Month: August 2021

9:53 AM ET Associated Press YOKOHAMA, Japan — Eddy Alvarez became only the third American to earn medals at both the Summer and Winter Olympics when the United States beat defending-champion South Korea 7-2 on Thursday night to earn a berth into this weekend’s gold-medal game against host Japan. The former U.S. speedskater-turned-infielder wept in
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10:01 AM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Chicago Bears tight end Jimmy Graham took to social media to express confusion over the NFLPA’s proposal to increase the frequency of COVID-19 testing for vaccinated players and staff. “Was basically forced into getting the vaccine. Now I’m just confused @NFLPA,” Graham tweeted Thursday morning. In a later
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9:59 AM ET The NCAA is changing the way it handles major infractions cases being adjudicated by the Independent Accountability Resolution Process (IARP) in an attempt to speed up what has been a protracted process so far. Launched in August 2019, the IARP has yet to fully adjudicate a school case. On Wednesday, the Division
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9:24 AM ET Associated Press SAITAMA, Japan — Game on the line, chance for gold on the line, and Slovenia’s Klemen Prepelic thought he had a layup that would have given Slovenia the win. France’s Nicolas Batum thought differently. Batum reached over Prepelic to block the layup try with 2.4 seconds left, the final play
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10:05 PM ET The UFC is targeting a flyweight bout between Joanne Calderwood and Alexa Grasso for a UFC Fight Night on Nov. 20, sources said Monday. The bout is not yet official but is in the process of being finalized, sources said. The UFC has not announced an event or location for the date,
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6:50 AM ET The Tokyo 2020 women’s Olympic soccer gold medal match between Canada and Sweden has been moved from its 11 a.m. local time on Friday (10 p.m. ET, Thursday) start to 9 p.m. local time (8 a.m. ET, Friday) after both teams expressed concern about playing in the Japanese heat. The host city
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7:52 AM ET New York Knicks All-Star forward Julius Randle has agreed to a four-year, $117 million contract extension — elevating his deal’s total value to five years and $140 million, his agents, Aaron Mintz and Steven Heumann of CAA Sports, told ESPN. The extension includes a player option on the final season in 2025-26.
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3:21 AM ET Associated Press Albert Batyrgaziev of the Russian team has won the gold medal in men’s featherweight boxing, beating American Duke Ragan in a meeting of two professional fighters chasing Olympic glory. Batyrgaziev won the bout 3 to 2, cruising to victory after winning the first two rounds on three of the five
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2:10 AM ET SAITAMA, Japan — When Team USA started feeling that historic heat, the creeping grip of an unshakable loss, they went to the men with the rings. Kevin Durant and Jrue Holiday, NBA champions, showed the kind of skill and poise that is absolutely vital in high-level basketball. Durant and Holiday didn’t just
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