Month: November 2019

5:29 PM ET Lleyton Hewitt’s decision to axe Nick Kyrgios from Australia’s Davis Cup quarter-final has backfired as Australia crashed out of the quarter-finals to Canada. Australia went down 2-1 with the inspirational Vasik Pospisil the hero for the Canadians who will now face Serbia or Russia in the semi-finals on Saturday. John Peers and
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5:44 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — New Toronto Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe spent a decent chunk of a 30-minute morning skate on Thursday teaching instead of running drills. There’s a lot for his new team to learn and not much time to do it. The 39-year-old Keefe is now in charge of
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4:59 PM ET The UFC is close to finalizing a welterweight bout between Rafael dos Anjos and Michael Chiesa on Jan. 25 in Raleigh, North Carolina, per sources. Contracts have not yet been signed, but both sides have agreed to the bout. The 170-pound contest will take place at UFC Fight Night inside PNC Arena.
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1:17 PM ET The NFL “found no such evidence” that Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph directed a racial slur at Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett just prior to last week’s brawl, league spokesman Brian McCarthy said Thursday. Garrett made the allegation during an appeal hearing with the NFL on Wednesday, sources told ESPN’s Josina
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4:43 PM ET Associated Press NAPLES, Fla. — Sei Young Kim made a 12-foot eagle putt on the 17th hole to pull away from the pack with a 7-under 65 for a two-shot lead Thursday after the opening round of the season-ending CME Globe Tour Championship. At stake is the richest prize ever in women’s
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4:18 PM ET As news broke Thursday that Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett was accusing Mason Rudolph of using a racial slur to appeal his indefinite suspension stemming from Thursday night fight, the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback sought out team captain Cam Heyward. Heyward says Rudolph was emphatic that he did not use a racial
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4:28 PM ET Floyd Mayweather says he’s definitively done with his in-ring boxing career, citing health concerns and recent deaths in the sport. The undefeated boxing legend has returned from retirement in the past, most recently for a 2017 blockbuster fight against UFC star Conor McGregor. But Mayweather said at the opening of his Mayweather
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3:44 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Greg Johnson was approved by the major league clubs as the new controlling owner of the San Francisco Giants. Following the decision Thursday at the owners meetings in Arlington, Texas, Giants president and CEO Larry Baer will still represent the club at the meetings, along with Johnson
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