Month: January 2020

7:00 AM ET The NHL appears to have gotten the message that its star players want the All-Star Game’s skills competitions to be challenging but not debilitating. It was outright painful to watch seasoned professionals struggle with carrying the puck through some convoluted, light-up gate or fruitlessly send 100 passes toward a tiny net on
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8:08 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN TORONTO — Before Wednesday night’s meeting, Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown and Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse both said they viewed the game as a measuring stick against a fellow Eastern Conference playoff team. After Toronto’s 107-95 victory — one that saw Sixers guard Josh Richardson exit with a left
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8:00 PM ET An arrest warrant has been issued for Antonio Brown by Hollywood, Florida police on a felony charge of burglary and battery, ESPN has confirmed. The charge relates to a Tuesday afternoon incident outside of Brown’s home where a moving truck driver alleges he was assaulted by both Brown and his trainer, Glenn
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7:23 PM ET ESPN News Services Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews (wrist) won’t play in this weekend’s NHL All-Star Game, but he will attend the event in St. Louis, the team announced Wednesday. Matthews, 22, is day-to-day while he gets treatment for an ongoing wrist issue, Toronto said. 2 Related Matthews is tied for
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7:28 PM ET ORLANDO, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers outside linebacker Shaq Barrett, who finished with an NFL-leading 19.5 sacks this season — a franchise record — isn’t sure when a new contract will get done this offseason, but he believes it will happen, and it will happen with the Bucs. “I don’t know where
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5:29 PM ET MOBILE, Ala. — Drew Brees said he won’t make a decision anytime soon on whether he is coming back for a 20th season at age 41. But New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis said the Saints “obviously” want him back. Brees is scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent. But he
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6:06 PM ET ESPN News Services Hawks star guard Trae Young will not play Wednesday, when Atlanta takes on the LA Clippers, because of a thigh injury. Young was listed as questionable earlier Wednesday before being ruled out. Jeff Teague will replace the second-year guard in Atlanta’s starting lineup. 2 Related The Hawks have not
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6:33 PM ET Associated Press NASSAU, Bahamas — Jared Wolfe won The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic at Baha Mar on Wednesday for his first Korn Ferry Tour title, closing with a 3-under 69 in strong wind for a four-stroke victory over Brandon Harkins. A winner each of the last three years on PGA Tour Latinoamerica,
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6:45 PM ET Boise State is suing the Mountain West Conference, alleging the league and its other members breached its re-entry agreement by approving a new television deal with CBS and FOX without its approval, and reneging on future $1.8 million annual bonuses for the Broncos. In the lawsuit, filed in state district court in
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