Month: September 2020

6:43 PM ET ESPN News Services ROME — Rafael Nadal‘s first tournament in seven months ended with a 6-2, 7-5 loss to Diego Schwartzman in the quarterfinals of the Italian Open on Saturday. Nadal, a nine-time champion in Rome, had never lost to the 15th-ranked Schwartzman in nine previous meetings. But Schwartzman dictated the baseline
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8:36 PM ET Miami quarterback Tate Martell has decided to opt out of the season, the Hurricanes confirmed Saturday. Martell, who transferred from Ohio State last season with hopes of winning the starting quarterback job, never found a role with the Hurricanes. He alternated between playing quarterback and receiver in 2019, finishing with seven carries
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7:57 PM ET Memphis canceled its game against UTSA next Friday, marking the second straight game it will not play due to an outbreak of COVID-19 inside its program. Last week, the Tigers announced a “significant number of individuals” inside the program were placed into quarantine because of coronavirus protocols, forcing Memphis to postpone its
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7:22 PM ET Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Ian Book ran for three first-half touchdowns and No. 7 Notre Dame won its 20th straight home game 52-0 against South Florida Bulls on Saturday. Coach Brian Kelly’s Fighting Irish (2-0) led 35-0 at halftime and for the second year in a row posted a 52-point
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6:11 PM ET NHL commissioner Gary Bettman admitted on Saturday that he “would not be surprised” if the start date for the 2020-21 season “slips into later December, [or] could slip into January.” “There’s still too much we don’t know,” Bettman said Saturday, speaking from the Edmonton, Alberta, bubble ahead of Game 1 of the
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6:56 PM ET The NHL said it was aware of an incident where a Florida Panthers assistant coach allegedly kicked a player on the bench, but said that it left any investigation and punishment up to the team. Canada’s TSN reported this week that coach Mike Kitchen, 64, kicked a Panthers player on the bench
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7:56 PM BST Holders Saracens stormed into the semifinals of the European Champions Cup after quelling a spirited Leinster comeback to win 25-17 at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium on Saturday in a keenly-contested rematch of last season’s title clash. Four-time champions Leinster came into the contest as Pool 1 winners after securing six victories from as
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