Month: February 2021

9:59 PM ET After spending 10 days in his hotel room because of COVID-19, Padraig Harrington was anxious to get back on the golf course Thursday for the opening round of the Genesis Invitational. He did so after a late-night drive of more than five hours from Pebble Beach, California to Los Angeles and the
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9:45 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Dennis Schroder will miss the Lakers’ game against the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday because of the NBA’s health and safety protocols, the team announced about an hour before tipoff. Schroder has started all 29 of the Lakers’ games this season, averaging 14.2 points, 4.3 assists and 3.6 rebounds. Wesley
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9:01 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone said he had a conversation with Domingo German about his cryptic Instagram post on the day he returned to the team following a domestic violence suspension. “Everything is over,” German wrote in Spanish on Wednesday. German deleted his posts, then wrote:
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9:00 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Former NFL receiver Vincent Jackson might have died in his Florida hotel room up to three days before being pronounced dead there, according to new information released by the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner on Thursday. Jackson, the former Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver, was found
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8:06 PM ET Associated Press STATELINE, Nevada. — The NHL has moved up the starting time of the outdoor game Sunday between Boston and Philadelphia at Lake Tahoe by one hour to avoid the bright sunshine forecast for later in the afternoon. The game at Edgewood Tahoe Resort will start at 11 a.m. PST instead
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6:57 PM ET Associated Press The NHL’s COVID-19 list was down to 13 players Thursday, marking the second-lowest total since the league first began publishing it on Jan. 13. The 13 players are the fewest since there were 12 listed on Jan. 17, and continues a steady decline since a league-high 59 players were sidelined
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7:27 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James and Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant were named the captains for next month’s NBA All-Star Game on Thursday night. James and Durant will pick their respective teams from the remaining 22 All-Stars between now and the All-Star Game, which the NBA officially announced earlier
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1:48 PM ET The Los Angeles Dodgers are causing oddsmakers to post numbers that the betting market hasn’t seen since the New York Yankees‘ dynasty of the late 1990s. Caesars Sportsbook by William Hill on Thursday opened the Dodgers’ 2021 season-win total at 104.5. That’s tied with the 1999 Yankees for the highest win total
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7:15 PM ET The Atlantic 10 announced Thursday it was swapping the dates of its men’s and women’s conference tournaments to afford more time for any COVID-19 interruptions and issues. The men’s tournament is moving up one week, and the majority of the event will now be held March 3-6 at VCU and Richmond. The
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12:12 PM GMT The Wallabies at last have options at No. 10 but the team is crying out for one or more of them to stamp their authority on Super Rugby AU in the same way that Richie Mo’unga made an irresistible All Blacks case across the Tasman with the Crusaders. The opportunity is there
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5:24 PM ET Associated Press Mike Soroka isn’t considering a cautious approach to his comeback from a torn Achilles tendon after throwing on the opening day of the Atlanta Braves‘ spring training. “Really, on the mound I am ready to compete,” Soroka said, adding, “I feel amazing.” Soroka was the Braves’ 2020 Opening Day starter
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5:52 PM ET Michigan athletics director Warde Manuel has received a new five-year contract through June 2026, the university announced Thursday. Michigan’s board of regents approved the deal for Manuel, who has led Michigan’s athletic department since 2016. He competed in both football and track and field for Michigan and earned three degrees from the
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5:57 PM ET Alabama men’s basketball coach Nate Oats has agreed to a contract extension through the end of the 2026-27 season, the school announced Thursday. Oats also received a salary increase to $3.225 million annually. “We are excited to agree to a contract extension with The University of Alabama,” Oats said. “… We feel
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4:57 PM ET DENVER — Kyle Freeland sees the prevailing theory out there: All-Star third baseman Nolan Arenado traded away, the Colorado Rockies instantly written off. That sort of narrative just provides even more incentive for the left-hander and his teammates. “We haven’t even played a spring training game … and people are already counting
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3:23 PM ET Associated Press DALLAS — The NHL game between Tampa Bay and Dallas scheduled for Saturday has been postponed, marking four straight home games for the Stars to be called off because of frigid conditions and power outages in Texas. The postponement announced Thursday also means the first four meetings between the teams
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