Former British Cycling and Team Sky chief doctor Richard Freeman has been found guilty of ordering banned testosterone in 2011 “knowing or believing” it was to help dope a rider. A medical tribunal ruled Freeman ordered Testogel with the knowledge “it was to be administered to an athlete to improve their athletic performance”. He had
Month: March 2021
4:54 AM ET In this week’s ESPN Insider Notebook, Barcelona look to Sergio Aguero should they fail to keep Lionel Messi. PLUS: Chelsea feel ‘vindicated’ over Frank Lampard sacking. Jump to: Chelsea vindicated | Man Utd eye Torres | Haaland’s heir | Gaya on move? | Ilaix in control | Marseille trolled | Pereira’s future
12:29 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Pelicans coach Stan Van Gundy lit into his team after a 135-105 drubbing at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night, calling its defensive performance “embarrassing.” “Look, I understand it’s on me and what we’re putting out there defensively is embarrassing, quite honestly,”
12:49 AM ET NEW YORK — Kyrie Irving tied his season high of 40 points on Thursday night against the Boston Celtics, notching his fifth game with 40 or more points since joining the Brooklyn Nets prior to the 2019-20 season. Only two players — Vince Carter and John Williamson — have had more such
12:21 AM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Tim MacMahon Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Houston Rockets forward P.J. Tucker, increasingly frustrated that he has yet to
7:44 PM ET Jordan Binnington bet on himself and won a lucrative new contract with the St. Louis Blues. The 27-year-old goalie agreed to a six-year contract extension worth $36 million on Thursday. His average annual contract value of $6 million is a jump up from his current AAV of $4.4 million. His cap hit
Report Laura Wolvaardt leads South Africa in Luus’ absence as the visitors make four changes in all with Trisha Chetty also injured South Africa chose to bowl vs India Standing-in for the ill Sune Luus, Laura Wolvaardt won the toss and opted to bowl in the third ODI against India Women in Lucknow. This is
10:15 PM ET Indiana Pacers guard Caris LeVert could return from an extended absence during the team’s three-game road trip that begins Friday against the Los Angeles Lakers. LeVert, who was acquired in the four-team trade that sent James Harden to the Nets and Victor Oladipo to the Rockets, had been out since a post-trade
9:15 PM ET Major League Baseball announced that it would test a variety of experimental rules across different levels of the minor leagues during the 2021 season. Ranging from banning some forms of the defensive shift and using larger bases to implementing electronic strike zones and experimenting with 15-second pitch clocks, the new rules will
7:51 PM ET Associated Press PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Sergio Garcia rushed to the first tee and raced to the finish line Thursday in the Players Championship. Most importantly, he avoided the kind of wreck that allowed TPC Sawgrass to live up to its reputation as the course where anything can happen to anyone
8:53 PM ET LOS ANGELES — With the week and a half All-Star break behind him to rest his 36-year-old legs, LeBron James said he’s locked in for the home stretch as the Los Angeles Lakers attempt to defend their title. “It’s go time,” James told reporters on a video conference call Thursday before the
8:04 PM ET ESPN News Services The Chicago Bears have agreed to a five-year, $16 million extension with place kicker Cairo Santos, sources told ESPN. Santos took advantage of his opportunity after Eddy Pineiro injured his groin in August, making 30 of 32 field goals and 36 of 37 extra points. He set a franchise
8:20 PM ET Top-seeded North Carolina A&T withdrew from the MEAC tournament on Thursday following a positive COVID-19 test within the program. The Aggies won the Southern Division’s regular-season title after going 7-1 in conference play. “Obviously we are tremendously disappointed for the student-athletes, coaches, staff and fans for North Carolina A&T State,” MEAC commissioner
7:27 PM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Steve Stricker began the week as the fifth alternate in the Players Championship field. He woke up early Thursday morning in Naples, Florida, realizing he was one player withdrawal away from getting into the tournament. A few hours later, he was on his way to PGA Tour
7:42 PM ET The launch of ONE Championship’s women’s atomweight tournament will be on an all-women’s fight card. The four quarterfinal matchups of ONE’s women’s atomweight grand prix will take place May 28 in Singapore, officials told ESPN on Thursday. The event itself will be named ONE: Empower. In the main event, ONE women’s strawweight
7:31 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick showed his sense of humor for a good cause Thursday, allowing special-teamer Brandon King to give him a haircut like he hasn’t had since his teenage years to benefit Boston Children’s Hospital’s “Saving by Shaving” initiative. Belichick, 68, held his hair in his
6:57 PM ET Associated Press LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Devin Cannady scored 22 points and the Lakeland Magic won the NBA G League championship Thursday, beating the Delaware Blue Coats 97-78 at Walt Disney World Resort. Cannady, a point guard from Princeton, was 9 of 16 from the field, hitting 4 of 9 3-pointers
7:30 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — AL Cy Young Award winner Shane Bieber of the Cleveland Indians was among eight players whose contracts were unilaterally renewed by their team before Thursday’s deadline for all players on 40-man rosters to have deals for the 2021 season. Bieber will receive a $679,700 salary while in
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