Month: December 2021

7:02 AM ET As we enter the final week of 2021, let’s review some of the wise, wild and outright weird wagers that stood out this year. We begin in Carteret, New Jersey, where a 64-year-old bettor was sweating what could be the largest win of his betting career. 1. In the history of Caesars
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8:00 AM ET Health and safety protocols continue to be a concern around the league. Several stars sat out their teams’ Christmas Day matchups, including Trae Young, Luka Doncic and Kevin Durant, though James Harden and Giannis Antetokounmpo returned to action for Saturday’s slate of games. Antetokounmpo led the Milwaukee Bucks past the Boston Celtics,
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4:45 AM ET World No. 5 Andrey Rublev is the fifth player to test positive for COVID-19 after playing at an exhibition event in Abu Dhabi this month. Spaniard Rafael Nadal, Canadian Denis Shapovalov, Switzerland’s Olympic champion Belinda Bencic and Tunisian Ons Jabeur all tested positive after taking part in the event. 1 Related US
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12:30 AM ET Associated Press RED DEER, Alberta — Boston University goalie Drew Commesso made 23 saves and the defending champion United States opened the world junior hockey championship with a 3-2 victory over Slovakia on Sunday night. Up 3-0 after two periods, the Americans held on after Martin Chromiak scored twice for Slovakia in
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4:28 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball The Los Angeles Rams are returning to the playoffs for the fourth time in Sean McVay’s five seasons as coach after clinching a berth Sunday with a
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7:33 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cam Newton heard the boos when quarterback Sam Darnold replaced him for the first time early in the second quarter of the Carolina Panthers‘ 32-6 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and he heard the “Fire Matt Rhule!” chants that came later. The 32-year-old quarterback doesn’t know what the
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7:13 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs at some point this season figure to need tight end Travis Kelce in their lineup to win a big game. It wasn’t Sunday. Kelce, who is on Kansas City’s reserve/COVID-19 list and didn’t play against the Pittsburgh Steelers, wasn’t missed that much. The Chiefs
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12:47 AM ET ESPN News Services SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Kings interim coach Alvin Gentry lashed out at his team after a 127-102 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday night, calling its performance “absolutely ridiculous.” “It’s the most disappointed I’ve been in 34 years in the NBA, I can honestly say that,” said Gentry, who
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9:54 PM ET Washington Football Team defensive tackles Jonathan Allen and Daron Payne had to be separated on the sideline during Sunday night’s game against the host Dallas Cowboys after Allen took a swing at his former Alabama teammate. The two players were sitting next to one another on the bench after an eight-play, 75-yard
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5:26 PM ET Associated Press The NHL will emerge from an extended holiday break with taxi squads and other roster revisions, a move made to guard against more disruptions to the season amid more players and coaches going into COVID-19 protocol Sunday. Each team will be allowed to have a taxi squad of up to
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