Month: April 2022

10:38 PM ET Toronto Maple Leafs superstar Auston Matthews made history twice over in Thursday night’s 4-3 overtime victory at the Dallas Stars. The 24-year-old center scored his 55th goal of the season late in the second period, passing Rick Vaive to claim Toronto’s single-season goal-scoring record. His 56th gave the Maple Leafs the victory
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5:24 PM ET Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. — American Amanda Anisimova rallied after losing the opening set to defeat top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 and reach the quarterfinals of the Charleston Open on Thursday. In another surprise, Coco Vandeweghe also reached the round of eight by defeating U.S. countrywoman and sixth-seeded Jessica
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1:40 PM ET Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — When Doug Wilson took over as general manager in San Jose in 2003, the Sharks were a middling franchise that had won four playoff series in more than a decade and were coming off a last-place finish. Under Wilson’s leadership the past two decades, San Jose
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11:48 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Patrick Mouratoglou, the longtime coach of Serena Williams, announced he would be working with former world No. 1 and two-time major champion Simona Halep on a full-time basis in a tweet on Thursday. Williams, 40, has been sidelined from competition since having to retire with an ankle injury from her
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11:20 AM ET The Buffalo Sabres, who last qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs in 2011, set an NHL record for most consecutive seasons without a postseason appearance after being eliminated from contention on Wednesday night. The Sabres were mathematically eliminated with the Washington Capitals‘ victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning, extending the Sabres’ futility
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1:42 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Niagara IceDogs general manager Joey Burke and head coach Billy Burke have been indefinitely suspended by the Ontario Hockey League after an investigation into comments made in a group chat. The OHL said the two men and the team have been fined a combined total of $150,000. The
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2:51 PM ET Associated Press MILAN — Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini will miss the next three ATP Masters 1000 tournaments as he recovers from surgery. The 25-year-old Italian player, who is ranked sixth, had surgery on his right hand last week. “Following advice from the medical experts, my team and I have decided that it
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2:20 PM ET IBF and WBO junior lightweight champion Mikaela Mayer has agreed to a multi-year extension with Top Rank that will earn her seven-figures over the life of the deal. The 31-year-old Mayer (16-0, 5 KO) will have her 17th pro fight Saturday night as the headliner against Jennifer Han in Costa Mesa, California
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1:27 PM ET Less than one-quarter of the nation’s wealthiest college athletic departments say they have a plan in place to maximize the amount of money they can give to athletes this year by providing cash rewards for getting good grades. For many athletes, the academic year was a revolutionary one for their bank accounts.
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10:26 AM ET The NHL has new multiyear deals with FanDuel and BetMGM that make them the league’s first North American sports betting partners, after the launch of regulated single-game sports betting in Ontario, Canada. FanDuel and BetMGM became the NHL’s first official betting partners in 2018, with FanDuel named the league’s exclusive daily fantasy
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UK Sport chief executive Sally Munday says she has “huge empathy” for transgender cyclist Emily Bridges and her competitors. A group of elite female cyclists has called on the UCI, to “rescind” its rules around transgender participation. “This is a complex topic and Emily has shown incredible courage,” said Munday. “I have huge empathy for
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