Month: February 2021

5:31 PM ET Associated Press The International Boxing Hall of Fame is postponing its induction weekend for the second straight year due to the “many unknowns” of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Hall of Fame executive director Ed Brophy says next year’s ceremony is scheduled for June 12 and will be themed a Hall of Fame
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4:56 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN The return of Floyd “Money” Mayweather will have to wait — for now. His much-anticipated exhibition bout originally set for Feb. 20 against YouTube personality Logan Paul has been postponed to a later date, according to Fanmio founder and CEO Solomon Engel. “After an absolutely tremendous response to the fight
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5:02 PM ET Kansas football coach Les Miles is set to hire former Michigan offensive coordinator Mike DeBord as the Jayhawks‘ next offensive coordinator, sources told ESPN. DeBord, who turns 65 on Sunday, spent this past season as an offensive analyst on Jim Harbaugh’s staff at Michigan. He was expected by some to retire after
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3:48 PM ET The Los Angeles Angels announced Tuesday that they have suspended pitching coach Mickey Callaway in the wake of The Athletic’s report that he sexually harassed female reporters in a span of five years. The team said it “will work closely with MLB to conduct a full investigation.” Callaway was accused by five
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4:08 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN As the NBA continues to tighten its health and safety protocols to combat the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the league will begin requiring players to wear K95 or KNF94 masks in all instances where required, sources told ESPN. The policy will go into effect sometime in the next week, sources said,
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1:48 PM ET Ariel Ben-Abraham ripped open a shipping box from China on Monday expecting to find accessories for his clothing company. Instead, he found a bundle of jumbo-sized hockey sticks intended for Washington Capitals star Zdeno Chara that had been randomly delivered to a basketball fan in suburban New Jersey. “This has to take
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2:55 PM ET Associated Press Hendrick Motorsports signed its first two sponsors for Kyle Larson as the driver attempts to rebuild his image after his use of a racial slur derailed his promising career. Cincinnati Inc., a machine tool maker, and heavy-duty truck manufacturer Freightliner will be the primary sponsors of Larson’s new No. 5
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3:33 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Grant Jackson, the winning pitcher in Game 7 of the 1979 World Series for the “We Are Family” Pittsburgh Pirates and a reliable left-hander for 18 seasons in the majors, died Tuesday from COVID-19 complications. He was 78. The Pirates said Jackson died at Canonsburg Hospital in Pennsylvania.
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2:33 PM ET While Nolan Arenado took questions about the storied tradition of the St. Louis Cardinals, playing rivalry games at Wrigley Field and life on a perennial playoff contender, Colorado Rockies owner Dick Monfort was being asked whether he has thought about firing himself. Yes, the trade of the five-time All-Star and eight-time Gold
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1:48 PM ET For the first time, golf’s governing bodies appear poised to allow for significant rules differences between elite players and other golfers as a way to combat the distance gains the sport has seen with the advancement of technology. Known as “bifurcation,” it would mean the professional tours and elite amateur competitions could
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2:14 PM ET While indicating there were times over the last week he felt “nauseous” believing the deal might not get done, St. Louis Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak couldn’t be happier with his acquisition of five-time All-Star Nolan Arenado from the Colorado Rockies. “With the addition of Nolan we think we went
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1:08 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Eric Bieniemy is spending this particular week for the second straight year not only preparing the Kansas City Chiefs to play in the Super Bowl, but also trying to explain why he doesn’t have an NFL head-coaching job. Bieniemy said Tuesday that even though he interviewed for six
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1:15 PM ET Oklahoma City Thunder guard George Hill will miss at least four weeks after having a procedure on his right thumb, the team announced Tuesday. Hill had a procedure to address a mallet finger injury at the Kerlen-Jobe Institute in Los Angeles and will be re-evaluated in four weeks. He is averaging 11.8
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12:09 PM ET DAVIE, Fla. — The Miami Dolphins are promoting Eric Studesville and George Godsey to co-offensive coordinators, a source told ESPN. It isn’t set yet who will call plays, but it will be a collaboration between the two assistants to run the Dolphins’ offense. Together, they will replace Chan Gailey, who resigned as
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