Month: November 2021

Australian Formula 1 hopeful Oscar Piastri will be the Alpine team’s reserve driver in 2022. The 20-year-old from Melbourne is one of the most highly rated drivers in the junior categories and is leading this year’s Formula 2 series with two rounds to go. Alpine chief executive officer Laurent Rossi said: “Oscar’s natural talent is
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2:32 AM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Coach Sean McVay stood at a podium in the bowels of Levi’s Stadium, clearly frustrated after the Los Angeles Rams fell for a
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12:39 AM ET Associated Press TORONTO — The Hockey Hall of Fame’s pandemic class finally got its moment in the spotlight. Jarome Iginla headlined the five players and one executive enshrined Monday night — a year later than originally intended because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The former captain of the Calgary Flames was joined by
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7:23 PM ET Associated Press GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Maria Sakkari needed almost three hours to upset top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka 7-6 (1), 6-7 (6), 6-3 on Monday and advance to a semifinal against Anett Kontaveit at the WTA Finals. Fourth-seeded Sakkari took advantage of Sabalenka’s 19 double-faults in the longest match so far at the tournament
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9:28 PM GMT ESPN staff Wallabies skipper Michael Hooper has been ruled out of his side’s season finale in Cardiff after suffering a foot injury in Saturday’s loss to England. Hooper left the field in the 54th minute of the 32-15 loss at Twickenham, before scans on Monday confirmed the flanker had suffered a grade
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9:18 PM ET NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is pledging to do better. The league has been reeling from an investigation into the Chicago Blackhawks that showed the club mishandled allegations of sexual misconduct in 2010 by Kyle Beach against former Blackhawks video coach Brad Aldrich. Speaking at the Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremony on
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9:21 PM ET Nick Kyrgios says the 2022 Australian Open should be cancelled rather than players needing to be fully vaccinated to compete. As debate continues to rage about whether or not unvaccinated tennis stars should be allowed to compete at Melbourne Park, Kyrgios believes next year’s tournament should be scrapped altogether. The headline grabber
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6:21 PM ET Cincinnati Reds second baseman Jonathan India has been named the National League Rookie of the Year, the Baseball Writers’ Association of America announced on Monday. India, 24, appeared in 150 games, compiling an .835 OPS that included 21 home runs. He led all rookies in walks and hit-by-pitches, leading to a .376
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5:48 PM ET ESPN News Services Athletic director Blake James is out at Miami, two days after the Hurricanes’ football team lost at Florida State, a source told ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg. The move comes about six weeks after school president Julio Frenk released a letter to the university community insisting he would increase his involvement
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6:49 PM ET Last year’s breakout postseason star is this year’s American League Rookie of the Year as Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Randy Arozarena took home the honors on Monday while beating out teammate Wander Franco and right-handed starter Luis Garcia of the Houston Astros. Arozarena received 124 points in the voting by baseball writers,
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4:18 PM ET The NBA has fined the Minnesota Timberwolves $250,000 for what it says was a violation of league rules that prevent teams “from arranging or paying for offseason practice or group workout sessions for their players outside a team’s home market.” According to the NBA, the violation occurred as the result of Timberwolves
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