Month: August 2018

6:40 AM ET Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome will both compete in next month’s Tour of Britain, Team Sky have announced. The British duo, who finished first and third respectively in Paris last month, are the headline names for the eight-day stage race, which gets under way in Camarthenshire, Wales on
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1:16 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — When the Phillies acquired Wilson Ramos from the Tampa Bay Rays at the non-waiver trade deadline, they were looking to add a veteran catcher who could nurture their young pitching staff and be an offensive difference-maker in a tight National League East race down the stretch. One game into his
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12:36 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Saints defensive end Alex Okafor suffered a bone bruise in his knee and a sprained ankle during Wednesday’s practice, according to a source. It’s unclear how long Okafor will be sidelined. But the prognosis — which was first reported by the NFL Network — is relatively good
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12:31 AM ET The University of Maryland board of regents has called a special meeting Friday to receive updates about the school’s actions in the wake of the June 13 death of football player Jordan McNair. The meeting will take place in closed session via conference call. The regents elected to close the meeting, citing
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11:23 PM ET Iran Diaz will be a big-time underdog when he challenges junior bantamweight world champion and top-10 pound-for-pound fighter Srisaket Sor Rungvisai, but he has enlisted a legend, Juan Manuel Marquez, to be part of his team as he aims for what would be a monumental upset. Diaz will challenge Sor Rungvisai for
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9:57 PM ET Associated Press PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Jesus Montenegro of Argentina, the 998th-ranked amateur in the world, toppled top-ranked Braden Thornberry of Olive Branch, Mississippi, 2 and 1 in the U.S. Amateur on Wednesday at Pebble Beach as the world’s top three amateurs lost in the round of 64. The 21-year-old Montenegro is
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7:14 PM ET The Anaheim Ducks have signed right winger Ondrej Kase to a three-year deal, the team announced Wednesday. The new deal is worth $7.8 million with an average annual value of $2.6 million, according to multiple media reports. The 22-year-old Kase set career highs in goals (20), assists (18), points (38) and plus-minus
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7:23 PM ET An investment made by Kobe Bryant has yielded more than 30 times its money in fewer than four-and-a-half years. On Tuesday, Coca-Cola announced it purchased a minority stake in sports drink BodyArmor. Bryant made his first investment in the brand, for roughly 10 percent of the company, in March 2014, putting in
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