Month: February 2022

10:04 PM ET College basketball will likely have a new No. 1 team next week. In front of a record crowd at Bud Walton Arena on Tuesday, Arkansas beat No. 1 Auburn 80-76 in overtime, snapping the Tigers’ 19-game winning streak. It was top-ranked Auburn’s first loss since a double-overtime defeat to UConn on Nov.
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8:50 PM ET Jamal CollierESPN The NBA announced the participants for the three events that will take place on All-Star Saturday Night in Cleveland — the 3-point contest, slam dunk contest and a revamped skills challenge that will feature three teams of three players. The new skills challenge format will allow Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis
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6:52 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Hall of Fame defenseman Scott Niedermayer has joined the Anaheim Ducks‘ front office as a special adviser to the hockey operations department. New Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek on Tuesday announced the “enhanced role” in the front office for Niedermayer, the captain of Anaheim’s only Stanley Cup-winning
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8:22 PM ET Comfortably in first place in the Western Conference, but chasing the NHL’s No. 1 overall seed, the Colorado Avalanche could soon be boosted the return of their best player. Nathan MacKinnon might return for the Avalanche on Sunday, when they take on the Dallas Stars, Colorado coach Jared Bednar said on Tuesday
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4:42 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 announced Tuesday that they have extended the contracts of general manager Jon Robinson and coach Mike Vrabel. “I am proud to say that Jon and Mike will
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7:54 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Continuity is one of the main reasons the Saints promoted defensive coordinator Dennis Allen to replace coach Sean Payton. And the team’s established winning culture is one of the main reasons Allen said he feels better prepared to succeed in his second stint as an NFL head coach than
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7:16 PM ET CINCINNATI — Everyone might be talking about the biggest mismatch in Super Bowl LVI. The Cincinnati Bengals are not. Bengals assistant coach Frank Pollack said Tuesday that the offensive line isn’t concerned about how it’s viewed heading into Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams, who have one of the best defensive
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7:40 PM ET Charlotte Hornets forward Gordon Hayward will be out indefinitely after an MRI showed sprained ligaments in his left ankle, the team announced Tuesday. X-rays on Hayward’s ankle were negative, the team said. Hayward suffered the injury in the first quarter of Monday night’s 116-101 loss to the Toronto Raptors. He has struggled
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News Three-match series in March called off after New Zealand government confirmed there was no MIQ availability for the Australian team Australia’s three-match T20I tour of New Zealand in March has been abandoned after there were no managed isolation quarantine spots available for the Australian team. New Zealand Cricket and Cricket Australia have agreed to
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4:57 PM ET SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Former Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald wasn’t sure what to make of quarterback Kyler Murray scrubbing his Instagram account of all but two posts while also unfollowing the Cardinals, but he hopes the two sides have a harmonious relationship and get whatever they both want — whatever that
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4:53 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — Colorado Rockies manager Bud Black, two wins shy of becoming the 66th manager in major league history to win 1,000 games, agreed Tuesday to a one-year contract extension through the 2023 season. Black has a 349-359 record over five seasons in Denver, including 91-72 in 2018. His 349
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5:06 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Robin Ventura understands why some people might be suspicious of any players who appear bulked up when they report for workouts following the lockout. Now an assistant coach at Oklahoma State, Ventura was a two-time All-Star and a six-time Gold Glove third baseman from 1989 to 2004.
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5:42 PM ET Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa — The Iowa athletic department announced Tuesday that Lew Montgomery will serve in an interim role in support of the department’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. Montgomery’s appointment comes after assistant athletics director for diversity, equity and inclusion Broderick Binns accepted a job outside the university. Montgomery
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5:25 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SALT LAKE CITY — Golden State Warriors center James Wiseman participated in contact drills on Tuesday afternoon for the first time in 10 months, taking part in a three-on-three scrimmage after practice in Salt Lake City. This marks the clearing of a major hurdle for Wiseman, who has been out
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