Month: December 2021

7:00 AM ET College football bowl games sometimes create uncomfortable dance partners, whether it’s a coach facing his former team, schools playing for a second time in a single season, or one-time rivals finally meeting again after tradition was shoved aside for conference realignment. But perhaps no bowl matchup has been as uncomfortable as Mississippi
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5:49 AM ET Dominic Thiem has pulled out of next month’s Australian Open to work towards regaining full fitness after a long-standing wrist injury, the former world No. 3 said on Tuesday. The 28-year-old Austrian, who has not played since suffering the injury at the Mallorca Open in June, was unable to defend his U.S.
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11:57 AM ET Despite the coronavirus causing postponements around the Premier League, the Boxing Day fixtures that went ahead still offered plenty of drama and talking points. From the nine-goal mayhem between Manchester City and Leicester, to Romelu Lukaku‘s game-winning turn for Chelsea, there was lots to discuss. Also: Antonio Conte’s Tottenham are starting to
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11:46 PM ET ESPN News Services EDMONTON, Alberta — Ville Koivunen scored twice as Finland routed Austria 7-1 on Monday at the world junior hockey championship. Brad Lambert had a goal and two assists for Finland (2-0), while Kalle Vaisanen, Samuel Helenius, Kasper Simontaival, and Topi Niemela also scored. Goalie Juha Jatkola made eight saves.
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7:02 PM ET ESPN News Services Hawks All-Star guard Trae Young was cleared from the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols Monday and returned to the starting lineup as Atlanta hosted the Chicago Bulls. Young, who leads the Hawks in scoring (27.3 points per game) and assists (9.3 per game), missed three games while in the league’s health
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