Month: May 2022

7:00 AM ET After back-to-back Stanley Cup championships for the Tampa Bay Lightning, coach Jon Cooper still couldn’t believe he was uttering these words: “We’re going for three.” The last time an NHL team won three straight Stanley Cups was from 1981-83, as part of the New York Islanders‘ run of four straight championships. “‘We’re
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The Giro d’Italia starts in Budapest on Friday and concludes with an individual time trial in Verona on 29 May. The 21-stage race travels a 3,446km (2,141 miles) route across flat sprinter-friendly days, time trials and gruelling mountain climbs. Here, BBC Sport looks at everything you need to know about the race. What’s the significance
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Mohammad Amir is back playing first-class cricket again. Two-and-a-half years after announcing the end of his Test career, the left-arm fast bowler is back in whites. Amir signed up with Gloucestershire county cricket club in England as a replacement for Naseem Shah and picked up his first wickets of the season on Thursday. Still only
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11:56 PM ET The Minnesota Twins say star shortstop Carlos Correa may have suffered a non-displaced fracture of his right middle finger during Thursday night’s 5-3 loss to the Orioles in Baltimore. Correa exited after being hit by a Spenser Watkins pitch in the top of the fifth inning. Initial tests after the game revealed
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10:44 PM ET ESPN News Services PHILADELPHIA — The New York Mets erased a six-run deficit with seven runs in the ninth inning, capping the rally with Starling Marte‘s tiebreaking double to beat the flabbergasted Philadelphia Phillies 8-7 Thursday night. With the Mets trailing 7-1, Marte led off the inning with an infield single against
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9:44 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said Thursday that he doesn’t “at all” envision the team trading for a quarterback. Carroll’s comments came during an interview with Sports Radio 950 KJR-AM in Seattle. He was not asked specifically about Baker Mayfield — organizations aren’t allowed to publicly comment on potential interest
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8:38 PM ET NC State‘s offensive line received a boost Thursday when the NCAA granted an appeal from Chandler Zavala, giving him a sixth year of eligibility in 2022. Zavala, a transfer from Division II Fairmont State in 2021, played in five games last season with the Wolfpack before suffering a season-ending back injury. His
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2:13 PM ET Roman Abramovich has dismissed suggestions he is seeking any financial return from selling Chelsea. A spokesman for the Russian oligarch issued a statement through the club’s website on Thursday denying claims that he explored the possibility of seeking repayment on the £1.6 billion ($2bn) loan owed to him by the Blues as
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7:49 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — The Mariners optioned young right-handed starter Matt Brash to Triple-A Tacoma on Thursday, with the plan to transition him to a bullpen role for the rest of the season. Seattle manager Scott Servais said the team thinks Brash can best contribute on the big league club from the
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