Month: February 2021

11:22 AM ET New York Red Bulls and DC United are considering joining the race to sign West Bromwich Albion defender Kieran Gibbs who remains a target for Inter Miami CF, sources have told ESPN. The 31-year-old is out of contract at the Hawthorns this summer and therefore free to negotiate directly with overseas clubs
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1:45 PM ET Maryland is set to hire Baylor cornerbacks coach Brian Stewart as defensive coordinator, sources told ESPN. A deal is being finalized with Stewart, who served as Maryland’s defensive coordinator from 2012 to 2014, when current Terrapins head coach Mike Locksley was the team’s offensive coordinator. Stewart, 56, spent the 2020 season at
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1:41 PM ET ESPN News Services Infielder Joe Panik and the Toronto Blue Jays are in agreement on a minor league deal, a source tells ESPN’s Jeff Passan. If Panik makes the team, he’ll have a base salary of $1.85 million and can make another $400,000 in incentives, the source said. The 30-year-old hit .225
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11:45 AM GMT Billy Burns and Jamison Gibson Park have replaced the injured Johnny Sexton and Conor Murray for Ireland’s Six Nations clash with France on Sunday at the Aviva in Dublin. Ulster’s Iain Henderson will captain the side for the first time and will be joined by Tadhg Beirne in the second-row. – Play
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12:36 PM ET Former Clemson Tigers quarterback Trevor Lawrence had good reason to hold his pro day on Friday, a month early. Lawrence wanted to prove to NFL teams that he’s able to handle himself well when things don’t go according to plan. “The original plan was to have two months training out in California
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12:37 PM ET Associated Press COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Baseball’s Hall of Fame has canceled its traditional outdoor induction ceremony for the second straight summer because of the pandemic and plans an indoor, televised event for Derek Jeter and others being honored. Jeter, Larry Walker, Ted Simmons and late players’ association executive director Marvin Miller were
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10:43 AM GMT England wing Anthony Watson has struck out at criticism surrounding some of the England players taking the knee calling it “a double standard.” Watson, 26, was one of 16 England players to take the knee ahead of their match against Scotland but has faced criticism over his decision to do so. –
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11:01 AM ET Associated Press VIRGINIA WATER, England — The Kenya Open will be followed by a new tournament in the East African country next month, the European Tour said Friday. The Kenya Savannah Classic was added to the 2021 schedule for March 23-26 at Karen Country Club in Nairobi and will form a doubleheader
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The 2021 Formula 1 season is nearly upon us, but first there is the small matter of car launches and pre-season testing to look forward to. Testing for the new campaign looks a little different this year, with just one three-day session starting on 12 March for teams and drivers to fine-tune their new cars.
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9:50 AM GMT England centre Jonathan Joseph has been handed a two-week suspension for breaching COVID-19 government rules. Joseph and his Bath teammate Elliott Stooke, alongside Wasps’ Gabriel Oghre were all charged by the RFU for “off-field infringements of the Government’s National Covid-19 Rules and related to mixing of multiple households, with two players travelling
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9:38 AM ET PITTSBURGH — Twin centers Maurkice Pouncey and Mike Pouncey have retired from the NFL, Ramon Foster, a former teammate of Maurkice, announced on Twitter. “It’s my honor that my brothers from another asked me to announce the next stage in their life. After over a decade @MaurkicePouncey and Mike Pouncey are RETIRING
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9:59 AM ET HOUSTON — The Houston Texans have parted ways with star defensive end J.J. Watt after he asked for his release. Watt was drafted by the Texans in 2011 with the No. 11 pick and became the face of the franchise, winning three NFL Defensive Player of the Year awards from 2012-15. Watt
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