Month: January 2021

12:24 PM ET Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — Toby Gardenhire, the son of former major league manager Ron Gardenhire, will manage Minnesota’s new Triple-A affiliate, the St. Paul Saints. The Saints and Twins made the announcement Tuesday. The 38-year-old Toby Gardenhire was supposed to manage Minnesota’s Triple-A team, the Rochester Red Wings, last season
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12:24 PM ET The Carolina Hurricanes‘ game at the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night has been postponed due to COVID-19 issues. “The decision was made out of an abundance of caution to ensure the health and safety of players, coaches and game-day personnel and in consultation with medical experts,” the NHL said in a statement.
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12:23 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — R&B star Jazmine Sullivan and country singer Eric Church will join forces to sing the national anthem at the next month’s Super Bowl LV, where Grammy-winning singer H.E.R. will perform “America the Beautiful.” The performances will take place Feb. 7 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida,
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11:08 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Saints receiver Michael Thomas is likely to have surgeries on the torn deltoid and other injured ligaments in his ankle that plagued him all season, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday. Thomas first suffered the high ankle injury in the final minutes of Week 1
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10:46 AM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — – NASCAR will attempt some normalcy at the season-opening Daytona 500 with a live pre-race concert – the first big performance at a track during the pandemic – featuring country music star Luke Combs. Combs, who performed virtually for NASCAR’s season finale in November, has not done
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9:25 PM ET Associated Press Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley has ruled out any change in the best-of-five set format for men’s singles matches at the season-opening tennis major as three more COVID-19 cases — two of them players — were reported among the international arrivals for the tournament. There are 72 players now
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