Month: February 2019

6:35 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN TORONTO — The final seconds of the Milwaukee Bucks‘ victory over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night was full of drama, intrigue and, as it turns out, several incorrect calls. The NBA’s Last Two Minute report for the Bucks’ 98-97 win listed three incorrect calls on the final play alone,
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6:41 PM ET Associated Press HAMPTON, Ga. — Aric Almirola has led a Ford sweep in NASCAR Cup qualifying at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Almirola turned a lap at 181.472 mph Friday to take the top qualifying spot for Sunday’s race. He was followed by Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Clint Bowyer, Almirola’s teammate at Stewart-Haas Racing.
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6:19 PM ET Steve KimESPN Coming off his revenge victory over Eleider Alvarez, look for an early summer return of WBO light heavyweight titlist, Sergey Kovalev. According to Kathy Duva, the head of Main Events, “We’re waiting for a date in June on ESPN.” Kovalev (33-3-1, 28 KOs) on Feb. 2 decisively outpointed Alvarez —
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6:22 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid has been suspended for two games for an illegal check to the head of New York Islanders defenseman Nick Leddy, the NHL announced Friday. It is McDavid’s first career suspension; he will forfeit $134,408.60 in salary. The incident occurred late in the first period of
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6:06 PM ET Associated Press RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico — D.J. Trahan birdied the final hole Friday at windy Coco Beach Golf and Country Club for a 5-under 67 and a share of the second-round lead with Nate Lashley in the PGA Tour’s Puerto Rico Open. Trahan had seven birdies and two bogeys in his
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6:29 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres have placed forward Kyle Okposo on injured reserve and demoted defenseman Lawrence Pilut to the minors. Okposo is out indefinitely after being diagnosed with his third concussion in less than three years. The 30-year-old was felled by a punch to the face during a
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5:48 PM ET Joel AndersonESPN Washington State head coach Mike Leach will launch a five-class seminar this spring titled “Insurgent Warfare and Football Strategies” that will be open to 40 students on Washington State’s Pullman campus. Leach will teach the extracurricular seminar, which won’t count for academic credit or appear on a student’s transcript, with
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5:36 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — A King County Superior Court judge has ruled that Lorena Martin’s wrongful termination lawsuit against the Seattle Mariners must be resolved in private arbitration rather than in court. Judge Regina Cahan ruled Friday that Martin had signed a contract with the team that called for any contract dispute
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5:00 PM ET Alabama and West Virginia have agreed to play a home-and-home series in 2026-27. The Crimson Tide will visit the Mountaineers in 2026, and West Virginia will return the trip the following season. Major Applewhite, who was fired as Houston’s football head coach in December, is joining Alabama’s staff as an analyst, a
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