Month: June 2021

8:20 PM ET Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid won the Hart Trophy as NHL most valuable player, becoming only the second player in the 97-year history of the award to win it unanimously. McDavid placed first on all 100 ballots from the Professional Hockey Writers Association. Previously, only Wayne Gretzky won the Hart unanimously back
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8:52 PM ET Associated Press CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Guard Kameron McGusty said Tuesday he has decided to play another season with the Miami Hurricanes after going through the pre-draft process with NBA teams. McGusty has averaged 12.8 points and 3.9 rebounds per game in two seasons with the Hurricanes. He also spent two seasons
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Chris Lynn is the leading run-scorer in BBL history © Getty Images Chris Lynn has stepped down as captain of Brisbane Heat after three years at the helm. The Heat reached the Challenger final last season before being defeated by Perth Scorchers – the first time they had reached the finals since 2016-17 – having
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7:52 PM ET Marc J. Spears Portland Trail Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony is the inaugural winner of the NBA’s Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion award, it was announced Tuesday. The NBA said Anthony, a 10-time NBA All-Star, entrepreneur and philanthropist, was selected “for his dedication over the past year to pursuing social justice and advancing
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6:53 PM ET NEW YORK — Yankees general manager Brian Cashman isn’t beating around the bush about the performance of the Bronx Bombers. “We suck right now,” Cashman said ahead of Tuesday’s game against the Los Angeles Angels at Yankee Stadium. “As bad as we can be.” However, for the third time this season, Cashman
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3:56 PM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO — Reigning AL MVP Jose Abreu was in the Chicago White Sox‘s starting lineup for Tuesday night’s game against the Minnesota Twins after the first baseman suffered a bruised left knee after being hit by a pitch on Sunday. Manager Tony La Russa said Abreu ran without a
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Chris Boardman has been appointed as the new chair of Sport England, while Dame Katherine Grainger has been reappointed as the chair of UK Sport. Boardman, who won Olympic cycling gold in 1992, will replace Nick Bitel, who has held the post since 2013. Part of his remit will be “supporting and developing grassroots sport
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5:28 PM ET The Portland Trail Blazers formally introduced Chauncey Billups as the team’s new head coach on Tuesday, with almost all 30 minutes of his news conference focused around the controversial background and details of his hiring, his relationship with star point guard Damian Lillard and his vision to elevate the Blazers into a
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5:06 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — San Francisco Giants pitcher Gregory Santos was suspended for 80 games without pay under Major League Baseball’s drug program Tuesday after a positive test for Stanozolol. The 21-year-old right-hander made his big league debut April 22 and was 0-2 with a 22.50 ERA in two innings over
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4:06 PM ET LONDON — Gareth Southgate’s biggest test as England manager ended with a result that can redefine how the nation views itself at major tournaments, beating Germany 2-0 on Tuesday in the round of 16 at Euro 2020 and ending Joachim Low’s time in charge of Die Nationalmannschaft. The Three Lions may have
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3:17 PM ET Seattle Mariners pitcher Hector Santiago has been suspended 10 games and fined by Major League Baseball for having a foreign substance on his glove, it was announced Tuesday. The 33-year-old left-hander is the first player ejected and suspended under the league’s new crackdown on pitchers using foreign substances. Santiago is appealing the
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4:27 PM ET Wisconsin has become synonymous with talented offensive linemen and the Badgers added another top tackle to its 2022 class on Tuesday when ESPN 300 prospect Joe Brunner announced his commitment. A 6-foot-5, 285-pound offensive lineman from Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, Brunner is the No. 35 ranked prospect overall and the No. 6 tackle
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2:59 PM ET One of the UFC’s most popular up-and-coming fighters needs a new opponent. Sean O’Malley was scheduled to fight Louis Smolka at UFC 264 on July 10 in Las Vegas, but Smolka had to withdraw Monday due to a bout with a staph infection, Smolka’s manager Jason House of Iridium Sports told ESPN.
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3:18 PM ET The Indianapolis Colts received approval Tuesday to host full capacity crowds at their home games this season, becoming the final NFL team to receive that approval from local government. The team said that the decision came after consultation with the Marion County (Indiana) Public Health Department. Full capacity for Colts games at
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2:00 PM BST Full-back Leigh Halfpenny will make his 100th test appearance when Wales host Canada at the Principality Stadium on Saturday and there could be as many as five debuts for the home side in the international friendly. Coach Wayne Pivac has been forced to make a number of changes from the side that
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