Month: July 2021

11:06 PM BST The man who plucked Australia Sevens star Maurice Longbottom from virtual obscurity hopes the fleet-footed Indigenous playmaker’s appearance on the Olympic stage will reinvigorate Rugby Australia’s push to unearth more First Nations talent – particularly in the shorter form of the game. Longbottom is set to be one of the stars of
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10:16 AM ET HOUSTON — Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson plans to report to training camp on Sunday, sources confirmed to ESPN. Had Watson not reported, he would have been fined $50,000 per day. Under the new collective bargaining agreement, teams can no longer forgive fines. A source told ESPN’s Ed Werder that Watson is
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6:54 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The San Diego Padres are acquiring second baseman Adam Frazier from the Pittsburgh Pirates, sources tell ESPN. Frazier, 29, who leads baseball in hits this year, is not a free agent until
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8:21 PM ET Arizona State tight end coach Adam Breneman is on paid administrative leave amid an NCAA investigation into possible recruiting violations, the university confirmed to ESPN on Sunday night. The Sun Devils first confirmed that they were under investigation by the NCAA back in June but did not specify what the allegations were
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8:25 PM ET The Big 12 executive committee met with the presidents of Texas and Oklahoma on Sunday amid speculation that the two schools intend to depart for the SEC. Texas’ Jay Hartzell and Oklahoma’s Joe Harroz met via videoconference with the committee, which includes Big 12 Chairman of the Board of Directors and Texas
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