Month: February 2021

11:06 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Ben Rhodes raced to his first career victory at Daytona International Speedway with a last-corner pass Friday night in the NASCAR Truck Series opener. Rhodes was tailing Cory Roper when he slowed to hook UP with teammate Matt Crafton for a push. Crafton threw a block
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11:32 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars director of sports performance Chris Doyle, the former strength coach at the University of Iowa who was accused of making racist remarks and belittling and bullying players, resigned late Friday night just hours after the organization was ripped for the hire by the Fritz Pollard Alliance. Head
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7:56 PM ET CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs are bringing back one of their World Series heroes, reaching agreement on a deal with starter Jake Arrieta, a source confirmed with ESPN on Friday. The deal, pending a physical, is expected to be for one year and worth between $6.5 and $7 million, according to the
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7:12 PM ET Associated Press PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Jordan Spieth took on a bold tee shot and pulled it off perfectly to set up birdie. He hit a poor 3-wood that went off a tree and back into the fairway that led to another. Whether it’s good golf or good breaks, it’s making him
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7:24 PM ET Associated Press Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos is one of five players added to the NHL’s COVID-19 list, a day after he was unable to play in a 5-2 loss to Florida. The Lightning had listed Stamkos as day-to-day with a lower-body injury. The Philadelphia Flyers now have seven players on
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3:06 PM ET The first heavyweight fight of Jon Jones‘ storied MMA career will have a UFC championship on the line. UFC president Dana White told TMZ this week that Jones (26-1) will face the winner of a heavyweight title fight between Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou, which is scheduled to headline UFC 260 on
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12:51 PM ET Two former teammates will clash for the UFC welterweight title. And now that bout is official. Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns both weighed in successfully Friday morning for their UFC 258 main event. Usman weighed 170 pounds and Burns also was at 170. Usman will defend his welterweight belt against Burns on
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2:46 PM ET Oregon Ducks quarterback Tyler Shough announced on Friday that he’s entered the transfer portal. In a social media post, Shough said he’ll have three remaining years of eligibility, and will move on from Oregon as a grad transfer. Shough won the starting job in fall camp in 2020 and started all seven
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5:15 PM ET Hopefully JoJo Diaz enjoyed holding his IBF junior lightweight belt at the weigh-in for Saturday’s fight against Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov. It was the last time he’ll have it for a while. Diaz was stripped of the title after he failed to make weight on Friday. Diaz weighed 133.6 pounds, well over the division’s
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3:20 PM GMT England’s rugby Premiership will not feature relegation this year and will increase to 13 clubs next season to accommodate the winners of the second-tier Championship, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) said on Friday. There will also be a one-year suspension on relegation from the Championship, but in a blow to ambitious clubs
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Feb 11, 2021 Tottenham Hotspur‘s first meeting with Manchester City this season left us wondering if Jose Mourinho could mastermind a Premier League title challenge. Saturday’s reunion approaches with the Portuguese facing questions over whether his style of football will ever deliver the silverware that Spurs crave. – Ogden: Everton-Spurs a showcase of great goals,
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1:45 PM ET Maryland is set to hire Baylor cornerbacks coach Brian Stewart as defensive coordinator, sources told ESPN. A deal is being finalized with Stewart, who served as Maryland’s defensive coordinator from 2012 to 2014, when current Terrapins head coach Mike Locksley was the team’s offensive coordinator. Stewart, 56, spent the 2020 season at
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12:36 PM ET Former Clemson Tigers quarterback Trevor Lawrence had good reason to hold his pro day on Friday, a month early. Lawrence wanted to prove to NFL teams that he’s able to handle himself well when things don’t go according to plan. “The original plan was to have two months training out in California
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