Month: October 2019

3:09 PM BST TOKYO — The Japan fans woke from their rugby dream to the sound of South African cheers reverberating around Tokyo. But as the Springboks’ insurmountable lead grew in this Rugby World Cup quarterfinal, still the local supporters shouted, hoped and desperately clung to tentative hopes of a second rugby miracle. Michael Leitch,
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3:12 PM ET ATLANTA — Falcons running back Devonta Freeman was disqualified from Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams after a confrontation with Rams star Aaron Donald. Both Freeman and Donald were flagged for unnecessary roughness following the third-quarter skirmish. Freeman appeared to pull at Donald’s helmet as the two shoved each other. Falcons
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3:11 PM ET DETROIT — Wide receiver Adam Thielen was ruled out for the second half of the Minnesota Vikings‘ Week 7 showdown with NFC North rival Detroit after injuring his right hamstring while hauling in a 25-yard touchdown in the first quarter. Thielen connected with quarterback Kirk Cousins with 5:23 to play in the
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2:53 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Wide receiver Will Fuller has been ruled out for the remainder of the Houston Texans‘ game against the Indianapolis Colts with a hamstring injury. Fuller appeared to injure his hamstring after making a catch on the second play of the Texans’ opening drive. He was announced as questionable to return
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2:18 PM ET Associated Press Ohio State edged past Clemson to No. 3 in The Associated Press college football poll and Wisconsin dropped to 13th after being upset ahead of its showdown with the Buckeyes. Alabama remained No. 1 on Sunday in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank, receiving 24 first-place votes. No.
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2:07 PM ET Canada’s Denis Shapovalov captured his maiden ATP Tour title at the Stockholm Open on Sunday, easing past Filip Krajinovic 6-4 6-4 in the final. Despite two victories over top-10 opponents in his career, a first trophy had proved elusive for the 20-year-old but Shapovalov was not to be denied by his Serbian
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1:51 PM ET Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts captured his first European Tour title in seven years on Sunday, winning the French Open by one shot after a final round of 72. The 36-year-old, who held a three-shot lead coming into the final day at Le Golf National, fired three birdies and a superb eagle on the
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1:47 PM ET The Florida Panthers have agreed to a one-year contract with center Brian Boyle, the team announced. Boyle, 34, finished last season with the Nashville Predators, joining the team from the New Jersey Devils a few weeks before the trade deadline. He had five goals and zero assists in 26 games with Nashville,
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1:31 PM ET ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Miami Dolphins rookie defensive lineman Christian Wilkins was ejected for a throwing a punch at Bills offensive linemen Cody Ford less than a minute into his team’s contest against the Buffalo Bills. Wilkins got into an extended push-and-shove battle with Ford following the second play of the game.
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