Month: December 2021

2:18 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — French Open finalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova has tested positive for COVID-19, casting doubt on her place in the Australian Open beginning Jan. 17. The 30-year-old Russian confirmed she has the coronavirus and is isolating after arriving in Australia on Tuesday. “I was fully vaccinated and was preparing for
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4:30 PM ET Kyrie Irving returned to a Brooklyn Nets‘ practice for the first time since the preseason and said he understood why the team decided to have him stay away because of New York City’s vaccine mandate. “I understood their decision and respected it,” Irving told beat writers Wednesday at the Nets practice facility
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Sachin Tendulkar’s son Arjun was named in Mumbai’s squad for their first two Ranji Trophy fixtures against Maharashtra and Delhi. Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) chief selector and former India fast bowler Salil Ankola gave reasons for selecting the young seam-bowling all-rounder in the senior Mumbai squad. Ankola said junior Tendulkar “has been bowling well” after
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2:05 PM ET Seattle Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager, who is coming off a career season in which he set highs for home runs and RBIs, is retiring after an 11-year career, according to a statement by him that was posted to Twitter by his wife. “Today I’m announcing my retirement from Major League Baseball,”
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4:00 PM ET The IIHF announced on Wednesday that it has canceled the remainder of its 2022 World Juniors Championship because of a rising number of COVID-19 cases among players. IIHF officials held a meeting Wednesday afternoon to discuss how to keep the tournament going despite COVID issues, but those present decided cancellation was the
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6:05 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Montreal Canadiens first-round pick Logan Mailloux will be reinstated to the Ontario Hockey League on Saturday. Mailloux was suspended indefinitely by the OHL on Sept. 2 because of an incident that took place while the London Knights’ defenseman was on loan to SK Lejon in Sweden in November
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4:00 PM ET The IIHF canceled the remainder of its 2022 World Juniors Championship on Wednesday because of a rising number of COVID-19 cases among players, sources told ESPN’s Emily Kaplan. There was a meeting Wednesday afternoon among IIHF officials to discuss how to keep the tournament going despite COVID issues, but those present decided
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3:52 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — This Sunday will be Saquon Barkley‘s first game back at Soldier Field in Chicago, where he tore the ACL in his right knee just over 15 months ago. Not that he’s trying to think about the moment that everything changed. Closure returning to the spot that may have
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12:26 PM ET The NHL is modifying its COVID-19 protocols, shortening the standard isolation period for players who test positive for the virus from 10 days to five days, according to a memo obtained by ESPN on Wednesday. The updated protocols align with new CDC recommendations. Players will be allowed to leave isolation after five
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11:50 AM ET MIAMI — Georgia coach Kirby Smart said the Bulldogs were dealing with COVID-19 issues a couple of weeks ago, but he expects his team to be near full-strength when it plays No. 2 Michigan in a College Football Playoff semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl on Friday. Smart wouldn’t disclose which
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2:34 PM ET Former All-Star guard Isaiah Thomas has agreed to a 10-day hardship deal with the Dallas Mavericks after the team had two more players enter the NBA’s health and safety protocols, sources told ESPN. Center Boban Marjanovic and guard Brandon Knight entered the protocols Wednesday after testing positive for COVID-19, sources said. Thomas,
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11:38 AM ET Associated Press SOFIA, Bulgaria — Novak Djokovic was named the best Balkan athlete of the year Wednesday for a record seventh time. The 34-year-old Serbian tennis great is ranked No. 1 in the world and won three of the four Grand Slam tournaments this year. The results of the annual poll were
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