Month: February 2021

4:02 PM ET LIVERPOOL, England — Jurgen Klopp has grown accustomed to making history as Liverpool manager, but he and his team are now creating it for all the wrong reasons. Times have been bad in recent weeks at Anfield, but the reigning Premier League champions are now in a full-blown crisis after losing 2-0
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1:20 PM GMT New Zealand’s World Cup-winning fly-half Dan Carter announced on Saturday his retirement from professional rugby after an illustrious 19-year career. The 38-year-old, capped 112 times by New Zealand, played his last test in 2015 when he produced a man-of-the-match display to help the All Blacks to victory over Australia in the World
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3:16 PM ET Auburn picked up a late recruit in the 2021 class on Saturday when ESPN 300 defensive end Dylan Brooks announced his commitment to the Tigers. Brooks, ranked No. 18 overall in the ESPN 300, had signed with Tennessee in the early signing period but was recently released from his national letter of
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4:31 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Green Bay Packers released a pair of veteran starters, offensive tackle Rick Wagner and linebacker Christian Kirksey, on Friday as they continued to shed salary-cap burdens. Even if the Packers weren’t over the projected cap, both players would have been strong candidates for release considering their uneven
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2:05 PM ET Associated Press The Columbus Blue Jackets received permission from state authorities to allow a limited number of fans at games starting next week. The city of Columbus and the Ohio Department of Health signed off on the plan to allow up to 1,953 fans — 10% of Nationwide Arena’s capacity — for
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1:01 PM ET Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. — Nico Hischier has been named the New Jersey Devils‘ captain. The Devils made the announcement Saturday before Hischier faced the Buffalo Sabres in his first game of the season. The Swiss center, who was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2017 draft, missed the first 11
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Consistent performances for Haryana in domestic cricket and a brilliant Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 has seen all-rounder Rahul Tewatia break into the national team, as the Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) announced the Indian squad for the T20I series against England on Saturday. Tewatia might have stolen hearts with his performances in the
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Suryakumar Yadav, after scoring tons of runs in the IPL and domestic cricket, finally earned a maiden call-up to the Indian team as he was named in the Twenty 20 International (T20I) squad for the five-match series against England. Apart from Suryakumar Yadav, his IPL teammate Ishan Kishan and Rajasthan Royals all-rounder Rahul Tewatia were
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7:07 AM ET Associated Press Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Barbora Krejcikova and Rajeev Ram have combined for their second Australian Open mixed doubles title in three years with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Sam Stosur and Matthew Ebden in the championship match. Krejcikova has won three in a row at Melbourne Park.
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10:25 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN In a season full of dominant performances for Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid, none have been more dominant than the display he put forth Friday night against the Chicago Bulls. Embiid finished with a career-high 50 points to go along with 17 rebounds, five assists, two steals, four blocks and
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4:28 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Receiver DeSean Jackson took to social media Friday to signal he’s been released by the Philadelphia Eagles. “Looking forward to my next chapter,” Jackson posted on Instagram Story. “Philadelphia it’s always Love. Appreciate Everything.” The Eagles acquired the 34-year-old Jackson from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2019, reuniting the deep-threat
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8:59 PM ET Former UFC bantamweight champion Holly Holm will seek her third consecutive win when she faces Julianna Pena in a non-title bout in May, UFC officials said Friday. The 135-pound contest will take place on a UFC Fight Night event on May 8. The UFC has not yet announced an official location for
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