Month: November 2018

1:05 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN ATLANTA — When the Boston Celtics face the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena Friday night, they’ll become the latest team to see Hawks forward Vince Carter still serving as an effective role player despite him rapidly approaching his 42nd birthday. Kyrie Irving tweeted about the profane dismissal of Thanksgiving
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12:29 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN While NHL participation in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics has yet to be determined, one of its biggest stars of all-time has committed to be the face of ice hockey at that event: Jaromir Jagr. The 46-year-old legend, who is second to Wayne Gretzky in NHL career points (1,921), has
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  shares Play 01:11 ‘Pakistan won’t take us lightly now’ Big Picture Even the most ardent Pakistan supporters will have struggled to suppress a grin at their team’s comedy of errors on a fantastical fourth afternoon in Abu Dhabi. The humour is unlikely to have spread to the dressing room, however, where a devastated set
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11:48 AM GMT Talismanic Wallabies back-rower David Pocock has been ruled out Saturday’s clash with England after failing a late fitness test. The 30-year-old was named in the side by coach Michael Cheika on Thursday after being cleared to play by team doctor Nathan Gibbs following the neck injury he sustained in Italy last week.
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12:35 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The Wysh List publishes every Friday. Chi-Chi-Chi-Chiarelli The most surprising aspect of Edmonton Oilers general manager Peter Chiarelli’s decision to fire Todd McLellan and hire Ken Hitchcock was that Chiarelli was allowed to make that decision. I thought there was a better-than-good chance that the Oilers would keep McLellan after
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9:45 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff The Indian women team’s decision to drop their senior-most player Mithali Raj for their semi-final against England on Thursday – a match they lost – has sparked a controversy with Raj’s manager publicly criticising captain Harmanpreet Kaur on various fronts on Twitter. Raj’s manager, Annisha Gupta, called Harmanpreet a “manipulative,
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10:56 AM ET Jake TrotterESPN Staff Writer Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Washington & Lee University Follow on Twitter Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Linebacker Gary Johnson has been suspended for Texas‘ game against Kansas for a violation of team rules. Johnson leads the Longhorns with 74
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2:00 PM ET After starting the first two games of the Lakers’ recent road trip shooting a combined 1-for-11 and scoring a total of two points, Lonzo Ball was mired in yet another ugly shooting slump. But this one seemed to be a little more jarring considering Ball did not score a point in 28
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