Month: January 2022

8:04 PM ET HOUSTON — The Houston Texans have interviewed Brian Flores for their head coach opening, the team announced Friday night. The interview took place a day after the Texans fired David Culley for what general manager Nick Caserio called “philosophical differences.” Flores, who was fired by the Miami Dolphins on Monday after he
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5:26 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Anthony Davis participated in an individual on-court workout on Friday, four weeks to the day since spraining the MCL in his left knee. There is optimism within the Los Angeles Lakers organization that the star big man could return to game action sometime during L.A.’s long road trip at
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4:51 PM ET Associated Press KITCHENER, Ontario — A showcase game in Canada featuring prime prospects eligible for the NHL draft has been postponed because of COVID-19 concerns. The Canadian Hockey League announced the move Friday. The CHL said a new date for the game will be released at a later time. The 2022 CHL/NHL
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2:52 PM ET Associated Press The Toronto Maple Leafs have added three more players to the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol as an outbreak on the team that started in December continues to drag on. The Leafs announced Friday that forwards Ondrej Kase and Nick Ritchie and defenseman Justin Holl have been added to the list. Toronto
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3:12 PM ET Associated Press CALGARY, Alberta — Claude Julien was named coach of Canada’s men’s hockey team for the Beijing Olympics on Friday, and Shane Doan was named general manager. Doan and Julien replace St. Louis GM Doug Armstrong and Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper, who vacated their positions on the national team when
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2:43 PM ET After an absence of six weeks in the wake of right thumb surgery, Miami Heat All-Star center Bam Adebayo is targeting a return against the Toronto Raptors on Monday, sources told ESPN on Friday. Adebayo has been ramping up for a return in practice, and his return comes with the Heat surging
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1:37 PM ET Brad Ausmus, former manager of the Detroit Tigers and the Los Angeles Angels, has been hired as bench coach for the Oakland Athletics, providing some much-needed experience to the coaching staff of rookie manager Mark Kotsay. The A’s finalized Kotsay’s coaching staff on Friday, also announcing the promotion of Tommy Everidge to
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9:21 AM ET Chris Eubank Jr.’s bout with Liam Williams has been confirmed for Feb. 5 in the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Boxxer promotions has announced, following uncertainty due to COVID-19 restrictions in Wales. The pair had been scheduled to face off a week earlier on Jan. 29, but the bout was postponed after the
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Jan 13, 2022 Rob DawsonCorrespondent It’s not often that Manchester United fans voice their dissatisfaction with one of their own, but during Monday’s FA Cup third-round tie with Aston Villa (stream a replay on ESPN+, U.S. only), they did. Mason Greenwood probably should have squared a pass to Marcus Rashford as he sprinted towards goalkeeper
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5:53 PM ET USA Hockey has gone back to college for its Beijing Olympics men’s team, after the NHL opted out of the 2022 Winter Games. The final Olympic roster revealed Thursday includes 15 current NCAA players from nine college hockey programs. Eight professional players from European leagues and two players from the American Hockey
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