Month: June 2018

11:12 AM BST JOHANNESBURG — It’s hard to believe that Handré Pollard is only 24 years old, especially when he addresses the media with such ease and conviction. But we really shouldn’t be surprised by his maturity, as he made his Springboks debut as a wet-behind-the-ears 20-year-old, contributing 13 points in a victory over Scotland.
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2:30 PM ET Unless the UFC is sabotaged by one of its own stars this week, Saturday’s UFC 225 pay-per-view looks like the deepest event of the year. The same was said about UFC 223 two months ago in Brooklyn, before things started to unravel. There was an incident involving a famous Irishman, a dolly,
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6:35 AM ET As the seventh of 21 rounds and one of the most power-sensitive circuits on the calendar, the Canadian Grand Prix is an obvious place to introduce the first major power unit update of the season. Three of the four engine manufacturers in Formula One have brought an engine update this weekend, with
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2:56 AM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — T.J. Oshie found his father on the ice amid the jubilant madness of the Washington Capitals‘ postgame celebration and wrapped him in a fierce hug. Five years after he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, Tim Oshie’s memory is inconsistent and cloudy. Anyone who saw the depth of
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5:31 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN LAS VEGAS — Washington Capitals owner Ted Leonsis said the tens of thousands of fans who partied in the streets of Washington, D.C., late into Thursday night, celebrating the franchise’s first Stanley Cup, were an indication that the championship parade is going to be considerably larger than anticipated. “I think
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5:34 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Unafraid of the impending closing of the subway, Capitals fans partied in the streets Thursday night and into Friday morning to celebrate the franchise’s first Stanley Cup and the city’s first title in the major four professional sports since 1992. After the Capitals beat the Vegas Golden Knights
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11:09 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN As each NHL team is eliminated from playoff contention — either mathematically, or by losing in the postseason — we’ll take a look at three keys to its offseason and a way-too-early prediction for what 2018-19 will hold. What went wrong The Vegas Golden Knights ran into a Washington Capitals
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11:10 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN As each NHL team is eliminated from playoff contention — either mathematically, losing in the postseason or winning the Stanley Cup — we’ll take a look at three keys to its offseason and a way-too-early prediction for what 2018-19 will hold. What went right This was the year where there
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