Brandon Aiyuk 'for sure' wants to stay with 49ers despite stalemate - ESPN
Star wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk said he wants to stay with the San Francisco 49ers this season despite his contract stalemate with the team.
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Former No. 1 pick JaMarcus Russell fired as coach, faces lawsuit - ESPN
Former No. 1 NFL draft pick JaMarcus Russell was fired as a volunteer assistant coach at his alma mater, Williamson High School in Mobile, Alabama, and is facing a lawsuit accusing him of taking a $74,000 check meant as a donation to the school.
D'Angelo Russell plans to exercise option, return to Lakers - ESPN
Los Angeles Lakers guard D'Angelo Russell plans to opt into the final year of his contract for $18.7 million, he told Swish Cultures a day before the deadline for the decision.
Day 1 on NHL draft at Sphere 'a really cool experience' - ESPN
LAS VEGAS — Incredible. Amazing. Unreal. That was the consensus Friday about the opening night of the NHL draft as the $2.3 billion Sphere wowed draft picks, general managers and fans.
Orlando Cepeda, Hall of Famer and 1967 NL MVP, dies at 86 - ESPN
SAN FRANCISCO — Orlando Cepeda, the slugging first baseman nicknamed «Baby Bull» who became a Hall of Famer among the early Puerto Ricans to star in the major leagues, has died. He was 86.
Yankees' Stroman on outburst at Torres: 'Have to be better' - ESPN
New York Yankees starting pitcher Marcus Stroman took responsibility for «losing my cool» and said he has to «be better» after yelling at teammate Gleyber Torres during Friday night's 16-5 rout of the Toronto Blue Jays.
Expert picks and best bets: Where's the value at UFC 303 and PFL? - ESPN
UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira steps up for the promotion on short notice once again as he puts his title on the line against former champ Jiří Procházka in the main event at UFC 303 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night (10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV, with prelims at 8 p.m. on ESPN/ESPN+ and early prelims at 6 p.m. on ESPN/ESPN+).
Ranking the fights at UFC 303 -- With no McGregor-Chandler, who steps up? - ESPN
The date of UFC 303 has been circled on many a calendar for months. Even sports fans who rarely watch an evening of mixed martial arts had made plans to do just that on June 29, if only for the pomp and spectacle. This coming weekend was slated to be the long-anticipated return of Conor McGregor, by far the brightest star in MMA, a crossover phenomenon familiar even to folks who don't know a front kick from a rear-naked choke.