2021-22 Hart Trophy, awarded annually to “the player adjudged to be most valuable to his team.” Members of the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association vote for the Hart. All NHL award winners will be announced during the conference
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11:25 AM ET Associated Press GENEVA — The challenger to the Russian incumbent in the presidential election at the troubled International Boxing Association was ruled ineligible Thursday, a day before the vote. Dutch boxing federation president Boris van der Vorst was taken out of Friday’s election by an independent candidate vetting panel after an investigation
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9:42 AM ET Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is dealing with an upper-body injury and remains set for evaluation ahead of Friday’s Game 6 against the New York Rangers, coach Mike Sullivan told reporters Thursday. Crosby was injured in the second period of Wednesday’s 5-3 loss after taking a high hit from Rangers defenseman Jacob
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10:00 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots are finalizing a trade of backup quarterback Jarrett Stidham to the Las Vegas Raiders, a source confirmed to ESPN. The teams will flip late-round draft picks in the deal, according to a source. Stidham, who at one point was considered a top candidate to replace
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