5:51 PM BST PORT ELIZABETH — The battle of the super-sub props could have a massive bearing on the Rugby Championship clash between the Springboks and the Wallabies at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday. South Africa and Australia possess two of world rugby’s most dynamic props in Steven Kitshoff and Taniela Tupou. Both
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5:25 PM BST The Springboks’ performances during the Rugby Championship have been Jekyll and Hyde-like. They were absolutely brutal in the physical exchanges (delete against the) with Argentina in Durban, before looking lost and helpless the following week against the same opponents in Mendoza. The South Africans lacked the fizz and made a plethora of
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4:32 PM ET New York Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius has been cleared for baseball activities, manager Aaron Boone said during a pregame interview with ESPN 98.7 on Wednesday. Gregorius tore cartilage in his right wrist sliding into home with the winning run in Saturday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles. Boone initially said he feared Gregorius
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4:15 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — The Los Angeles Rams placed cornerback Aqib Talib on injured reserve Wednesday. Talib will undergo ankle surgery Thursday after he suffered a high-ankle
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4:03 PM ET For the first time in 50 years, No. 75 will be back on the field for the North Texas Mean Green. The school published a video playing off legendary defensive lineman “Mean” Joe Greene’s Coca-Cola commercial to make the announcement. It shows UNT junior defensive end LaDarius Hamilton inspecting a throwback North
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3:42 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The Corey Perry comeback will have to wait. The Anaheim Ducks announced on Wednesday that the 33-year-old right wing underwent knee surgery to repair meniscus and MCL injuries. He had been pulled from warmups before Monday’s game against the Arizona Coyotes. Which team has the best netminders in the league?
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4:03 PM ET ESPN News Services Columbus Blue Jackets All-Star defenseman Seth Jones will be sidelined four to six weeks with a sprained knee, the team announced Wednesday. The 23-year-old was injured in the second period of Tuesday’s preseason game against the Sabres. He underwent an MRI on Wednesday that revealed a second-degree sprain of
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3:44 PM ET WASHINGTON — Three and a half hours before the first pitch, Bryce Harper was the only one in full uniform for what could be his final home game at Nationals Park. “It’s definitely crazy walking in today and knowing this could be my last game at Nats Park in my white jersey,”
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