Month: February 2021

2:15 PM ET NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is offering the league’s stadiums as COVID-19 vaccination sites as the offseason approaches following Sunday’s Super Bowl. In a letter from Goodell to President Joe Biden dated Thursday, a copy of which was obtained by Axios, the commissioner wrote that “The NFL and our 32 members clubs are
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1:15 PM ET Associated Press The Southeastern Conference says Saturday’s Florida-LSU basketball game has been postponed. The league announced the decision on Friday citing a combination of positive virus tests, contact tracing and subsequent quarantining of individuals within the Florida basketball program, consistent with Southeastern Conference COVID-19 management requirements. No makeup date was immediately determined.
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12:27 PM ET New Zealand’s Ryan Fox carded a second consecutive five-under-par 65 to take a share of the lead in a rain-affected second round at the Saudi International on Friday. Over two hours of play were lost to wet conditions at Royal Greens Golf and Country Club, with several late starters having a majority
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10:52 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com After an eventful three weeks in Melbourne, filled with hard quarantines and some creative uses of hotel rooms, the 2021 Australian Open is almost here. While players continue to comply with the strict coronavirus protocols of the local Victorian government, the tournament could still give us the closest glimpse of
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9:11 AM ET Don’t look now, but after years of one-sided champions across the majority of Europe’s “big five” leagues — English Premier League, German Bundesliga, Italian Serie A, Spanish Primera Division and French Ligue 1 — we’re staring at the very real scenario of new titleholders almost across the board. With the exception of
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11:26 AM ET ESPN News Services The Baseball Writers’ Association of America has voted to remove the name of J.G. Taylor Spink, former publisher of The Sporting News, from the award given annually by baseball’s Hall of Fame for meritorious contributions to baseball writing. The BBWAA said Friday that 325 of 334 voters, 97%, had
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10:23 AM ET ESPN News Services ATLANTA – A fellowship in the name of Henry Aaron has been established by the Atlanta Braves to help increase diversity in baseball and build on Aaron’s legacy. The Henry Aaron Fellowship is a year-long executive leadership program to provide an opportunity to work in the Braves’ front office
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10:55 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Longtime New England Patriots safety and captain Devin McCourty said Friday that it is both “awesome” and a “little bittersweet” to see former teammates Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski playing in Super Bowl LV. “To watch those two guys leave our team and bring everything they’ve learned to Tampa,
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