Month: January 2021

6:47 AM ET Associated Press Bob Brett, a tennis coach whose players included Grand Slam champions Boris Becker, Goran Ivanisevic and Marin Cilic, has died at the age of 67. Tennis Australia published a tribute to the Australian coach on Wednesday after being informed by Brett’s family of his passing. He had been battling cancer.
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12:09 AM ET The United States upset heavily favored and undefeated Canada 2-0 in Edmonton to win the gold medal in the first ever World Junior Championship played in a bubble. In a defensive special, Boston College goaltender and Florida Panthers prospect Spencer Knight stopped all 34 shots he faced to secure USA’s first gold
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6:18 AM ET Nick Kyrgios has paid the price for a year of inaction over COVID-19 concerns after he was ruled out of Australia’s team for next month’s ATP Cup after his world ranking slipped to No. 46 following an 11-month absence from the ATP Tour. The 25-year-old last played a competitive match at Acapulco
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5:23 AM ET Australian Open boss Craig Tiley has reached out to players to reassure them of a Feb. 8 tournament start date despite a COVID-19 outbreak in Melbourne as well as accommodation and transport issues. International players are due to start arriving from Jan. 15 but Open organisers are still locking in charter flights.
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10:52 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — South Korean slugger Ha-seong Kim left no doubt how he feels about his new team, the San Diego Padres. “The main reason I joined the Padres is that the Padres are not only a contender but will become the World Series champions this year. I want to
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Kapil Dev, former India captain, turned 62 on Wednesday. Social media was flooded with birthday wishes for the legendary cricketer. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) took to Twitter to share some of Kapil Dev’s career highlights. Former India cricketers and fans from across the globe wished Kapil Dev on Twitter. Aakash
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9:46 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Spring training could be delayed for Double-A and Class A players if major leaguers are not vaccinated for the novel coronavirus by the time big league practice is scheduled to start in mid-February. Major League Baseball, which has taken over operation of the minors, gave notice to
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7:56 PM ET The nearly three-decade drought of wide receivers failing to win the Heisman Trophy ended when Alabama senior DeVonta Smith was presented the award during a virtual ceremony on Tuesday night. Smith is the third player from Alabama to claim college football’s most prestigious award and the first receiver to win it since
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