Month: January 2021

10:22 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — – Two Russian tennis players were banned from the sport for life on Wednesday for match-fixing, including incidents when they played together as doubles partners. The International Tennis Integrity Agency said Alija Merdeeva was found guilty of two counts of match-fixing. Sofia Dmitrieva was found guilty on six
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6:59 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Tyson Fury’s co-promoter Frank Warren has said he is confident nothing will get in the way of making a Fury vs. Anthony Joshua fight
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7:53 AM ET Associated Press ROME — Andy Murray has entered a lower-tier challenger tournament in Italy next month after withdrawing from the Australian Open with the coronavirus. Murray is listed to play an indoor tournament in Biella starting Feb. 15, the Italian Tennis Federation said Wednesday. The tournament has 132,000 euros ($160,000) in prize
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West Indies batsman Shai Hope, and his brother Kyle Hope have been ruled out of the upcoming Super50 Cup, after testing positive for coronavirus. Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced the return of regional 50-over cricket to the Caribbean, with the fixtures for the rescheduled Super50 Cup to be played in Antigua in February. “The results
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7:23 PM ET Golden Knights general manager Kelly McCrimmon was behind the bench for Tuesday’s game against the St. Louis Blues while the Vegas coaching staff is self-isolating “out of an abundance of caution,” according to the team. According to sources, there was at least one positive COVID-19 test on the coaching staff, and because
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11:27 PM ET Kamaiu Johnson‘s dream opportunity to play in his first PGA Tour event this week ended Tuesday with a positive COVID-19 test result, meaning he had to withdraw from the Farmers Insurance Open. Making matters worse, Johnson, 27, later tweeted that his mother has the virus and needed to be hospitalized in Florida.
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5:34 PM ET Former Texas starting running back Keaontay Ingram will transfer to USC, he announced Tuesday. Ingram, who rushed for 1,811 yards over the past three seasons, entered the transfer portal earlier this month. He started 13 games in 2019 and three of Texas’ first four games in 2020 before losing the starting job
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Kanye West dropped a reference to the No. 24 jersey in his lyrics, rapping on Jay-Z and T.I.’s “Swagga Like Us,” “Tryin’ to get that Kobe number, one over Jordan.” From the moment he came into the league, Bryant paid homage to the greats who came before him. Now it’s current NBA players who pay
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9:54 PM ET ESPN News Services Second baseman Tommy La Stella and the San Francisco Giants are finalizing a contract, sources familiar with the deal told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The deal is expected to be for three years. The Oakland Athletics, needing an everyday second baseman who could provide consistent offensive production, acquired La Stella
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5:20 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Former WBC super middleweight titleholder David Benavidez says he will return to the ring on March 13 against Ronald Ellis. Although the location of the bout is still being finalized, a source told ESPN that it’ll most likely happen in Connecticut as a main event of Showtime Championship Boxing. Benavidez
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2:14 PM ET Nebraska quarterback Luke McCaffrey and two other offensive players are transferring, continuing the offseason exodus from the program. McCaffrey, who started two games in 2020 and appeared in seven contests, entered the NCAA’s transfer portal Tuesday along with reserve offensive lineman Will Farniok and wide receiver Kade Warner, the son of Pro
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