Month: February 2022

8:50 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Joey Logano won the exhibition Busch Light Clash on Sunday on a temporary quarter-mile track built inside Memorial Coliseum for a made-for-TV spectacular intended to hype NASCAR’s upcoming season. NASCAR moved the Clash to Los Angeles from Daytona International Speedway, its only home since its 1979 inception,
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8:11 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks have interviewed longtime NHL executive Peter Chiarelli for their general manager job. Chiarelli, 57, is the vice president of hockey operations for the St. Louis Blues. He was the GM for the Boston Bruins from 2006-2015 and the Edmonton Oilers from 2015-2019. 2 Related The
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10:12 PM ET The Houston Texans are now in talks with their associate head coach and defensive coordinator Lovie Smith about potentially becoming their next head coach, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Field Yates on Sunday. The Texans have included Smith in their discussions all along, but his candidacy has gained steam in recent
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8:59 PM ET The Chicago Blackhawks fired the longtime head athletic trainer of their AHL affiliate following an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment, the team said in a statement to ESPN. When reached by ESPN on Sunday, the Blackhawks confirmed that Rockford IceHogs head athletic trainer D.J. Jones’ employment had been terminated in November.
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10:52 PM ET New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara was arrested on a battery charge Sunday in Las Vegas after being accused of injuring someone at a nightclub on the eve of the Pro Bowl, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. Police say they were dispatched around 5:50 p.m. local time Saturday
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8:57 PM ET ESPN News Services DENVER — Nikola Jokic, inching closer to tying Wilt Chamberlain on the career triple-doubles list, joined the Hall of Famer as the only players with multiple 25-point triple-doubles on 80% shooting in NBA history on Sunday. Jokic had 27 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists while shooting 12-of-15 from
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5:28 PM ET ESPN News Services New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes has been placed on the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol list after participating in the league’s All-Star festivities in Las Vegas. The Devils announced the move on Sunday, a day after Hughes played for the Metropolitan Division. The 20-year-old Hughes has 12 goals and 15
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3:48 PM ET Jamal CollierESPN Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan said there’s a “very strong possibility” forward Patrick Williams will play again this season. Williams started the first five games this season before suffering a left wrist injury, which required surgery in October to repair torn ligaments. The Bulls did not rule him out from
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6:00 PM ET LAS VEGAS — While a flag-football game may have been more competitive, that doesn’t mean the NFL’s all-stars had no pride in their showing and eventual outcome of what amounted to a two-hand touch game at the 2022 Pro Bowl. No live tackling to the ground? No matter. Not to the fans
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6:41 PM ET Miami’s Erik Spoelstra will coach Team Durant in the NBA All-Star Game after the Heat clinched the best record in the Eastern Conference through Sunday, which was the cutoff. This will be Spoelstra’s second stint as a head coach in the All-Star Game, having also coached the Eastern Conference in 2013. The
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6:09 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN The Dolphins are working on a deal with San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel to make him their next head coach, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. When a deal is done it will mark the end of a nearly month-long search since the Dolphins fired Brian Flores on Jan.
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3:56 PM ET DENVER — The Brooklyn Nets do not plan to trade James Harden prior to Thursday’s NBA trade deadline. Nets coach Steve Nash made that clear before Sunday’s game against the Denver Nuggets as Harden’s name continues to pop up in trade speculation. “Yes,” Nash said. “That’s correct.” Nash also said Harden has
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