Month: November 2020

11:11 AM GMT George Ford will start at fly-half for England against Wales in Llanelli on Saturday, with captain Owen Farrell joining Henry Slade in the centre as Eddie Jones’s team seek three wins out of three in the Autumn Nations Cup. Ford returned from an Achilles injury to come off the bench in last
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8:52 AM ET The Baltimore Ravens had additional positive tests for COVID-19 on Wednesday, a source told ESPN, marking the fourth day of a coronavirus outbreak among the team that led to the postponement of Thursday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. As of Wednesday, the Ravens had seven players who tested positive for COVID-19 or
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1:31 PM ET ESPN News Services Indianapolis will host the NBA All-Star Weekend in 2024, the league said Wednesday, formally rescheduling the plans for that city to be the site of the league’s midseason showcase this season. Cleveland will host in 2022 and Salt Lake City will do so in 2023, both of those sites
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8:02 AM ET Adriana Garcia Diego Maradona’s lawyer and agent Matias Morla has requested an investigation be launched over the time it took an ambulance to arrive at the Argentina legend’s home. Maradona died on Wednesday from a heart attack. He was 60. – Marcotti: Maradona soccer’s ultimate flawed genius– Messi on Maradona passing: ‘Diego
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6:20 AM GMT The Pumas will be heavy hearted as they enter their must-win Tri Nations tournament clash with the All Blacks on Saturday night in Newcastle, Australia, following the death Wednesday of Argentine football star Diego Maradona. A lover of all Argentine sports, but particularly the rugby team, Maradona was seen frequently at Pumas
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8:05 AM ET Like most things in 2020, college football’s rivalry week is a little askew. Conferences staggered their starts. Due to the truly regional nature of the sport, there’s no uniform approach. Some leagues played nonconference games, while others haven’t. An extremely nontraditional year means our hallowed traditions are upended: Florida isn’t playing Miami
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6:28 AM ET Associated Press JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — The Saudi International in its third year is shaping up as one of the strongest fields on the European Tour with commitments from Masters champion Dustin Johnson, U.S. Open winner Bryson DeChambeau and a curious one from Paul Casey. Tournament organizers said on Thursday that seven
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With the Indian Premier League done and dusted, focus shifts directly to one of modern cricket’s fiercest rivalries as India take on Australia Down Under, starting with the three-match ODI series beginning Friday. Australia come into the contest on the back of a stunning series win in England in September, while India’s last 50-over outing
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5:24 PM ET Associated Press The Colorado Rockies and Cincinnati Reds swapped three pitchers in a four-player trade Wednesday. The Rockies acquired right-hander Robert Stephenson and minor league outfielder Jameson Hannah from the Reds for right-handed pitchers Jeff Hoffman and Case Williams, a minor leaguer. Stephenson, 27, made 10 relief appearances for the Reds last
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7:02 PM ET Associated Press PRINCE ALBERT, Saskatchewan — Fred Sasakamoose, one of the first Indigenous players in the National Hockey League, has died after fighting COVID-19. He was 86. Sasakamoose’s son, Neil, said in a video posted on Facebook that his father died Tuesday in Prince Albert. “This COVID virus just did so much
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5:54 PM ET Backed by some big names, Oklahoma assistant head coach for offense Shane Beamer will interview for the South Carolina head coaching vacancy and is a strong candidate for the job, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Beamer, the son of Hall of Fame coach Frank Beamer, was South Carolina’s recruiting coordinator in 2009
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5:56 PM ET Free-agent center Hassan Whiteside has agreed to a one-year deal with the Sacramento Kings, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Whiteside, while averaging 30.0 minutes, led the NBA with 2.9 blocks per game and finished third with 13.5 rebounds last season while with the Portland Trail Blazers. His 25.07 PER was eighth best
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