Month: January 2022

1:37 PM ET Brad Ausmus, former manager of the Detroit Tigers and the Los Angeles Angels, has been hired as bench coach for the Oakland Athletics, providing some much-needed experience to the coaching staff of rookie manager Mark Kotsay. The A’s finalized Kotsay’s coaching staff on Friday, also announcing the promotion of Tommy Everidge to
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1:29 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers are bringing back former guard José Calderón as a special adviser in their front office, the team announced Friday. Calderón played 14 seasons in the NBA, spending the 2017-18 campaign in Cleveland as the Cavs made their fourth straight trip to the Finals. The 40-year-old was
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9:21 AM ET Chris Eubank Jr.’s bout with Liam Williams has been confirmed for Feb. 5 in the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Boxxer promotions has announced, following uncertainty due to COVID-19 restrictions in Wales. The pair had been scheduled to face off a week earlier on Jan. 29, but the bout was postponed after the
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Jan 13, 2022 Rob DawsonCorrespondent It’s not often that Manchester United fans voice their dissatisfaction with one of their own, but during Monday’s FA Cup third-round tie with Aston Villa (stream a replay on ESPN+, U.S. only), they did. Mason Greenwood probably should have squared a pass to Marcus Rashford as he sprinted towards goalkeeper
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11:41 AM ET ESPN News Services Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert and reserve forward Rudy Gay have cleared the NBA’s health and safety protocols, sources told ESPN’s Tim MacMahon on Friday. The Jazz went 1-4 with a 120.8 defensive rating without their All-NBA big man, who tested positive for COVID-19 and was placed in protocols
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5:53 PM ET USA Hockey has gone back to college for its Beijing Olympics men’s team, after the NHL opted out of the 2022 Winter Games. The final Olympic roster revealed Thursday includes 15 current NCAA players from nine college hockey programs. Eight professional players from European leagues and two players from the American Hockey
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10:26 AM ET After years of front-office and coaching disarray, Chicago Bulls president and chief operating officer Michael Reinsdorf hired Arturas Karnisovas in April 2020 to reshape his basketball operations and restore playoff contention. So far, the results are remarkable. Years of organizational missteps and mistrust faded fast, replaced with a fully functional first-place franchise.
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10:00 AM ET Iowa center Tyler Linderbaum declared for the NFL draft on Friday. Linderbaum is Mel Kiper Jr.’s top center prospect in the upcoming draft and the recipient of the Rimington Trophy this past season, recognizing the nation’s top center. “These last four years have been nothing short of amazing,” Linderbaum said on social
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