Month: November 2018

7:27 AM ET Associated Press TOKYO — The International Olympic Committee ordered an inquiry Friday into the amateur boxing federation, which elected an alleged heroin trafficker as president four weeks ago. The IOC said AIBA cannot contact organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics during the inquiry. IOC spokesman Mark Adams said the inquiry into finance,
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10:06 AM ET Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo might already have a nickname, but as Shaquille O’Neal has already shown, you can never have too many. In fact, O’Neal is ready to relinquish one of his favorites — “Superman” — and give it up “with honor and pleasure” to the “Greek Freak.” “I’ve never given
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11:30 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The Wysh List publishes every Friday. One of the best trends in the NHL over the past decade or so are the waves of popularity created by the resurgence of the Chicago Blackhawks, Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins during their championship runs. Their championship contention felt like a national movement:
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3:49 AM ET Defending champion Cameron Smith shot a 7-under-par 65 to open a one-shot lead after the second round of the Australian PGA Championship on the Gold Coast on Friday, as home favourite Marc Leishman moved into contention. Starting the day four strokes adrift at Royal Pines Resort, Smith completed 36 holes with a
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9:08 AM ET Lance Stroll’s move from Williams to Force India has been made official for 2019. In August, Lance’s father Lawrence Stroll purchased the Force India team, saving it from administration. It was widely believed from that point on that the Canadian driver would be making the move across to replace either Sergio Perez
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9:26 AM ET Ever since Mike Tomlin took over the reins as Pittsburgh Steelers head coach in 2007, one phrase has been drummed into the heads of his players: “The Standard is the standard”. The axiom is written on the walls, and is meant to coexist with the league-wide mantra, “Next Man Up”. The phrases
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8:49 AM ET ESPN staff The 2018 Formula One season is done and dusted. What can we expect from the next one? Our F1 editors Laurence Edmondson and Nate Saunders join columnists Maurice Hamilton and Kate Walker in discussing some of the biggest talking points likely to dominate the 2019 season. Can anyone stop Lewis
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8:07 AM GMT World Cup-winning legend David Campese believes Rugby Australia would be panicking if it gambled on an overseas replacement for beleaguered Wallabies coach Michael Cheika. Insisting it’s too late for a coaching upheaval less than 10 months out from the 2019 World Cup in Japan, Campese says Australia’s under-performing players must also bear
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