Month: October 2020

11:46 PM ET Former Houston Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow, in an interview that aired on Monday, once again denied that he knew about the team’s sign stealing in 2017 and ’18, and said individuals who were involved with the scandal are still working for the club. Luhnow, in his first public comments since issuing
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4:17 AM GMT Teenaged Victorian wristspinner Wil Parker‘s signing with Hobart Hurricanes will see him replace Qais Ahmad after the club decided against extending their deal with the Afghanistan legspinner. Parker, who made his state debut for Victoria last summer as an 18-year-old and chose cricket over a possible Australian football career in the process,
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10:11 PM ET Tennis world No.1 and lifelong Richmond supporter Ashleigh Barty will present the premiership cup if the Tigers win Saturday’s AFL Grand Final. Queensland local Barty – who is Richmond’s inaugural AFLW member – had been a constant presence in the crowd at the Tigers’ two finals this month at Metricon Stadium and
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6:13 PM ET Tiger Woods‘ annual Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas has been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The 18-man tournament that benefits Woods’ foundation was scheduled for Dec. 3-6 at Albany Golf Club in the Bahamas, where the event has been played since 2015. Woods’ agent, Mark Steinberg, said there were some
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5:21 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kyle Larson can return to NASCAR competition next season following a long suspension for using a racial slur while playing a video game. He was suspended in April for after he used the n-word while playing an online racing game in which viewers could follow along. He
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4:31 PM ET The NFL informed the Tennessee Titans that its coronavirus review of the team has concluded, and the organization will face a potential fine, a league source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Individuals will not be disciplined, and there was no discussion of forfeiture of draft picks, according to Schefter. The team was fully
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2:59 PM ET Timothy Bradley Jr. Teofimo Lopez emphatically announced his entrance into boxing superstardom on Saturday by defeating Vasiliy Lomachenko to claim lightweight world titles from all four major boxing sanctioning bodies. Lopez shocked the world, and not by utilizing his potent knockout power, which was the way most in the boxing world believed
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4:35 PM ET THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Dustin Johnson has withdrawn from this week’s Zozo Championship at Sherwood after missing last week’s CJ Cup due to a positive COVID-19 test. Johnson, the No. 1-ranked player in the world, was eligible to return Thursday because he would have been 10 days past the onset of symptoms.
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2:50 PM ET Nebraska junior quarterback Adrian Martinez will start this week’s opener against No. 5 Ohio State, coach Scott Frost said Monday. Martinez, who had a record-setting freshman season in 2018 for Nebraska but struggled at times in 2019, will take the first snaps after competing with redshirt freshman Luke McCaffrey in the preseason.
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3:20 PM ET Steve KimESPN After defeating Vasiliy Lomachenko on Saturday night to become boxing’s undisputed lightweight champion, Teofimo Lopez has options for his next bout. But despite no rematch clause, a second battle against Lomachenko isn’t out of the realm of possibility, Top Rank’s Bob Arum said Monday. “If you do a rematch, you
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2:48 PM BST Wasps’ participation in the Gallagher Premiership final is in doubt after the club returned four more positive COVID-19 tests on Monday, bringing a total of 11 positive tests for the club within a week. Wasps are not training as a group ahead of Saturday’s final, after seven positive tests were returned last
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1:57 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes have signed forward Christian Fischer to a two-year contract. Terms of the deal announced Monday were not released. The 23-year-old Fischer was a restricted free agent after finishing with six goals and three assists in 56 games with the Coyotes last season. The bruising
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