Month: January 2020

6:59 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN CHICAGO — The streets of Chicago surely will be jam-packed with celebrities and basketball junkies come NBA All-Star Weekend in three weeks. On the court at United Center, this year’s threads will pay homage to the city’s popular alternative form of transportation — the transit line. Jordan Brand and Nike
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7:15 PM ET Associated Press BOCA RATON, Fla. — Jessica Korda shot a 6-under 66 in high wind Thursday to take the first-round lead in the Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio, the tour’s first full-field event of the season and first official event in Boca Raton in more than 30 years. Korda birdied her final
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7:30 PM ET ESPN News Services SAN DIEGO — Rory McIlroy, who can return to world No. 1 with a win this week, opened the Farmers Insurance Open with a 5-under 67 on Torrey Pines North on Thursday and is tied for third. Sebastian Cappelen and Keegan Bradley had the low scores of the opening
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6:58 PM ET Associated Press NORMAN, Okla, — Ruffin McNeill is stepping down as Oklahoma‘s assistant head coach and outside linebackers coach to help care for his 85-year-old father in North Carolina. The school made the announcement Thursday. Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley hired McNeill in 2017. He coached defensive tackles that season and at
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8:00 AM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When quarterback Patrick Mahomes rallied the Kansas City Chiefs from deficits of at least 10 points to win their two playoff games this year, it wasn’t an anomaly. He led the Chiefs back from a 10-point fourth-quarter hole last year against the Denver Broncos with the help of
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7:05 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Mets made it official, hiring Luis Rojas as their manager to replace Carlos Beltran. New York announced the move Thursday, a week after Beltran departed without managing a game. Rojas, who had been the Mets’ quality-control coach, was given a multiyear contract. “I will work tirelessly
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6:34 PM ET MOBILE, Ala. — San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch could have been preparing for his Super Bowl trip, but instead he was grinding on the Senior Bowl circuit this week. The team’s mindset is clear: Celebrating is not an option heading into the Feb. 2 matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs.
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6:41 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — After attempting the fourth-fewest passes ever in an NFL postseason game, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo has heard the chatter. As the Niners begin preparation for Super Bowl LIV against the Kansas City Chiefs, Garoppolo acknowledged Thursday that he knows how he might be viewed in the
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