Month: November 2021

12:42 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN BROOKLYN, N.Y. — After the Brooklyn Nets were routed by the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night on their home floor, losing 117-99 to fall to 0-4 this season against the Warriors, Miami Heat, Chicago Bulls and Milwaukee Bucks, Nets coach Steve Nash said his team doesn’t belong in the
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News Youngster still suffering concussion symptoms and won’t play for Victoria before Christmas Will Pucovski won’t play any domestic cricket prior to Christmas after being ruled out of Victoria’s final Sheffield Shield clash against New South Wales, starting on Friday at the SCG, as he continues to deal with ongoing concussions symptoms. Pucovski predictably wasn’t
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7:24 PM ET Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte urged Texas fans on Tuesday not to “splinter or pull apart” but rather support first-year football coach Steve Sarkisian and the players during the program’s worst losing streak in 65 years. “I know we’re all really disappointed, and there’s a lot
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9:33 PM ET Associated Press IRVING, Texas — The Big 12 issued a public reprimand Tuesday and fined Baylor $25,000 because students and fans stormed the field before time expired in the No. 11 Bears’ 27-14 victory Saturday over Oklahoma, and then again when the game was over. Fans initially swarmed onto the field thinking
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9:37 PM ET Associated Press NFL Hall of Fame defensive lineman Curley Culp announced he has stage 4 pancreatic cancer. “To my followers, family and friends I have stage 4 pancreatic cancer,” he tweeted Tuesday. “Do donate to your local cancer organizations so this dreaded disease is eradicated. Love life, family and friends. Folded hands
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8:10 PM ET Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. — Brett Favre missed a deadline to pay $228,000 in interest on welfare money he was paid for a public speaking contract he did not fulfill, the Mississippi state auditor said Tuesday. Auditor Shad White said he is turning the matter over to the state attorney general’s office,
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8:01 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Canelo Alvarez could chase a title in a fifth weight class. At the WBC Convention on Wednesday in Mexico City, the organization approved the request of Canelo’s trainer and manager, Eddy Reynoso, to have Alvarez challenge Illunga Junior Makabu for the cruiserweight championship. Alvarez, ESPN’s No. 1 pound-for-pound boxer, became
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6:50 PM ET U.S. players celebrate after scoring a goal against Jamaica in World Cup qualifying. AP Photo/Fernando Llano The United States national team settled for a 1-1 draw against Jamaica in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying in Kingston on Tuesday. Timothy Weah tiptoed through the Jamaican defense to open the scoring for the U.S., finishing from
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7:07 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Fire up the hot dog cannon! The Phillie Phanatic is back in Philadelphia. Not that the mascot largely — large as in that green, furry, bulbous belly — ever really went anywhere. A legal dispute between the Philadelphia Phillies and the mascot’s creator forced the team to give
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6:42 PM ET Walk-on fullback Jared Casey, whose dramatic 2-point conversion catch last Saturday lifted Kansas to its first-ever win in football over Texas in Austin, is cashing in on his newfound fame. Casey has agreed to name, image and likeness (NIL) deals with Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar restaurants in Kansas as well as
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6:43 PM ET Associated Press GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Garbine Muguruza dominated Paula Badosa in a 6-3, 6-3 victory on Tuesday and will play for the WTA Finals title for the first time in her career. The sixth-seeded Muguruza, who lost in the semifinals in 2015, is the first Spaniard to reach the singles final since
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7:03 PM ET Kevin Cash, who led the cash-strapped Tampa Bay Rays to a second consecutive division title, captured his second consecutive American League Manager of the Year Award on Tuesday. Cash captured 19 of 30 first-place votes from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Scott Servais of the Seattle Mariners (five), Charlie Montoyo of
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7:30 PM ET With just two weeks left in the regular season, there was very little change, at least at the top, in the third edition of the College Football Playoff selection committee’s rankings, which were released on Tuesday. The top seven teams — Georgia, Alabama, Oregon, Ohio State, Cincinnati, Michigan and Michigan State —
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7:20 PM ET ESPN News Services COSTA MESA, Calif. — The Los Angeles Chargers might be missing a pair of important defensive players going into Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers after linemen Joey Bosa and Jerry Tillery entered the league’s reserve/COVID-19 protocol on Tuesday. Bosa is tied for the league lead with three strip-sacks
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6:40 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton is practicing with his teammates again and expects to play Wednesday against the Los Angeles Lakers after missing eight games due to a positive COVID-19 test. “I’ve been working out the last couple of days here while guys were on the road,” Middleton
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7:37 PM ET Michigan coach Juwan Howard has agreed a new five-year contract through the 2025-26 season, the school announced Tuesday. Financial terms of the deal were not immediately available. “I’m honored to be regarded in such a way that the University wished to continue a lasting relationship with me,” Howard said. “It was a
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