Month: June 2021

6:38 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Two additional Major League Baseball teams have been able to relax coronavirus protocols after reaching the 85% vaccination threshold for players and other on-field personnel, raising the total to 22 of the 30 clubs. However, the pace of vaccinations has slowed and no additional teams were announced
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1:21 PM ET PHOENIX — The trash talk will stop Saturday night. The UFC middleweight title clash between Israel Adesanya and challenger Marvin Vettori is now official. Adesanya (183.5 pounds) and Vettori (184.5) both successfully made weight Friday morning for Saturday’s main event of UFC 263 in Glendale, Arizona. The middleweight title fight limit is
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5:20 PM ET New York Giants cornerback Sam Beal pleaded guilty to gun-related charges last week stemming from an arrest in Ohio last June, according to Lorain County Court records. Beal was arrested last year and charged with improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle, carrying a concealed weapon and marijuana possession less than bulk.
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5:21 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Mets acting general manager Zack Scott refuted New York first baseman Pete Alonso‘s charge that Major League Baseball has been manipulating baseballs to hurt potential free agents, saying changes to the ball would have “no influence on how players are valued or paid.” Asked Wednesday about the
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5:06 PM ET LA Clippers big man Serge Ibaka will miss the rest of the playoffs after undergoing back surgery Thursday, the team announced. Ibaka has not played since Game 2 of the first round due to his back issues. The 31-year-old had been a key offseason acquisition for the Clippers but was limited because
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3:59 PM ET Associated Press STORRS, Conn. — UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley is hopeful legislation passed this week in Connecticut that will allow college athletes to profit from the use of their names, images and likenesses will keep more players in school. Hurley on Friday thanked the Connecticut General Assembly for passing the
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1:27 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — The shoulder injury that ended Raptors forward Pascal Siakam‘s season early will likely force him to miss the start of next season as well. The Raptors said Friday that Siakam had surgery last week to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder, with an anticipated recovery and
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1:46 PM BST South Africa’s Lions franchise have been forced to cancel their final fixture in the Rainbow Cup due to COVID-19 infections in their squad just three weeks before they host the British & Irish Lions in Johannesburg. The side were due to play the Stormers at the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday, but
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6:33 PM ET The Columbus Blue Jackets stayed in-house for their new head coach, hiring assistant Brad Larsen to replace John Tortorella on Thursday. Larsen, 43, signed a three-year deal to become the eighth head coach in franchise history. He has been an assistant coach with the Blue Jackets for the past seven seasons, starting
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12:51 PM ET Associated Press WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Wake Forest is adding graduate transfer Khadim Sy from Ole Miss. The school announced Sy’s signing Friday to bolster the Demon Deacons’ frontcourt. The 6-foot-10, 238-pound Sy started 31 of his 45 games over the past two seasons at Ole Miss, averaging 7.2 points and 4.4 rebounds.
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11:06 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent David De Gea is still in the dark about his Manchester United future, sources have told ESPN. De Gea shared the job as United’s goalkeeper with Dean Henderson last season and even though he started the Europa League final defeat to Villarreal, the Spain international was only picked for two
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