Month: November 2021

4:06 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Keyshawn Davis and Richard Torrez Jr., who both claimed silver medals at the Olympic Games in Tokyo this summer, have signed multiyear promotional deals with Top Rank, multiple sources told ESPN. Davis competed as a lightweight while Torrez fought in the super heavyweight division. The 22-year-old Davis will make his
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3:13 PM GMT England fly-half George Ford will leave Leicester at the end of the season to join Sale, the Premiership club have confirmed. Ford, who has won 77 England caps, has signed a three-year contract with Sale after declining to extend his stay at Welford Road. The 28-year-old has made 113 appearances for Leicester
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4:45 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — The Miami Marlins completed their coaching staff for next season Wednesday, adding Marcus Thames from the New York Yankees and promoting Al Pedrique, Edwar Gonzalez and Eric Duncan from various roles within the organization. The Marlins went 67-95 this year under manager Don Mattingly. Thames spent the last
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4:36 PM ET Associated Press CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Manny Diaz’s long-term future at Miami is uncertain, given that the Hurricanes are in the process of hiring a new athletic director whose first task almost certainly will be deciding if the football program needs a change in direction. That’s why the short-term matters are of
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4:14 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians will officially transition to the Guardians on Friday, completing a name change that has been happening in stages over the past few months. The team sent out a release on Wednesday saying its team shop at Progressive Field will begin selling Guardians merchandise and souvenirs
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2:56 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray is hopeful he’ll be ready to play Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks, more than three weeks after spraining his left ankle. Murray reiterated the status of his ankle from last week, saying he’s made “crazy progress” and is “way further along than I thought I
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3:12 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners will induct Ichiro Suzuki into the team’s Hall of Fame during the 2022 season, the club announced Wednesday. Suzuki will be honored on Aug. 27 when Seattle faces Cleveland. “Mariners fans were fortunate to have watched Ichiro Suzuki perform his magic at the plate and
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2:08 PM ET Associated Press LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas Tech has cleared junior Terrence Shannon Jr. to return to play for the Red Raiders after being held out of the team’s first three games during a review of eligibility rules. The school said Wednesday that all questions related to Shannon having gone through the NBA
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2:16 PM ET Associated Press The NCAA announced Wednesday that the Division I Infractions Appeals Committee upheld penalties against Massachusetts’ men’s basketball and women’s tennis programs in a case that garnered national attention as one of the athletes involved took her fight public. The appeals committee confirmed the school provided impermissible financial aid of about
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12:38 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield on Wednesday said this is “probably the most beat up” he’s been in his NFL career, but he’s still planning to play against the Detroit Lions on Sunday. “And it’s not like it’s one particular thing; it’s multiple [injuries],” said Mayfield, who did not
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12:54 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Wizards general manager Tommy Sheppard has received a contract extension amid Washington’s fast start to the season. Monumental Sports & Entertainment announced Wednesday that Sheppard and Sashi Brown signed multiyear extensions and received promotions. Sheppard now becomes president and GM of the Wizards. Brown, who has served as
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11:13 AM ET Atlanta Falcons running back Cordarrelle Patterson will be a game-time decision vs. the New England Patriots on Thursday night after suffering an ankle injury. Patterson practiced on a limited basis Tuesday and would have done so Monday as well had the Falcons had a workout. “It’s a short week. It’s not like
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11:04 AM ET With Thanksgiving approaching and COVID-19 cases rising again nationwide, the NFL on Tuesday night issued a memo to its teams detailing changes to its COVID-19 protocols, including mandatory testing for all players and staff the Monday and Wednesday after the holiday and mandatory mask-wearing for all players and staff while inside club
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10:36 AM ET Associated Press TURIN, Italy — Novak Djokovic advanced to the semifinals of the ATP Finals by beating Andrey Rublev 6-3, 6-2 on Wednesday. The top-ranked Djokovic is attempting to match Roger Federer’s record of six titles at the season-ending event for the top eight players in the world. Djokovic was again almost
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