Month: July 2020

12:46 AM BST Melbourne Rebels Chief Executive Baden Stephenson is “extremely confident” they will feature in whatever competition emerges from the remains of Super Rugby amid criticism that their sub-par performances and crowd numbers do not merit inclusion. The broader Super Rugby season, which also featured teams from New Zealand, South Africa, Argentina and Japan,
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9:23 PM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — Oakland Athletics left-hander A.J. Puk was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday with a strained shoulder and traveled to Los Angeles to be examined by Dr. Neal ElAttrache. Puk, a top prospect expected to be in the A’s rotation once healthy, was also bothered by the
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9:48 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Joe Girardi’s new path was evident Monday. And unfamiliar. About to start his first season as Philadelphia’s manager, he was back at Yankee Stadium to lead the Phillies in an exhibition game against New York ahead of his team’s pandemic-delayed opener Friday at home against Miami. “I
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8:13 PM ET The NFL on Monday made an offer to the NFL Players Association to play no preseason games this summer, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The players had been pushing not to play preseason games this year, while the league had most recently been seeking to play two games instead of the
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7:58 PM ET Anthony Rendon, the Los Angeles Angels‘ new third baseman, is nursing an oblique injury that seemingly has not improved, further jeopardizing his chances of playing during the opening weekend. Rendon, signed to a $245 million contract this offseason, was scratched from intrasquad games on Friday and Saturday and did not play on
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2:49 PM ET The National Hockey League released its first COVID-19 test results since training camps opened on July 13 and the numbers were encouraging, as only two players had tested positive. The NHL concluded the first five days of testing from Phase 3 of its return-to-play protocol from July 13-17. The league said that
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8:25 PM ET The Southwestern Athletic Conference is postponing its fall sports competitions and championships because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and has begun plans to push the fall schedule to the 2021 spring semester, according to a statement provided to ESPN on Monday. The plans for football include a seven-game conference schedule that begins
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