6:23 PM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — At two sets to love up against Henri Laaksonen, Sydney’s Alex de Minaur was cruising into the third round of the Australian Open. The energetic 19-year-old had been bossing his older and more experienced opponent on Margaret Court Arena, and with a vocal Australian crowd behind him, the match
Month: January 2019
6:09 PM ET Former Miami Dolphins offensive lineman Jonathan Martin must go to trial on felony charges related to a threatening post on his Instagram account in February 2018. The image on the post showed a shotgun and ammunition and tagged four accounts, including those belonging to former Dolphins teammates Richie Incognito and Mike Pouncey.
6:16 PM ET Montreal Canadiens forward Paul Byron was suspended three games without pay by the NHL on Wednesday for his hit on Florida Panthers defenseman MacKenzie Weegar in Tuesday’s game. Byron received a two-minute charging penalty at the 3:40 mark of the second period when he drove Weegar into the boards. The defenseman’s helmet
6:04 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Jed Lowrie would rather talk about wine than whine. The infielder visited Citi Field on Wednesday after finalizing a $20 million, two-year contract with the New York Mets, likely less money and a shorter term than he would have gotten before the free-agent market for solid-but-less-than-stellar veterans
Kevin Durant on Luka Doncic’s progression this season. Thought this was a very smart and interesting answer: “He’s playing great ball,” Durant said. “Definitely for a 19 year-old to average 20 [points], six [rebounds] and five [assists] is definitely numbers you can look at and consider him for an All-Star selection, but there’s so many
6:02 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Kansas City Royals pitcher Eric Skoglund has been suspended for the season’s first 80 games after testing positive for two performance-enhancing substances. The commissioner’s office said Wednesday the positive tests were for selective androgen receptor modulators S-22 (Ostarine) and LGD-4033 (Ligandrol). Royals general manager Dayton Moore says
5:51 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars coach Doug Marrone said the clear-the-air meeting he had last week with running back Leonard Fournette was productive and he feels good about the first-round pick’s mindset heading into the 2019 offseason. “We had a good meeting,” Marrone said Wednesday. “I’m not going to speak for Leonard,
5:22 PM GMT Ireland coach Joe Schmidt admitted he had to make a “number of tight calls across almost every position” as he named three uncapped players in his 38-man squad for the opening two rounds of the Six Nations. Connacht’s good form domestically sees uncapped trio Jack Carty, Caolin Blade and Tom Farrell all
6:25 PM ET The Detroit Lions have hired Darrell Bevell as their new offensive coordinator. Bevell replaces Jim Bob Cooter, whose contract was not renewed by the team earlier this month. The Lions ranked 23rd in rushing yards per game (103.8), 20th in passing yards per game (223.5) and 24th in points per game (19.38)
3:35 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Wide receiver Marquise Goodwin hadn’t discussed why he stepped away from the San Francisco 49ers for two games during the season to tend to a personal matter. As it turned out, that personal matter was another devastating loss for him and his family. On Wednesday, Goodwin and his