Month: March 2019

1:48 PM ET Human rights groups called on Wednesday for Formula One and its governing body, the FIA, to seek the immediate release of a jailed female activist and blogger ahead of this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix. Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the London-based Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) were among 15 signatories
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1:49 PM ET The Boston Bruins already look to be in playoff form, but they’re getting more firepower with word that Marcus Johansson and Torey Krug are back from injury. Johansson was diagnosed with a lung contusion following a heavy collision with Hurricanes forward Micheal Ferland March 5 and has been out since. Johansson spent
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1:37 PM ET ESPN News Services Former Denver Broncos and Houston Texans wide receiver Demaryius Thomas pleaded guilty Wednesday to careless driving resulting in injury. Thomas was involved in a crash on Feb. 16, a few days after he was released by the Texans. In a statement laying out the reasons for his arrest, police
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1:55 PM ET The majority owner of the Alliance of American Football told USA Today Sports that league is in danger of folding without help from the National Football League Players Association. Tom Dundon, who became the AAF’s chairman last month, told USA Today Sports in a recent interview that the NFLPA is not cooperating
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1:06 PM ET Associated Press CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson and Oklahoma will play a home-and-home series in 2035 and 2036. The schools announced the two games Wednesday. Oklahoma will make its first trip to Clemson’s Death Valley on Sept. 15, 2035 while the Tigers will play in Norman, Oklahoma, on Sept. 13, 2036. The teams
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12:31 PM ET Tyler Trent first met Purdue football coach Jeff Brohm and others outside the student entrance to Ross-Ade Stadium. Everyone who walks by or passes through the entrance will now know Trent’s story. Purdue on Wednesday renamed Gate E at the stadium as Gate T2, the Tyler Trent Student Gate, to honor the
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12:07 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — The White Sox confirmed Tuesday what a $43 million contract seemed to signal: Eloy Jimenez will begin the season in the major leagues. Chicago’s prize prospect will make his big league debut on opening day at Kansas City on Thursday. Signed as a teenager by the crosstown Cubs
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