Month: February 2021

10:08 PM ET ESPN News Services MELBOURNE, Australia — Naomi Osaka advanced Tuesday to a potential semifinal showdown against Serena Williams at the Australian Open. Osaka earned her 19th victory in a row by overpowering Su-Wei Hsieh 6-2, 6-2, and will next meet the winner of the quarterfinal match Tuesday night between Williams and No.
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1:47 PM ET Tennessee is set to hire Penn State co-defensive coordinator Tim Banks as the Volunteers’ defensive coordinator, sources told ESPN. Banks, 49, has spent the past five seasons at Penn State, where he also coached the Nittany Lions’ safeties. Before that, he was the co-defensive coordinator at Illinois, the co-defensive coordinator at Cincinnati
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8:00 PM ET ESPN News Services DALLAS — The Dallas Stars postponed their home game Monday night against the Nashville Predators after a request from city officials not to play because of the impact extreme winter weather had on the area. With significant power outages in North Texas and throughout the state, the NHL said
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12:03 PM GMT As the countdown to the return of Super Rugby AU enters its final week, all eyes will soon turn to the debut of Australia’s latest code-hopper: Suliasi Vunivalu. Despite some mid-season uncertainty amid the coronavirus pandemic last year, particularly during Rugby Australia’s crippling financial slide, Vunivalu later proved to be a man
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5:48 PM ET ESPN News Services The New Jersey Devils are back at work after 19 players landed on the NHL’s COVID-19 list and forced the postponement of seven games since the end of January. The Devils, who play the Rangers on Tuesday, practiced Monday for the first time since beating the Sabres in Buffalo
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5:02 PM ET Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis will be re-evaluated in two to three weeks after suffering a calf strain during Sunday’s loss to the Denver Nuggets, a source told ESPN. Davis underwent an MRI on Monday which revealed an aggravation near his Achilles, the source said. The Lakers and Davis will be
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4:46 PM ET The Hillsborough County (Florida) Sheriff’s Office said Monday it is investigating the death of former NFL wide receiver Vincent Jackson. The 38-year-old Jackson was found dead at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Monday at the Homewood Suites in Brandon, Florida. Police said there were no apparent signs of trauma and the Hillsborough County
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1:12 PM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — The grimace on Novak Djokovic‘s face after slipping on the white “MELBOURNE” lettering behind the baseline at Rod Laver Arena was enough to suggest the world No. 1’s chances of defending his Australian Open title had just taken a serious hit. In the third round at Melbourne Park on
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1:00 AM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Bubba Wallace ran into trouble early and late in his first Daytona 500 driving for Michael Jordan. He still came out of NASCAR’s marquee race on Sunday with another milestone, becoming the first Black driver to lead a lap in the Daytona 500. Wallace dipped to
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