Month: December 2020

Mick Schumacher, the son of seven-time Formula 1 world champion Michael, has signed to race for Haas next season. The US-based team said the 21-year-old had signed a “multi-year contract”. He will partner Russian Nikita Mazepin, who was confirmed on Tuesday. Schumacher, a member of the Ferrari driver academy, leads the F2 series going into
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2:38 AM ET The 2021 Australian Open is reportedly set to go ahead on Feb. 8, three weeks after the original Melbourne Park start date. According to multiple sources, Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley has sent an email to players, coaches and managers outlining strict conditions, including two weeks quarantine. News Corp reported Tiley’s leaked
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12:20 AM ET Kansas City Chiefs receiver Tyreek Hill already has more touchdown catches this season (13) than at any point during his career. But he didn’t always have confidence in the man throwing him the ball. In an interview with Showtime’s “Inside the NFL” that aired Tuesday, Hill made it clear he didn’t think
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7:45 PM ET Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis has decided to squeeze one more appearance into 2020, on less than three weeks’ notice. Pettis (23-10) will face Alex Morono (18-6) at UFC Fight Night on Dec. 19 in Las Vegas. Contracts have not been signed, but both sides have agreed to the welterweight matchup.
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3:07 PM ET The highly anticipated Leon Edwards vs. Khamzat Chimaev fight isn’t happening on Dec. 19 after all. The main event fight, which was slated to be the UFC’s final one in 2020, has been canceled after Edwards recently tested positive for COVID-19, sources told ESPN. The promotion is hoping to rebook the fight
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11:53 PM ET The LA Clippers added some needed veteran depth at forward by signing Nicolas Batum on Tuesday. Batum joins the Clippers after the Charlotte Hornets waived the forward and stretched the remaining $27 million on his five-year, $120-million contract on Sunday. Batum, who turns 32 later in December, gives the Clippers depth behind
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8:00 PM ET Free-agent guard Reggie Jackson is returning to the LA Clippers, the team announced Tuesday. Sources told ESPN it is a one-year deal. Jackson, 30, is expected to play a prominent role in the Clippers’ backcourt rotation. He joined the team for 14 regular-season games and the playoffs after securing a contract buyout
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11:21 PM ET LeBron James is confident that the Los Angeles Lakers‘ offseason moves will put them in position to defend their NBA championship. “We can [repeat]. I mean, it’s that simple,” James said on an episode of “Road Trippin’,” hosted by Richard Jefferson, Channing Frye and Allie Clifton, that aired Tuesday on Spectrum SportsNet.
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9:44 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Colts punter Rigoberto Sanchez said surgery to remove a cancerous tumor went well. The four-year veteran, who doubles as the Colts’ kickoff specialist, made the announcement in a Twitter post Tuesday night, one day after he revealed the diagnosis on social media. “Surgery went well,” he wrote.
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9:35 PM ET The LA Clippers are waiving two-time All-Star center Joakim Noah, signaling a likely end to his 13-year NBA career, his agent, Bill Duffy, told ESPN. In his prime with the Chicago Bulls, Noah built a reputation as one of the league’s best defenders and most ferocious competitors. “What an illustrious career for
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