Month: June 2021

3:27 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid, Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews and Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon have been named the finalists for the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP. McDavid, considered the likely winner of the award, dominated the 2020-21 scoring race with 105 points in 56
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1:56 PM ET Associated Press BLACKSBURG, Va. — A Virginia Tech freshman linebacker charged in the fatal beating of a Tinder match has been released on bail. Isi Etute was granted bond Wednesday, news outlets reported. Prosecutors initially filed an expedited appeal that would have kept the 18-year-old from Virginia Beach in jail for up
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2:09 PM ET Associated Press WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Organizers of a NASCAR racing series in North Carolina have apologized after a car with a Confederate flag decal competed in a race last weekend, violating the governing body’s ban. The flag was spotted inside Lee Stimpson’s car Saturday night at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, the
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1:47 PM ET The College Football Playoff management committee will consider expanding to a 12-team format when it meets in Chicago next week, marking the first step in what could be another historic change for the sport’s postseason. The three-page proposal, a copy of which was obtained by ESPN, calls for the bracket to include
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1:12 PM ET Former Ole Miss starting linebacker Jacquez Jones has transferred to Kentucky, the school announced Thursday. Jones, a two-year starter, led Ole Miss with 75 tackles last season. The Tuscaloosa, Alabama, native will be immediately eligible with two years of eligibility remaining. “We are thrilled to add Jacquez to our team,” Kentucky coach
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1:36 PM ET Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley has been ruled out of Thursday’s Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals against the LA Clippers due to a mild strain of his right hamstring. Conley, who also missed Game 1, suffered the injury during the first half of Utah’s series-ending win over the Memphis
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11:06 AM ET Associated Press PARIS — Tour veteran Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova endured long stretches where she didn’t enjoy tennis, and because her consistency and confidence were so elusive she considered calling it a career. Her persistence paid off Thursday, when the 29-year-old Russian advanced to her first Grand Slam final by beating unseeded Tamara Zidansek
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12:27 PM BST Eddie Jones has included 21 uncapped players in his initial 34-man squad for Tests against the United States and Canada, giving them an opportunity to make their mark in the absence of a host of unavailable regulars. Jones will be without 12 players involved in the British & Irish Lions squad, while
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8:38 AM ET Shakur Stevenson’s smile disappears. He’s approached with the one question that he’s thought about plenty over the past six months: What’s next? It’s frustrated him. He’s tired of waiting. Stevenson sits up straight, looks ahead and without hesitation says, “I want Oscar Valdez next. Nothing else. That’s the big fight. That’s the
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8:23 AM ET Saturday’s UFC 263 main event in Glendale, Arizona will feature middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya, defending his belt against Marvin Vettori. It is a rematch of a non-title bout that took place in April 2018, coincidentally, in Glendale. Adesanya (20-1) defeated Vettori (17-3-1) via split decision in a three-round fight in which Adesanya
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Rashid Khan’s last-over heroics helped Lahore Qalanders to a thrilling win over Islamabad United.© Lahore Qalanders/Twitter Lahore Qalandars all-rounder Rashid Khan has said that his plan was to find the gaps and not look for big shots in the match against Islamabad United in the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL). Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan starred
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