Month: February 2021

3:40 AM ET Jose Mourinho could be spared until the end of the season, as Tottenham Hotspur ponder his future — ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest. PLUS: Why Man United passed on Dayot Upamecano. Jump to: Man United passed on Upamecano | Alaba to Madrid not certain | Lazio to face relegation over COVID?
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2:10 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Elise Mertens and Aryna Sabalenka won the Australian Open women’s doubles final Friday night to collect a second Grand Slam title as a team. Mertens of Belgium and Sabalenka of Belarus had a 6-2, 6-3 win over the third-seeded Czech team of Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova.
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12:12 PM GMT The Wallabies at last have options at No. 10 but the team is crying out for one or more of them to stamp their authority on Super Rugby AU in the same way that Richie Mo’unga made an irresistible All Blacks case across the Tasman with the Crusaders. The opportunity is there
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8:55 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Sam Burns had the ideal start at Riviera. His finish was even better. Burns opened with an 18-foot eagle putt and closed with three straight birdies Thursday in the Genesis Invitational, giving him a 7-under 64, the third time this season he has shot 64 in the
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9:59 PM ET After spending 10 days in his hotel room because of COVID-19, Padraig Harrington was anxious to get back on the golf course Thursday for the opening round of the Genesis Invitational. He did so after a late-night drive of more than five hours from Pebble Beach, California to Los Angeles and the
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9:00 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Former NFL receiver Vincent Jackson might have died in his Florida hotel room up to three days before being pronounced dead there, according to new information released by the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner on Thursday. Jackson, the former Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver, was found
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9:01 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone said he had a conversation with Domingo German about his cryptic Instagram post on the day he returned to the team following a domestic violence suspension. “Everything is over,” German wrote in Spanish on Wednesday. German deleted his posts, then wrote:
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8:20 PM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — The Australian Open is expecting to record a loss of more than $78 million (AU$100 million) for running the tennis season’s first Grand Slam amid the COVID-19 pandemic, tournament director Craig Tiley said Friday. The government-imposed restrictions put in place to slow the spread of the virus meant Tennis
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8:06 PM ET Associated Press STATELINE, Nevada. — The NHL has moved up the starting time of the outdoor game Sunday between Boston and Philadelphia at Lake Tahoe by one hour to avoid the bright sunshine forecast for later in the afternoon. The game at Edgewood Tahoe Resort will start at 11 a.m. PST instead
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6:57 PM ET Associated Press The NHL’s COVID-19 list was down to 13 players Thursday, marking the second-lowest total since the league first began publishing it on Jan. 13. The 13 players are the fewest since there were 12 listed on Jan. 17, and continues a steady decline since a league-high 59 players were sidelined
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5:52 PM ET Michigan athletics director Warde Manuel has received a new five-year contract through June 2026, the university announced Thursday. Michigan’s board of regents approved the deal for Manuel, who has led Michigan’s athletic department since 2016. He competed in both football and track and field for Michigan and earned three degrees from the
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7:27 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James and Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant were named the captains for next month’s NBA All-Star Game on Thursday night. James and Durant will pick their respective teams from the remaining 22 All-Stars between now and the All-Star Game, which the NBA officially announced earlier
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