Month: December 2020

8:40 PM ET The Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning found the salary cap relief they desperately needed in a trade with the Ottawa Senators on Sunday. The Lightning traded defenseman Braydon Coburn, forward Cedric Paquette and a second-round selection in the 2022 NHL draft to Ottawa for goaltender Anders Nilsson and forward Marian Gaborik.
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3:44 PM ET The Missouri Tigers are out of the TransPerfect Music City Bowl after a rise in COVID-19 cases in its program, it was announced Sunday. The Tigers were set to face Iowa on Wednesday in Nashville, but Missouri canceled practice Sunday after an increase in positive COVID tests and paused all team activities
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4:36 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Potentially the greatest moment in the history of the Jacksonville Jaguars came on the same day they set a franchise record with their 14th consecutive loss after a 41-17 loss to the Chicago Bears. The loss, coupled with the New York Jets‘ victory over the Cleveland Browns, means the
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5:51 PM ET The Dallas Mavericks set an NBA shot-clock era record by leading the Los Angeles Clippers by 50 points at intermission Sunday en route to a 124-73 victory. Yes, Kawhi Leonard was out, but it’s safe to say even someone of his talent couldn’t have helped the Clippers, who trailed 77-27 at intermission.
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5:55 PM ET Associated Press Roger Federer is withdrawing from the Australian Open while he continues preparing to return to action after two operations on his right knee, his agent told The Associated Press on Sunday. Tony Godsick — Federer’s long-time representative and CEO of their management company, TEAM8 — said he is working on
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4:10 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Being the AFC’s No. 1 playoff seed hasn’t been the path to the Super Bowl for the Kansas City Chiefs, but they’re about to try again. The Chiefs clinched the AFC’s top seed on Sunday by beating the Atlanta Falcons 17-14 at Arrowhead Stadium. The 14-1 Chiefs, who
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12:33 PM ET Phil Niekro, a pitcher who used his signature knuckleball to fool generations of hitters as well as craft a Hall of Fame career, died Saturday night in his sleep after a long battle with cancer, the Atlanta Braves announced Sunday. He was 81. Niekro, inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1997,
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12:12 PM ET Washington Football Team quarterback Dwayne Haskins will start Sunday against the Carolina Panthers with starter Alex Smith expected to be inactive for the second straight week with a calf injury, a source tells ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Haskins was fined and removed from his role as a team captain on Tuesday by coach
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9:20 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN In Sunday’s New York Times, an advocacy group took out a full-page advertisement calling on the NBA and its owners to force Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores to sell his team because of his ownership of a prison telecom company. “It hurts,” Gores said during Saturday’s media availability ahead of
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9:30 AM ET Andy Murray has been awarded a wildcard for February’s Australian Open, tournament director Craig Tiley said on Sunday. The main draw entry for the first Grand Slam of 2021 comes two years after Murray, the five-time runner-up in Melbourne, played what he feared would be his final professional match there, losing in
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