Month: February 2020

1:11 PM ET British number one Dan Evans has been knocked out of the Rotterdam Open after Frenchman and defending champion Gael Monfils, beat him 7-6(5) 6-2 in the quarterfinals on Friday. The third seed won his ninth career title in Montpellier on Sunday and after a tight first set against the spirited Evans he
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12:01 PM ET The Burrow name will remain in the LSU area beyond the school’s record books for a while, as the Baton Rouge Zoo announced Friday that its new male giraffe will be named “Burreaux.” You voted. We tallied. Meet Burreaux!!! Thanks to everyone who nominated and supported the cause. This little guy has
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11:44 AM ET A potential light heavyweight title eliminator is officially set. Corey Anderson and Jan Blachowicz both made weight Friday morning for their possible No. 1 contender matchup, which is scheduled for Saturday night in the main event of UFC Rio Rancho in New Mexico. Anderson weighed 205 pounds, while Blachowicz hit the scale
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11:52 AM ET ESPN News Services St. Louis Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester has undergone an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator procedure and his status will be updated next week, the team said in a statement Friday. The procedure restores the heart’s normal rhythm and was done after Bouwmeester suffered a cardiac episode while on the bench during Tuesday
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11:58 AM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR will dole out a record $23.6 million to the 40 drivers racing in the Daytona 500. The sanctioning body released the total purse Friday, an about-face for an organization that hadn’t released payouts since the 2015 season. NASCAR’s charter system with teams had previously prohibited
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9:54 AM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Redskins are releasing cornerback Josh Norman, he told NBC Sports Washington on Friday. “It’s their choice, not mine,” Norman said. “Now I can start something new and fresh.” Norman said new Redskins coach Ron Rivera, who coached the cornerback in Carolina, called him Friday morning to inform
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11:17 AM ET Bruce Boudreau’s wild tenure in Minnesota has come to an end. GM Bill Guerin fired Boudreau on Friday, ending his four-season stint with the organization. Dean Evason, who was an assistant coach for Boudreau in Washington and then in Minnesota, will be named interim coach. The timing of the firing this late
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