Month: November 2022

1:11 AM GMT ESPN staff Rugby World Cup-winning Springboks captain John Smit has weighed into the Rassie Erasmus saga, saying the director of rugby’s ongoing social media commentary had made the South Africa team “so easy to dislike.” Erasmus was last week handed a two-game matchday ban after he published multiple posts on Twitter, highlighting
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9:47 PM ET NEWARK, N.J. — As the New Jersey Devils celebrated their franchise record-tying 13th consecutive victory Monday night, a sold-out home crowd rose to its feet to commemorate the moment. “I think the team deserves a standing ovation. A run like this is incredible,” Devils coach Lindy Ruff said following his team’s 5-2
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10:07 PM ET ESPN News Services TAMPA, Fla. — Patrice Bergeron got his 1,000th career point with a second-period assist and the Boston Bruins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 Monday night for their seventh straight win. Bergeron became the fourth Boston player and 94th in NHL history to reach the milestone with the second
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Hobart Hurricanes have made a surprise signing recruiting England Test opener Zak Crawley as an overseas replacement player for the upcoming BBL season. Crawley, who will be in Pakistan with the England Test squad at the start of the BBL season, has been recruited as a replacement for Pakistan legspinning allrounder Shadab Khan who is
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8:38 PM ET The Virginia–Virginia Tech football game scheduled for this Saturday has been canceled in the wake of a shooting earlier this month that left three Cavaliers players dead, the ACC announced Monday night. Wide receivers Devin Chandler and Lavel Davis Jr. and linebacker D’Sean Perry were shot and killed and running back Mike
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6:41 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets coach Robert Saleh is wavering on his commitment to Zach Wilson, setting up a possible quarterback change this week. Three weeks after saying Wilson would be the starter for the remainder of the season, barring injury, Saleh was noncommittal Monday on whether the 2021 second
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5:55 PM ET There is no doubt how Minnesota Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson feels about his team’s 40-3 loss Sunday to the Dallas Cowboys. Speaking Monday to local reporters, Jefferson called the loss “embarrassing” and “a disaster all around.” He then made clear that coach Kevin O’Connell and his staff should have adjusted the passing
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6:30 PM ET Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Former West Virginia athletic director Shane Lyons has landed back at Alabama as a top administrator. Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne said Monday that Lyons has been hired as executive deputy athletic director and chief operating officer. West Virginia agreed to separate with Lyons, who had led
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5:09 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com The 2022 WTA and ATP seasons are officially over, and neither will soon be forgotten. With farewells to some of the sport’s biggest names and the emerging dominance of a group of bright young stars, this year was one for the history books. But in a season chock full of
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