Month: February 2022

11:16 PM ET Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico — Cameron Norrie extended his hot streak in February by upsetting Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-4 on Friday to qualify for the Mexican Open final where he´ll play either Rafael Nadal or Daniil Medvedev. After losing all four of his matches in January, Norrie is 10-1 in February and
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10:19 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Los Angeles Kings coach Todd McLellan entered COVID-19 protocols and wasn’t behind the bench for Friday night’s game against the Anaheim Ducks. The Kings announced McLellan’s status less than an hour before faceoff. Assistant Trent Yawney served as the acting head coach. The Kings started a stretch
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10:43 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN MINNEAPOLIS — The curtain raised for the first time on the Joel Embiid–James Harden partnership with the Philadelphia 76ers Friday night at Target Center as they took on the Minnesota Timberwolves. And, after two weeks of buildup and anticipation for what these two superstars would look like together, opening night
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9:54 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Paul George‘s torn ligament in his shooting elbow is “feeling better” and progressing, but the LA Clippers star guard will “need more time” to recover, according to coach Ty Lue. George underwent an MRI on the torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow on Friday. Lue said George
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8:58 PM ET Callaway Golf paused its relationship with Phil Mickelson on Friday, becoming the fourth longtime sponsor to either end or halt its partnership with the six-time major champion after his controversial comments about the PGA Tour and organizers of a Saudi Arabia-backed breakaway league became public last week. KPMG and Amstel Light announced
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8:43 PM ET Mikaela Mayer will defend her IBF and WBO junior lightweight titles on April 9 against Jennifer Han, a source told ESPN on Friday. The fight will be Mayer’s first since she defeated Maiva Hamadouche by unanimous decision on Nov. 5 to unify the IBF and WBO crowns. It will be Mayer’s second
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7:45 PM ET Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. — Miguel Angel Jimenez felt the breeze at his back and pulled a 6-iron, believing it would be the perfect club at Tucson National’s 196-yard seventh hole. He was dead on. Jimenez’s ace propelled him to a 6-under 66 in breezy conditions Friday to match Jeff Sluman for
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1:38 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Canelo Alvarez and Dmitry Bivol have finalized a deal for a May 7 fight for Bivol’s light heavyweight title on DAZN pay-per-view, Matchroom Boxing’s Eddie Hearn announced Friday. Alvarez is the undisputed super middleweight champion but will return to 175 pounds for the fight. In his lone light heavyweight bout,
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8:36 PM ET Associated Press The NCAA has relaxed the amount of THC an athlete can have to trigger a positive test, and is recommending less-stringent penalties for athletes who do test positive for marijuana. The threshold levels for THC, which is the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, will go from 35 nanograms per milliliter to
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7:07 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Mike Matheson is out indefinitely with an upper-body injury suffered in a loss to New Jersey on Thursday. Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said Matheson is “week-to-week.” It is unclear when Matheson was hurt. He skated 19 minutes, 4 seconds in a 6-1 setback that marked
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7:05 PM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN Gegard Mousasi extended his second reign as Bellator middleweight champion in style on Friday, stunning previously undefeated Austin Vanderford early with a 1-2 punch combination before taking the fight to the ground and finishing off a first-round TKO knockout in the main event of Bellator 275 in Dublin. Mousasi (49-7-2),
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6:53 PM ET There is optimism that Miami Heat guard Victor Oladipo could make his season debut within the next two weeks, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Friday. Oladipo, ramping up after offseason quad tendon surgery, joined the Heat on their current six-game road trip and could be ready to play as soon as
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7:25 PM ET Coach Sean McVay is not pursuing any television opportunities and is committed to helping the Los Angeles Rams defend their Super Bowl title, he told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday. The New York Post, citing sources, reported Friday that McVay was set to meet with Amazon next week, with Amazon possibly willing
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5:02 PM ET ESPN News Services Cleveland Cavaliers guard Rajon Rondo will be out approximately two weeks with a sprained right big toe, the team announced Friday. Rondo, who is averaging 5.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 4.3 assists this season, suffered the injury late in the fourth quarter of Thursday’s 106-103 loss to the Detroit
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6:57 PM ET In the aftermath of LeBron James‘ public comments on a possible return to Cleveland and media reports describing his agency’s displeasure with the organization, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul met with Lakers owner Jeanie Buss and general manager Rob Pelinka on Tuesday, insisting that there’s no movement underway to seek management changes
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