Month: January 2022

7:00 AM ET Time flies. We have nearly reached the midpoint of the 2021-22 men’s college basketball season, and conference play is about to enter its most frenzied phase. The first two (mostly nonconference) months of the season were full of chaos and excellent matchups, but the important part starts now. March is fast approaching,
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7:00 AM ET As the NHL’s 32 teams all work their way back from the holiday break — and various postponements due to COVID-19 — it’s time for another round of the power rankings. And this week, we’re also laying out the most pivotal situations for every club by identifying one big question for 2022.
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3:14 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Russell Westbrook bounced back from nine turnovers Sunday by committing zero turnovers in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ 122-114 win over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday, the first time the point guard protected the ball that well in nearly six years. Westbrook snapped a personal streak of 407 straight games
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1:17 AM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — Hubert Hurkacz beat Diego Schwartzman 6-1, 6-4 to secure Poland’s victory over Argentina on Wednesday and a spot in the ATP Cup semifinals. Poland finished the round-robin stage 3-0 in Group D, with wins over Georgia, Greece and in the top-of-the-table match against Argentina. Kamil Majchrzak rallied twice
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1:06 AM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Cale Makar tried to downplay his game-winning goal Tuesday night, calling the sequence “a little bit lucky.” Colorado Avalanche teammate Erik Johnson offered a much different description. “Yeah, it was sick,” Johnson said. Makar scored on a slick move 2:38 into overtime, lifting the surging Avalanche to a
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1:02 AM ET The New York Mets are on the verge of hiring Joey Cora as their new third-base coach, a source told ESPN Tuesday night, confirming a report by the New York Post. Cora, the older brother of Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora, spent five years as third-base coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates
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11:17 PM ET Linebacker Mohamoud Diabate, Florida‘s second-leading tackler this season, announced Tuesday on social media that he is transferring to Utah. “I’m incredibly thankful for the past 3 years here at the University of Florida. Thank you to all who invested their time into me during my time,” Diabate wrote on Twitter. “I appreciate
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2:57 PM ET Former U.S. Soccer Federation president Carlos Cordeiro is considering a run to reclaim his old position, multiple federation sources have told ESPN, with one source saying Cordeiro has made up his mind and has shared plans to run with others privately. According to the sources, Cordeiro has received multiple nominations from the
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7:24 PM ET Cameron Champ has withdrawn from this week’s Sentry Tournament of Champions event after testing positive for COVID-19, the PGA Tour announced Tuesday. The tournament in Hawaii is the tour’s first of 2022 and features only winners from the previous season. Access 4,300+ hours of live coverage from 35 PGA TOUR tournaments each
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7:11 PM ET The Miami Heat have ruled out forward Jimmy Butler for Wednesday night’s game against the Trail Blazers in Portland. Butler injured his right ankle late in the third quarter of Monday night’s 115-108 loss to the Golden State Warriors. The Heat provided no other updates Tuesday beyond ruling him out against the
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5:37 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Former Heisman Trophy winner Chris Weinke was named Georgia Tech‘s quarterbacks coach on Tuesday. Following a 3-9 season that ended with six consecutive losses, coach Geoff Collins fired three assistants, including offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Dave Patenaude. New offensive coordinator offensive Chip Long will coach the Yellow
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6:04 PM ET Associated Press Tennis star Sloane Stephens and soccer player Jozy Altidore have gotten married. Stephens and Altidore posted a wedding photo Tuesday on their Instagram accounts. The wedding took place Saturday at the St. Regis Bal Harbour in Miami Beach, Florida, according to People magazine. The couple announced their engagement on Twitter
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6:28 PM ET As the leaders of the College Football Playoff prepare for another in-person meeting on Saturday in Indianapolis to discuss expanding the current four-team system, the lopsided semifinal scores that resulted in two SEC teams playing for the national title — again — might not resonate as much with the commissioners as they
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5:27 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Titans are expected to designate Derrick Henry to return to practice from injured reserve on Wednesday according to ESPN’s Dianna Russini. After Henry jogged on the grass in
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4:56 PM ET Oklahoma Sooners freshman wide receiver Mario Williams announced Tuesday that he is planning to enter the transfer portal. Williams was the No. 17-ranked recruit in the 2021 class, the No. 1 wide receiver and the second-highest-ranked commit for the Sooners. Despite having other receivers ahead of him on the roster, Williams was
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