Month: September 2018

9:19 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports Denny Hamlin knows what he faces to try to advance to the next round of the NASCAR playoffs. And as he left Richmond Raceway following a 16th-place finish Saturday night, he didn’t really
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1:37 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant is out of the starting lineup because of fatigue in his left shoulder. Bryant, 26, was on the disabled list from July 26 to Sept. 1 with left shoulder inflammation. He missed time earlier in the season with the same issue. Kris Bryant
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Olympic sprinter Yohan Blake believes Usain Bolt will prove people wrong given the right training.  New Melbourne Victory signing Ola Toivonen speaks on a particular incident involving Swedish fans at the World Cup. The prospect of music during corners, goal kicks and substitutions at A-League matches appears dead in the water after clubs distanced themselves
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5:15 PM BST Richard Wigglesworth broke the all-time Premiership appearance record in Saracens’ home victory over Gloucester on Sunday. The scrum-half, 35, overtook former England international Steve Borthwick as he made the 266th top-flight appearance of his 17-year career. Wigglesworth, who has also won 31 England caps, started his career with Sale Sharks before moving
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1:26 PM ET Tennessee linebacker Quart’e Sapp denied the allegation from coach Jeremy Pruitt that he refused to enter the game during the Vols’ loss to Florida on Saturday. Pruitt told reporters that Sapp wouldn’t go in and because of that, he ordered him to leave the game entirely. But in a message posted on
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North Carolina Courage avenged their 2017 NWSL Championship defeat to Portland Thorns with a dominant victory in Portland in the 2018 final. Melbourne City have signed two more Matildas but will reportedly be without Welsh superstar Jess Fishlock as they seek a fourth consecutive W-League championship. Australian internationals Elise Kellond-Knight and Tameka Butt have both
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1:20 PM BST KweseESPN Staff The uncapped Blitzbok star Ruhan Nel, Vincent Koch (prop), Sbu Nkosi (wing), Lionel Mapoe (centre) and Ivan van Zyl (scrumhalf) have been added to the Springbok squad for their final two Rugby Championship home matches against the Wallabies and the All Blacks. They will join the 17 players already in
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1:18 PM ET Associated Press MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens have agreed to terms on a four-year contract extension with forward Paul Byron. The deal, which has an average annual value of $3.4 million, was announced Sunday. The 29-year-old Byron had 20 goals and 15 assists in 82 games with the Canadiens last season and
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Check out all the action from across Europe this weekend, including Cristiano Ronaldo’s clutch strike for Juventus, Liverpool’s latest win and more. A solid weekend of profit for the column courtesy of Liverpool’s 3-0 win over Southampton and Lionel Messi scoring first for Barcelona on Sunday. There’s action from the Carabao Cup and La Liga
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