Month: December 2021

News Elsewhere, Tamil Nadu trounce Karnataka, Yuzvendra Chahal chips in, Atharva Taide hits 164*, and more Highlights from the second day of the 2021-22 Vijay Hazare Trophy Gaikwad, Taide, Varma smash big hundreds Ruturaj Gaikwad continued to make a strong claim for a spot in the Indian ODI team, bagging his second century in two
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7:14 AM ET Associated Press NASCAR veteran Landon Cassill will drive for Kaulig Racing in the Xfinity Series in 2022 and is bringing sponsor Voyager Digital with him, which will again pay him entirely in cryptocurrency. Cassill, who has been avid in the the market for several years, pitched NASCAR sponsorship to Voyager CEO Steve
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11:23 AM ET Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Veteran defensive backs coach Corey Raymond is leaving LSU for Florida, a big-time coup for new coach Billy Napier. Napier officially announced Raymond as the team’s cornerbacks coach and assistant head coach for the defense Thursday. A three-year starter at LSU (1989-91) who went on to play
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10:38 AM ET Associated Press Michigan pass-rusher Aidan Hutchinson, Notre Dame quarterback Jack Coan and Baylor linebacker Terrel Bernard were among nine college football players selected as semifinalists for the Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year award. The other semifinalists announced Thursday were West Virginia defensive lineman Taijh Alston; Johns Hopkins receiver Ryan Hubley;
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10:08 AM ET Minnesota Vikings star running back Dalvin Cook will play against the Pittsburgh Steelers barring a pregame setback Thursday night, just 11 days after dislocating his left shoulder, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. Cook initially was expected to miss at least two games, according to ESPN and multiple media outlets, after injuring
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10:40 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN The Indiana Pacers and Toronto Raptors separately announced Thursday morning that they had canceled practice out of “an abundance of caution” because of the NBA’s health and safety protocols. Both teams played home games Wednesday night, with the Pacers defeating the New York Knicks and the Raptors losing to the
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9:30 AM ET Marc J. Spears The Basketball Africa League’s second season will begin March 5, 2022, in Dakar, Senegal, sources told ESPN’s The Undefeated. The 2022 season will include 12 club teams from 12 African countries that will also play games in Cairo and Kigali, Rwanda. The BAL season will also expand to a
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7:07 AM ET Associated Press Two-time major champion Amelie Mauresmo was appointed as tournament director of the French Open on Thursday, replacing Guy Forget and becoming the first woman to hold the position. Forget, whose contract was to expire at the end of the year, resigned this week, citing communication issues with new French tennis
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7:46 AM ET Florida International football has hired Memphis defensive coordinator Mike MacIntyre as its coach, sources told ESPN. MacIntyre, the former coach at Colorado and San Jose State, emerged Wednesday in FIU’s search, as ESPN first reported, and an agreement was finalized early Thursday. He replaces Butch Davis, who went 24-32 at Florida International
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6:11 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — The NFL has named former soccer executive Alexander Steinforth to head its operations in Germany as it prepares to hold a regular-season game there as early as next year. Steinforth will start work early next year after moving from the commercial arm of Germany’s governing body for Olympic
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