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The ESPN Daily: Countdown to kickoff

100 DAYS TO COLLEGE FOOTBALL Sooner than you think … The offseason can feel like an eternity, but we’re only a little more than three months away from the first snap of the college football season (Florida vs. Miami, Aug. 24 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN). From the players you’ll want to watch to the best nonconference matchups to […]

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Deontay Wilder's desire to 'get a body' on his boxing record by killing an opponent makes a mockery of the fighters who have died through the sport

Deontay Wilder is courting controversy for saying he wants to “get a body” on his boxing record by killing an opponent. Wilder, the WBC heavyweight champion, defends his belt against Dominic Breazeale on Saturday. He previously said he hopes Breazeale makes “funeral arrangements.” Now, he says his “life is on the line” adding that boxing is the only sport “where […]

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The pain behind home run spree of Yankees’ Gleyber Torres

While a pair of unscheduled days off this week might have gotten other players out of rhythm, that wasn’t the case for Gleyber Torres. After being hit in the right elbow on Friday at Tampa Bay and having difficulty throwing from shortstop on Saturday, Torres got Sunday off and showed no signs of injury on Wednesday, homering three times in […]

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Frustrating loss exposes all that is wrong with Mets

WASHINGTON — The Mets had tasted prosperity for the first time in a long while, and so that was probably why the 5-1 loss the Nationals slapped on them Wednesday night was so frustrating. They had dragged themselves back to .500 from three below on the strength of weakness: two teams that entered Wednesday night a combined 29 games under […]

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7am Arsenal transfer news LIVE: Aubameyang to Real Madrid, Neres blow, Dembele scouted, Wenger rejected Suarez deal

But there was some joy for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, whose double at Turf Moor means he shares the Golden Boot with Mo Salah and Sadio Mane. Follow all of the latest Gunners news, updates and transfer gossip below… Helen Rowe-WillcocksMay 16, 20197:30 am ARSENAL fans believe Ryan Fraser's thank you message to fans on Twitter is his way of announcing he […]

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2019 Preakness Stakes: Post positions, draw, jockeys and odds

Improbable drew the No. 4 post and was made the 5-2 morning-line favorite during Wednesday’s draw for Saturday’s Preakness at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. A field of 13 was entered for the $1.65 million, Grade 1 Preakness, with post time set for 6:48 p.m. Saturday and NBC providing TV coverage.  Improbable, trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by Mike Smith, is coming […]

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Baffert-trained Improbable 5-2 Preakness favorite

BALTIMORE — Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert will seek his record-setting eighth Preakness victory Saturday with 5-2 morning-line favorite Improbable, who will start from the No. 4 post in a field of 13 horses. For the first time since 1951, the Preakness will not include the four horses that crossed the finish line first in the Kentucky Derby. Improbable […]

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