Month: December 2020

6:11 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been keen to play down Manchester United‘s chances of challenging for the title but he will know better than most that it is results like this scrappy 1-0 win over Wolves that mark out teams capable of winning championships. Having won six titles
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6:12 PM ET The Masters Tournament has delayed its ticketing process for the 2021 championship as it seeks a way to allow some spectators to return for the first major of the year. Dustin Johnson won the 2020 Masters, which was postponed from April to November because of the coronavirus pandemic, before just a smattering
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12:17 PM ET Associated Press DeVonta Smith of Alabama is The Associated Press college football player of the year and the first wide receiver to win the award since it was established in 1998. In what could be a preview of the Heisman Trophy voting, Smith received 26 first-place votes and 114 points to finish
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3:42 PM ET The Minnesota Twins signed former Los Angeles Angels closer Hansel Robles to a one-year contract on Tuesday. Financial terms were not disclosed. Robles saved 23 games in 27 chances in 2019 when he went 5-1 with a 2.48 ERA in a 71 appearances. Last season, however, he struggled with a 10.26 ERA
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4:16 PM ET Veteran first baseman Justin Smoak is finalizing a deal with the Yomiuri Giants in Japan, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The deal will guarantee him somewhere in the $6-7 million range, sources said. Smoak, 34, will join a Giants team that won the Central League but lost in the Japan Series this
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1:37 PM ET A high-profile middleweight tilt between 2020 breakout Kevin Holland and Derek Brunson will headline UFC Fight Night on March 20, sources told ESPN. Contracts have not yet been signed, but both sides have agreed to the five-round headliner. The UFC has not yet announced a location for the event. Holland (21-5) is
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2:06 PM ET The Philadelphia Phillies acquired left-handed reliever Jose Alvarado in a three-team trade with the Tampa Bay Rays and Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday. In the deal, Tampa Bay sent Alvarado to Philadelphia, the Phillies sent left-hander Garrett Cleavinger to the Los Angeles and the Dodgers sent infielder Dillon Paulson and a player
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2:30 PM ET The MLB offseason has been historically slow, mostly due to the coronavirus pandemic (and the associated revenue problems), but having a new collective bargaining agreement due next winter (and the associated labor fights until then) is also a factor. Although the major free agents in this winter’s class still haven’t signed, there
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11:55 AM ET Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews is out indefinitely as he deals with an undisclosed illness. “This offseason, I’ve been experiencing symptoms that have left me feeling drained and lethargic,” Toews said in a statement from the team. “I am working with doctors so I can better understand my condition. “Until I can
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1:16 PM ET A highly anticipated welterweight bout between Leon Edwards and Khamzat Chimaev on Jan. 20 is now off, after Chimaev was forced to withdraw for undisclosed reasons, sources confirmed. The 170-pound matchup was scheduled to headline UFC Fight Night on Jan. 20 in Abu Dhabi. The UFC has not formally announced the cancellation
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1:02 PM GMT France fly-half Romain Ntamack faces several weeks on the sidelines, and could miss the start of the Six Nations, after suffering a double jaw fracture that requires surgery, the 21-year-old said. Ntamack suffered the injury in Toulouse’s Top 14 victory over Bordeaux Begles on Sunday. He was substituted with around 12 minutes
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Ajinkya Rahane scored his 12th Test century in the 2nd Test against Australia.© AFP Indian cricket board head Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday heaped praise on the team for their series-levelling win against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Stand-in captain Ajinkya Rahane led from the front as India beat Australia in the second Test of
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Skipper Jason Holder is one of 10 players who will miss his country’s tour of Bangladesh because of “Covid-19 related concerns or personal fears”, Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced on Tuesday. Jason Holder, Kieron Pollard, Darren Bravo, Shamarh Brooks, Roston Chase, Sheldon Cottrell, Evin Lewis, Shai Hope, Shimron Hetmyer and Nicholas Pooran pulled out of
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12:13 PM ET Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love will miss at least the next three to four weeks with a calf injury. Love suffered a calf strain in the preseason, but aggravated the injury in Sunday’s 118-94 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. The Cavs said Love will get treatment and rehab the injury, but will
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