Month: September 2021

11:57 AM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Kevin Lankinen and forward Mike Hardman were held out of practice Friday because of the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol. The announcement on the team’s second day of training camp doesn’t necessarily mean that either player tested positive. General manager Stan Bowman said Thursday that the team
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12:14 PM ET Britain’s Andy Murray has been knocked out of the Moselle Open quarterfinals by top seed Hubert Hurkacz in straight sets. The 34-year-old, who is ranked No. 133 in the world, was defeated 7-6(4), 6-3 by Poland’s Hurkacz. Murray’s run to the quarterfinals at Moselle began with a first-round victory against sixth seed
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9:14 AM ET The NFL is extending the wild-card weekend, as the league announced Friday that one of its six first-round playoff games would be played on Monday, Jan. 17. The schedule for wild-card weekend will now feature two games on Saturday, three on Sunday and one on Monday. No announcement was made about which
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1:03 AM ET ESPN News Services MINNEAPOLIS — Toronto Blue Jays left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. was forced from Thursday night’s 7-2 loss to the Minnesota Twins in the fifth inning after a freak play in the outfield resulted in a bloody injury. On a double by Mitch Garver — who was 3 for 4
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7:39 AM ET LAS VEGAS — The return of Nick Diaz is complicated. I’ve been talking to professional fighters since 2009, but I have never had an interview go the way my conversation with Diaz went this week. Diaz, 38, returns from a six-year absence on Saturday, against Robbie Lawler at UFC 266. He has
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11:12 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Jon Jones has not yet fought at heavyweight. But the longtime former UFC light heavyweight champion told ESPN on Thursday night that he weighs 255 pounds right now and is planning to get up to 270 before a heavyweight debut he wants to make against the winner of Francis
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