Month: January 2025

Jan 29, 2025, 09:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Newly crowned Australian Open champion Madison Keys would have expected to receive invitations to more tournaments in the coming months, but the ATX Open in Austin was forced to drop the American after she climbed into the top 10 in the rankings. Keys beat the top
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D’Arcy Maine Jan 29, 2025, 09:06 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Professional Tennis Players Association is launching the Athlete Counsel & Equity Program, a pro-bono legal initiative to help players in anti-doping and anti-corruption cases. Partnering with two law firms, King & Spalding LLP and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, the program that was
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Jan 29, 2025, 09:41 AM ET An 18-year-old Temple University student has died after falling from a light pole while celebrating the Philadelphia Eagles’ NFC championship win. Tyler Sabapathy was among the fans celebrating on the streets of Philadelphia after the Eagles beat the Washington Commanders 55-23 on Sunday. Video shows Sabapathy holding onto a
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Jan 29, 2025, 09:16 AM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner weighed in on the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ offseason spending spree, saying it will be even more “difficult” to keep up with the reigning World Series champions. The Dodgers have spent more than $450 million guaranteed this offseason, pushing their 2025
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ESPN News Services Jan 29, 2025, 09:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions At least 10 commercials to air during Super Bowl LIX on Fox have sold for $8 million, according to multiple reports Wednesday. Fox reported in November that it had sold out of ad spots, at what it said it believed to be “record
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Ferrari Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 2 hours ago Lewis Hamilton has crashed his Ferrari during the team’s pre-season testing programme in Spain. The seven-time champion was unhurt after losing control of the team’s 2023 car at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Wednesday. Ferrari declined to comment on the incident, which happened on Hamilton’s second day
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Associated Press Jan 29, 2025, 06:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State coach Mike Norvell saw enough in two games against quarterback Thomas Castellanos that he knew what to expect from the Boston College transfer. At least on the field. “I’ve had to defend him here the last couple years, and
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ESPN News Services Jan 29, 2025, 07:35 AM ET California Gov. Gavin Newsom has tabbed NBA legend Magic Johnson, Dodgers chairman Mark Walter and 2028 Olympics organizer Casey Wasserman to lead a new effort to support wildfire recovery and rebuilding efforts in Los Angeles. The philanthropic organization, called LA Rises, includes other business leaders and
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Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 correspondent 17 minutes ago Former grand prix driver Johnny Herbert has been dropped from his role as a steward in Formula 1. Governing body the FIA said that Herbert’s “duties as an FIA steward and that of a media pundit were incompatible”. The statement added that the decision was made
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Cricket’s global player union has called for the introduction of “basic global protections” to ensure franchise leagues pay players on time. The World Cricketers’ Association (WCA) say that long-standing issues around late payments are “not getting better” but fear that cricket is incapable of “solving transnational issues” under its current structure. Late payments have become
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Associated Press Jan 29, 2025, 02:24 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Defenseman Miro Heiskanen was injured in the third period of the Dallas Stars‘ 4-3 overtime victory over Vegas on Tuesday night after taking a big hit from Golden Knights captain Mark Stone. Stone fell toward Heiskanen’s left knee and thigh after getting tripped. Dallas
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ESPN News Services Jan 29, 2025, 12:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Novak Djokovic withdrew from Serbia’s Davis Cup first-round qualifier due to injury, the country’s tennis federation said Tuesday. Djokovic, the world’s No. 6 player who was set to represent Serbia in its meeting with Denmark in Copenhagen beginning Friday through Monday, retired due
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Associated Press Jan 29, 2025, 12:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SALT LAKE CITY — Isaiah Thomas showed he is still a potent scorer, pouring in 40 points Tuesday night in his return to the NBA G League. A two-time NBA All-Star, Thomas was activated by the Salt Lake City Stars on Tuesday and shot
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