7:47 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Jamel Herring and Shakur Stevenson are in advanced talks for a 130-pound title fight that would be staged in the fourth quarter of 2021 on ESPN/ESPN+, both boxers told ESPN. Herring (23-2, 11 KOs) successfully defended his 130-pound title for a third time in April with a career-best performance, a
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6:37 PM ET Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild signed forward Joel Eriksson Ek to a $42 million, eight-year contract Friday that carries an annual salary cap hit of $5.25 million. Eriksson Ek had a career-high 30 points on 19 goals and 11 assists in 56 games last season. The 24-year-old Swede
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5:17 PM ET Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo is likely to miss his team’s first chance to clinch a NBA Finals berth this postseason, while Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young is questionable for Saturday’s Game 6. Antetokounmpo is listed as doubtful for Saturday’s game due to his hyperextended left knee. He sat out Thursday’s win
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4:07 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has issued an executive order allowing college athletes to earn money off the use of their names, images and likenesses. Cooper’s order, signed Friday, comes one day after an NCAA rule change went into effect allowing athletes to profit from their fame
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12:18 PM ET Associated Press The Dallas Cowboys will become the first NFL team to be featured for the third time on “Hard Knocks” in the show’s 20th anniversary season, it was announced Friday. HBO and NFL Films announced Friday that the five-episode season will debut on Aug. 10 at 10 p.m. ET. “America, America’s
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4:14 PM ET The Heisman Trust says former USC running back Reggie Bush could have his Heisman Trophy returned — if the NCAA reinstates his award-winning season first. In a statement Friday, the Heisman Trust responded to Bush’s call to have the trophy returned and his college statistics reinstated, saying he became ineligible for the
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4:23 PM ET Veteran wide receiver Josh Gordon has submitted his reinstatement letter to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and hopes to be with a team for training camp, a league source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The NFL has been randomly drug testing Gordon for the past three months and is said to have passed all
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11:30 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN Former New Orleans Pelicans coach Stan Van Gundy made his first public comments since his split with the organization and he made it clear he doesn’t think Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram or any other player had anything to do with his departure. “I hate when it gets put on players
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10:02 AM ET ESPN News Services LONDON — American Sloane Stephens‘ Wimbledon journey came to an end Friday after a 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 defeat to wild card Liudmila Samsonova in the third round. The loss came after a brilliant opening-round win against No. 10-ranked Petra Kvitova. This is Samsonova’s first appearance at Wimbledon, and she
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2:30 PM ET Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday and withdrew from the Rocket Mortgage Classic, putting his status for The Open in two weeks in question. Matsuyama’s agent and interpreter, Bob Turner, said it was too soon to say what the ramifications would be and that details were being discussed.
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