Month: February 2021

1:26 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Quin Snyder of the Utah Jazz will coach the Western Conference entry in next month’s All-Star Game, sources told ESPN. While the league has not officially announced the game is taking place March 7, if it holds to its typical timeline of selecting the coach of the team with the
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1:18 PM ET ESPN News Services The wintry weather blast in Texas has led to another postponement for the Dallas Stars. The Stars’ game against the Tampa Bay Lightning scheduled for Thursday was postponed on Wednesday. It’s the third consecutive postponement for the Stars, who had a pair of games against Nashville called off after
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1:40 PM ET The family of late wide receiver Vincent Jackson has told detectives they believe he suffered from chronic alcoholism and concussions, the Hillsborough County (Florida) Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Wednesday. Jackson, 38, was found dead in a Florida hotel room Monday and his death is being investigated by the Hillsborough County
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1:08 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Twins bench coach Mike Bell has taken an indefinite leave from the team because of kidney cancer. The 46-year-old Bell had surgery to remove the growth on Jan. 28, shortly after being diagnosed. He’s been recovering at home with his family in Arizona. “He’s also very, very
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12:20 PM GMT Scotland prop Zander Fagerson will miss the rest of the Six Nations after being handed a four-match ban following his red card against Wales, organisers said after a disciplinary hearing on Tuesday. Fagerson, 25, was sent off in the second half of Scotland’s 25-24 loss at Murrayfield on Saturday, having made contact
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12:03 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jaguars are going teal. The team on Wednesday announced that it’s switching from black to teal as its primary home uniform color, which was a big part of the uniform during the franchise’s success during the early years of its existence. “We’ve heard the fans loud and clear,”
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11:26 AM ET Mike Whan, who announced last month that he will be stepping down as commissioner of the LPGA Tour, has been named to replace Mike Davis as CEO of the United States Golf Association. Whan, 56, who guided the LPGA for 11 years, will take over after Davis leaves the organization later this
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11:22 AM ET Associated Press NORMAN, Okla. — No. 9 Oklahoma’s home men’s basketball game against No. 12 Texas has been postponed indefinitely due to the inclement weather that hit the Southwest over the past several days. The game was originally scheduled to be played Tuesday. It was moved to Wednesday and then Thursday, and
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Feb 16, 2021 High-profile Queensland Reds recruit Suliasi Vunivalu has been dropped just days out from his would-be Super Rugby AU debut for allegedly pushing a security guard in a Brisbane pub. The champion NRL winger had arrived at Ballymore fresh off a premiership with the Melbourne Storm as Rugby Australia’s big-ticket item. But on
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10:15 AM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Right-handed reliever John Curtiss was traded Wednesday by the Tampa Bay Rays to the Miami Marlins for minor league first baseman Evan Edwards. The Rays also dealt minor league catcher Ronaldo Hernandez and minor league infielder Nick Sogard to the Boston Red Sox for right-handed pitcher Chris Mazza,
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