Month: October 2022

File photo of Suryakumar Yadav© Twitter India’s Suryakumar Yadav will enter the T20 World Cup as the second best batter in the format following an update of the ICC Men’s Player Rankings issued on Wednesday. Pakistan opener Mohammad Rizwan (861 rating points) has extended his lead at the top of the T20I batter rankings after yet another consistent showing during the tri-series in New Zealand,
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11:14 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Warriors unveiled their 2021-22 NBA championship banner and rings Tuesday night ahead of their season-opening 123-109 win against the Los Angeles Lakers. “It takes resiliency to win a title, and resiliency is what defines this Warriors team,” NBA commissioner Adam Silver said during the
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7:29 PM ET NEW YORK — Houston, here come the Yankees. Riding off a strong start from lefty Nestor Cortes, the New York Yankees booked a ticket to the American League Championship Series with a 5-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday. The Game 5 victory capped a back-and-forth series in which the Yankees
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10:47 PM ET Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. — Fired Nebraska football coach Scott Frost would have received a one-year contract extension and had his annual salary restored to $5 million if the Cornhuskers had shown improvement, gone 6-6 in the regular season and played in a bowl game, according to athletic director Trev Alberts. The
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8:15 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Ahead of the Celtics opening the 2022-23 NBA season against the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night at TD Garden, the franchise celebrated the life and legacy of Bill Russell, the 11-time NBA champion and civil rights icon whose No. 6 was permanently retired by the NBA in the
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T20 World Cup Live: Pakistan dictate terms against Afghanistan in Brisbane.© AFP AFG vs PAK Live Updates: Pakistan are in complete control of the proceedings as Afghanistan continue to lose wickets after being put into bat.Shaheen Afridi gave Pakistan the perfect start against Afghanistan after he removed both the openers, Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Hazratullah Zazai inside
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5:09 PM ET NEW YORK — For the first time, an NFL owner publicly has called for serious consideration to remove Washington‘s Dan Snyder from NFL ownership. Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay held an explosive interview scrum at the fall meetings Tuesday and called Snyder’s missteps as owner, particularly with workplace misconduct, “gravely concerning.” “I
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9:30 PM ET Kamaru Usman is willing to travel into potentially hostile territory in an effort to get back the UFC welterweight title. Usman has asked the UFC for a trilogy fight with champion Leon Edwards in London, Usman’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz of Dominance MMA, told ESPN on Tuesday. Edwards is a Jamaican-born fighter who
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5:36 PM ET Associated Press Bubba Wallace received a one race suspension from NASCAR after an investigation determined he deliberately spun reigning Cup champion Kyle Larson at Las Vegas in a “dangerous act” of retaliation before confronting him afterward. Wallace had a shoving match with Larson after Sunday’s incident at Las Vegas and also pushed
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Oct 18, 2022 NEW YORK — The NHL salary cap could jump by over $4 million next season if the league meets its revenue projections. “We believe that there’s a good probability that the escrow will be paid off this season. Which means the flat cap would be replaced by a bigger increase,” NHL commissioner
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10:54 AM ET ESPN News Services The PGA Tour is moving the CJ Cup out of South Korea for the third straight year because of travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year the event will be held in Ridgeland, South Carolina, at the Congaree Golf Club. The previous two tournaments moved were held
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12:48 PM ET Maryland starting quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa will be a game-time decision this week against Northwestern after aggravating a right knee injury in Saturday’s 38-33 win over Indiana. Terrapins coach Mike Locksley said Tagovailoa, a three-year starter, received an MRI and a second opinion on the knee, which he initially sprained in a Sept.
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2:15 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov has been suspended one game for high sticking Vancouver Canucks defenseman Kyle Burroughs. The NHL announced the suspension, Kuznetsov’s first for on-ice play, Tuesday after his phone hearing with the department of player safety. Kuznetsov swung his stick and hit Burroughs in
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1:42 PM BST Leigh Halfpenny, Ken Owens and Justin Tipuric are in line to make their comebacks for Wales in the November internationals more than a year after they last appeared for their country. Flyhalf Dan Biggar and back Liam Williams will miss out because of injury as coach Wayne Pivac on Tuesday named a
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