Month: July 2021

11:00 PM BST NRL boss Andrew Abdo says he is “gutted” by St George Illawara’s players breaching virus protocols and placing the season at risk. The NRL has come down hard on the 13 players who broke stay-at-home orders to party at Paul Vaughan’s barbeque on Saturday. 1 Related They were handed a combined fine
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10:02 PM ET The UFC is finalizing a featherweight bout between Edson Barboza and Giga Chikadze as its main event for an event on Aug. 28, according to multiple sources. Once officially signed, the 145-pound contest is expected to headline UFC Fight Night at a location to be announced. 2 Related Barboza (22-9) is coming
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9:53 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani plans to be a pitcher and a hitter in his first All-Star Game next week, his Los Angeles Angels manager said. Joe Maddon said Monday that he has spoken with American League manager Kevin Cash and given his encouragement to showcase all of the Japanese
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10:19 PM ET PHOENIX — Giannis Antetokounmpo is listed as doubtful for Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday after missing the Milwaukee Bucks‘ last two games with a hyperextended left knee. Antetokounmpo was injured in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Atlanta Hawks. Bucks coach Mike
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12:20 PM ET The Montreal Canadiens scrambled their lines and their lineup for Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final, facing a potential sweep at the hands of the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday night. Opting for a faster lineup, the Canadiens scratched 20-year-old forward Jesperi Kotkaniemi, who has eight points in 19 playoff games,
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8:29 PM ET ESPN News Services ARLINGTON, Texas — – Detroit Tigers center fielder Daz Cameron was scratched from the starting lineup with a sprained right big toe after crashing into the wall before the series opener with the Texas Rangers on Monday night. With the Tigers playing at Globe Life Field for the first
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4:41 PM ET Kathleen McNamee Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic will meet compatriot Ash Barty in the Wimbledon quarterfinals on Tuesday after Britain’s Emma Raducanu retired from their round of 16 match on Monday. Tomljanovic was one set up over the 18-year-old and had broken her serve in the second when a medical timeout was called. 2
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6:44 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Cleveland Indians All-Star third baseman Jose Ramirez was back in the starting lineup for Monday night’s game at Tampa Bay after missing three games because of a sore left elbow. Also, Zach Plesac is scheduled to return and start Thursday night’s game against Kansas City after
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7:23 PM ET PHOENIX — This year’s NBA Finals won’t just crown a league champion; they will bring to a close one of the most arduous seasons in NBA history. The league pushed through the COVID-19 pandemic with a shortened offseason and a 72-game compact schedule only to have the playoffs marred by a slew
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6:54 PM ET Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer isn’t expected to immediately return to the team when his seven-day paid administrative leave ends on Friday, manager Dave Roberts said. “I don’t see it happening,” Roberts said Monday, ahead of a four-game series on the road against the Miami Marlins. Bauer is facing allegations of
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12:39 PM ET ESPN News Services LONDON — Coco Gauff‘s Wimbledon run has ended in the fourth round again after the 17-year-old American lost to former Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber 6-4, 6-4 on Centre Court. It is the second time she has lost at that stage, including in her breakthrough run at the All England
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4:35 PM ET Detroit Tigers third-base coach Chip Hale is returning to the University of Arizona to become the school’s new baseball coach. Hale, an infielder for Arizona from 1984 to ’87, is the school’s all-time leader in games played (255), hits (337) and total bases (507) and was a member of the 1986 squad
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