Month: January 2020

3:02 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — Mariners outfielder Mitch Haniger is expected to miss the start of the regular season and likely needs to undergo core muscle surgery, general manager Jerry Dipoto said Thursday. Haniger suffered the injury during one of his offseason workouts earlier this week. Dipoto said the latest setback is tied
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1:07 PM GMT Finn Russell has been axed by Scotland ahead of their Six Nations opener against Ireland on Feb. 1 due to disciplinary reasons. In a statement released on Thursday, Scottish Rugby said: “Stand-off Finn Russell will play no further part in preparations for Scotland’s Six Nations opener against Ireland, having been disciplined for
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1:52 PM ET Reported concussions rose slightly during the NFL’s 2019 preseason and regular season, increasing from 214 in 2018 to 224, according to data released Thursday by the league. The new total remained well below the previous three-year average from 2015 to 2017 (266.3), an outcome that league executives attributed to the permanence of
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12:40 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — The NBA’s reigning Most Valuable Player has simple advice for the player many are viewing as a future MVP after his show-stopping debut. “Don’t rush the process,” was the message that Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo sent to Zion Williamson on Thursday from Paris. The 19-year-old made his
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12:45 PM ET Natalie Gulbis, whose lone LPGA Tour victory came in 2007, said she will retire from competitive golf at the end of this season. Gulbis, 37, has played a limited schedule the last two years while trying to navigate back issues that have hampered her for more than a decade. In a story
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12:15 PM ET MOBILE, Ala. — The Minnesota Vikings are handing offensive coordinator duties to Gary Kubiak, multiple league sources confirmed to ESPN. Kubiak served as the team’s assistant head coach/offensive adviser during the 2019 season. Kubiak will take over the role held by Kevin Stefanski since Week 15 of the 2018 season. Stefanski left
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