Month: June 2021

4:21 PM ET Simon Cambers Britain’s Johanna Konta was withdrawn from Wimbledon on Sunday after she was deemed to be a close contact of a team member who tested positive for COVID-19. Konta, the world No 31, a Wimbledon semifinalist in 2017 and Britain’s highest-ranked woman, was removed from the draw and replaced by China’s
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3:54 PM ET Seattle Mariners pitcher Hector Santiago was ejected in the fifth inning of Sunday’s game against the Chicago White Sox after umpires inspected his glove. Santiago, 33, was pulled from the game after giving up two walks and two hits in the inning. Per the league’s new rule on inspecting pitchers for foreign
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2:32 PM ET Associated Press LONG POND, Pa. — Jeff Gordon retired in 2015 and had the conversation with Rick Hendrick that the Hall of Fame driver could pursue other ventures — broadcasting, business, travel — but one day would get the call to come home. Years later, Gordon is set to head from the
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3:08 PM ET Associated Press LONG POND, Pa. — Austin Cindric won his fourth Xfinity Series race of the season, holding off a hard-charging Ty Gibbs on a Sunday full of big hits at Pocono Raceway. Cindric, the reigning champion in NASCAR’s second-tier series, won the season opener at Daytona and added victories at Phoenix
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1:56 PM ET Associated Press MUNICH — Viktor Hovland held off a final-round charge from Martin Kaymer to become the first Norwegian winner of a European Tour event at the BMW International Open on Sunday. Hovland (70) finished on 19 under to beat Kaymer by two shots after the German shot 8-under 64 in the
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1:59 PM ET The Houston Astros have a major league-best seven finalists to start in the 2021 All-Star Game. The top-three finalists for each position based on fan voting in each league, plus designated hitter for the American League, were announced Sunday. Three teams — the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs and Toronto Blue Jays
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1:27 PM BST South Africa cancelled a Sunday training session after three unnamed Springbok players tested positive for COVID-19 on the eve on the British & Irish Lions’ departure to the country for a three-test series next month. The players had been put into isolation and a decision on further team activities would be taken
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Gendarmerie du finistere Police say they are trying to trace a spectator in connection with a multi-rider pile-up during the first stage of the Tour de France on Saturday. The female spectator was spotted leaning into the path of the speeding peloton, holding a sign, in the Finistère region of Brittany. German rider Tony Martin
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10:44 AM ET Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin said he “was not aware” of any allegations regarding Chicago Blackhawks video coach Brad Aldrich in 2010 when he worked in the front office. Bergevin, whose Montreal team is preparing to play in the Stanley Cup Final, began his management career in Chicago from 2008 to
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10:08 AM ET Montreal Canadiens winger Joel Armia will not travel with the team to Florida as it prepares for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Tampa Bay Lightning after entering the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol, general manager Marc Bergevin announced Sunday. It’s unclear how long Armia will be in the protocol or
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10:00 AM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Washington Nationals right-handed pitcher Erick Fedde went on the 10-day injured list Sunday because of an oblique strain, with the move retroactive to Thursday. Fedde is 4-4 with a 3.90 ERA in 11 starts. He had thrown 21 consecutive scoreless innings before giving up five runs in four
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