Month: December 2021

12:50 AM ET Portland Timbers midfielder Santiago Moreno settled the ball with his chest and turned centrally. He had received the pass near midfield and suddenly found himself in acres of space with teammates flanking him on both sides. He drove toward the penalty box and when the defenders didn’t close out, he released a
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11:15 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Gardner Minshew will get the start at quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles in Sunday’s game against the New York Jets in place of the injured Jalen Hurts, according to a league source. Hurts will be inactive for the game, the source said. Hurts sprained his ankle in the
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11:14 AM ET Associated Press SUN CITY, South Africa — Daniel van Tonder won the SA Open on Sunday as fellow South African Christiaan Bezuidenhout secured a sixth-place finish to lock up a year-ending position in the world’s top 50 and a spot at next year’s Masters. Van Tonder shot a 7-under 65 — for
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11:50 AM ET Associated Press MADRID — There will be more host cities and fewer nations playing in the Davis Cup Finals next season in an attempt to increase fan engagement and keep the revamped team event sustainable, organizers said Sunday. The International Tennis Federation and the Kosmos Tennis group that is behind the competition
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3:19 PM ET Associated Press DALLAS — Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic will miss Saturday night’s game against Memphis, the second night of a back-to-back, with what the team says is left ankle soreness. Doncic missed three consecutive games last month because of left ankle and knee sprains. Dallas lost all three. The 22-year-old showed
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7:12 PM ET Jamal Collier Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo will miss Saturday’s game against the Miami Heat with right calf soreness, coach Mike Budenholzer announced before the game. It’s the second straight game Antetokounmpo has been sidelined because of the injury, which kept him out of the second half of a back-to-back on Thursday
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2:35 PM ET A scheduled welterweight fight between Jake Matthews and Jeremiah Wells is off UFC Fight Night on Saturday due to COVID-19 protocols, the promotion confirmed with ESPN. Wells wrote Saturday morning on Instagram that he did not test positive for COVID-19, but one of his cornermen did and due to contact tracing the
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1:03 AM ET In an effort to avoid further suspensions like the ones handed down to Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown and defensive back Mike Edwards, NFL officials spent the past week calling multiple teams to inquire whether players who had gotten COVID-19 had been vaccinated on site at the team’s training facility
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12:46 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN LAS VEGAS — Faced with his stiffest competition yet, Devin Haney came of age with the best performance of his career. Haney, 23, retained his WBC lightweight title with a unanimous-decision victory over Joseph Diaz Jr. on Saturday at MGM Grand Garden Arena, but the challenger made him earn it
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9:07 PM ET Felipe Mora scored early, Santiago Moreno added a goal from distance after halftime, and the Portland Timbers reached their third MLS Cup final Saturday night with a 2-0 victory over visiting Real Salt Lake in the Western Conference final. Steve Clark made three saves to preserve his second consecutive playoff shutout and
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6:51 PM ET ESPN staff The No. 2 Michigan Wolverines face the No. 15 Iowa Hawkeyes for the Big Ten title. For Michigan, there’s a lot more than conference glory on the line in Indianapolis. The Wolverines are a win away from their first berth in the College Football Playoff. At 11-1, Michigan currently has
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