Month: January 2023

11:59 AM ET San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Charles Omenihu was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor domestic violence Monday, according to a news release from the San Jose Police Department. Omenihu was booked at the Santa Clara County jail and was released after he posted bail. Omenihu was also served with a restraining order. Police
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6:20 PM ET The Oakland Athletics and first baseman Jesus Aguilar agreed to a one-year, $3 million contract Tuesday, according to multiple reports. The deal is pending a physical. Aguilar, 32, will join his sixth MLB team if the deal is finalized. The one-time All-Star spent most of last season with the Miami Marlins. Editor’s
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2:37 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and Jermaine Franklin are in the process of finalizing a deal for a fight on April 1 at the O2 Arena in London, sources told ESPN. Terms have been verbally agreed but there are no signed contracts yet, sources said, who added that there are
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1:39 PM ET Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold intends to pursue fights outside of the UFC after securing his release from the company. In an appearance on “The MMA Hour” on Monday, Rockhold, 38, revealed he and the UFC have mutually parted ways, ending a partnership that began in 2013. Rockhold retired in the
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1:04 PM ET Brooklyn Nets star forward Kevin Durant will be out at least two more weeks as he continues rehabbing an MCL injury in his right knee, the team announced Tuesday. The Nets noted in a statement that Durant is “progressing well” in his recovery after being reevaluated on Monday by Dr. Riley Williams
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1:38 PM ET Conor McGregor has denied allegations that he attacked a woman on his yacht last summer in Ibiza. Ultima Hora, a newspaper in Spain, released a report Tuesday with allegations from an Irish woman that the UFC superstar punched her and threatened to drown her at a party in July on his boat.
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India skipper Rohit Sharma is hoping that pace ace Jasprit Bumrah would return to lead the attack in the last two Tests of the upcoming four-match series against world number one Australia. The 29-year-old Burmah, who hasn’t played international cricket since September last year due to a back injury, is not in the India squad
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6:54 AM ET Malo Gusto has impressed for Lyon. Photo by Catherine Steenkeste/Getty Images Chelsea are preparing an offer to sign Lyon‘s Malo Gusto, sources have told ESPN, with the Premier League club aware it could take €40 million to sign the highly rated right-back. No formal offer has been made by Chelsea for Gusto, but
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7:55 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Bill O’Brien will return to the New England Patriots after agreeing to a deal Tuesday to become their next offensive coordinator, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Chris Low. O’Brien, 53, who spent the past two seasons as the offensive coordinator under Nick Saban at Alabama, now is back
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11:47 AM GMT England are facing a growing injury crisis ahead of their Six Nations opener against Scotland with Jamie George and Elliot Daly the latest players to withdraw from training. Steve Borthwick begins his England tenure in the Calcutta Cup clash on Feb. 4, but his front-row resources are being tested with George the
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9:06 AM GMT Six Nations Chief Executive Ben Morel has said there are no plans to expand the championship or change the participants, amid media reports of interest from South Africa’s rugby union. South Africa have been increasingly aligning themselves with the northern hemisphere, with four clubs joining the United Rugby Championship in 2021 and
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Formula 1’s owners have accused the head of motorsport’s governing body of making “unacceptable” remarks about the championship’s value. FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem on Monday described $20bn (£16.2bn) as an “inflated price tag being put on F1”. A letter sent by F1 and owner Liberty Media to the FIA says the remarks “overstep the
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