Month: February 2022

11:48 AM GMT Tom Curry has been named as England captain for their opening Six Nations match against Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday. Curry takes over from the injured Courtney Lawes, while Joe Marchant has returned to the side on the left wing after completing COVID-19 isolation protocols. 2 Related Curry, 23, is the youngest
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12:00 PM ET Caitlin Murray U.S. women’s national team coach Vlatko Andonovski has called up a squad that mixes youth and experience for this month’s SheBelieves Cup, leaving out big names like Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan in favor of up-and-comers like Sophia Smith and Ashley Sanchez. The 23-player squad announced on Thursday will compete
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11:29 AM ET Former heavyweight boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko enlisted in Ukraine’s reserve army in Kyiv on Wednesday, saying that love for his country compelled him to defend it. Ukraine has been bracing for a possible military offensive after Russia assembled tens of thousands of troops near Ukraine’s borders in recent weeks, though Moscow says
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11:03 AM ET Associated Press KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY, Saudi Arabia — Dustin Johnson‘s bid for a third victory at the Saudi International began with the American shooting 5-under 65, leaving him 3 strokes off the lead held by Matteo Manassero after the first round Thursday. Johnson is one of a slew of high-profile players
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11:30 AM ET Alabama defensive coordinator Pete Golding was arrested and charged with driving under the influence by Northport (Alabama) Police early Thursday morning. Northport Police Assistant Chief Keith Carpenter confirmed the arrest of Stephen Thomas Golding, which he said took place around 1 a.m. Golding, who goes by the first name Pete, has been
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11:44 AM ET PITTSBURGH — Days after former Dolphins head coach Brian Flores filed a potential class-action lawsuit against the NFL and three teams this week alleging discrimination in his interviews and his firing in Miami, Steelers owner and president Art Rooney II acknowledged that the league still has work to do in hiring minority
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11:04 AM ET Five-star defensive lineman Lebbeus Overton, the No. 1-ranked prospect in the 2023 football class, is reclassifying to the 2022 class to enroll in college this spring. Overton is a 6-foot-3, 265-pound prospect out of Milton High School in Milton, Georgia. Despite the fact that signing day passed for the 2022 class, Overton
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11:24 AM ET Associated Press Beth Mowins made ESPN history in 2017 when she was the first woman to call a Monday Night Football game. She will again be part of a network first when ESPN produces an NBA game announced and directed by women. Mowins will work the Golden State Warriors–Utah Jazz game with
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7:08 AM ET International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach will meet Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai inside the “closed loop” of the Beijing Olympics, he said on Thursday. The well-being of Peng, a former world No. 1 doubles player, became a matter of concern in November when she alleged on social media that a former
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Feb 3, 2022 Associated Press LONDON — Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal both say they will play in the next edition of the Laver Cup. Federer, who has been sidelined since July because of an injured knee, and Nadal, fresh off earning his men’s-record 21st Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, said in a
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