Month: November 2021

11:43 AM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Wimbledon champion Ash Barty finished No. 1 in the WTA singles rankings for the third consecutive season, while Katerina Siniakova topped the doubles rankings for the second time. Barty, a 25-year-old from Australia, joins Serena Williams, Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert as the only
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Dates: 19-21 November. Venue: Losail International Circuit Coverage: Live commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sport website. Text commentary on website and app. Lewis Hamilton says Formula 1 is “duty-bound” to raise awareness of human rights issues in Qatar at the country’s maiden grand prix. F1 boss Stefano Domenicali told BBC Sport this
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11:12 AM ET Michigan State coach Mel Tucker, who could soon receive a significant new contract with the school, said MSU is a destination job and that he never intended to “just pass through.” Speaking on The Draymond Green Show with Green, a former basketball star at Michigan State now with the Golden State Warriors,
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Nov 17, 2021 SYDNEY, Australia — Rising light middleweight star Tim Tszyu has taken another giant leap towards a maiden world title fight against Argentine Brian Castano. Tszyu, the son of boxing legend Kostya, turned in a commanding performance against Japan’s Takeshi Inoue at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena on Wednesday evening to remain undefeated at
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10:36 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Earlier this month, tennis player Peng Shuai accused Zhang Gaoli, a former high-ranking Chinese government official, of sexual assault. Peng wrote, in a lengthy social media post, that Zhang had forced her to have sex despite repeated refusals. The post was removed within 20 minutes from her verified account on
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7:49 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN LAS VEGAS — Terence “Bud” Crawford is used to hearing the question. No matter how impressive his in-ring performances have been, despite becoming an undisputed junior welterweight champion and winning world titles in three divisions, the question is always the same. “Who has Crawford fought?” Crawford has long been recognized
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8:00 AM ET As the 2001 Miami Hurricanes celebrated a fifth national championship in the Rose Bowl locker room 20 years ago, not one person screamed, ‘GOAT!’ or thought they had just unlocked legendary status. Truthfully, the players and coaches felt relief that they had reached the goal they set for themselves 12 months earlier.
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8:11 AM ET Rory McIlroy made a fast start at the World Tour Championship as he shot a first-round 65 to take a two-shot lead in Dubai. The world No. 8 went three-under through his first two holes after he eagled the par-5 second, before carding seven-under for his opening round. He leads a group
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8:48 AM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Ramona Shelburne Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News NBA general managers are working to finalize the formation of a professional association that would collectively support executives
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6:37 AM ET ESPN staff Michigan State defensive coordinator Scottie Hazelton begins each game plan by studying the opposing offense’s explosive plays. “It took a little bit more time this week,” Hazelton told ESPN. Hazelton’s defense on Saturday faces an Ohio State offense that leads the nation in yards per play (8.03), scoring (46.3 points
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8:00 AM ET I don’t care if the Seattle Kraken are good or bad. I only care that they’re weird. The Vegas Golden Knights warped our expectations for how an NHL expansion team should perform in its first season, having leveraged the league’s new advantageous draft rules to maximum compensatory effect. None of us figured
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News Somerset investigating bowler after two tweets using word “n***o” emerge Somerset seamer Jack Brooks has issued an apology for tweets featuring racist language sent in 2012. He has also apologised for his role in nicknaming Cheteshwar Pujara, the India batter, “Steve” during his time at Yorkshire. The emergence of two examples of Brooks using
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