Month: January 2021

12:22 PM ET Gianluigi Buffon is alleged to have uttered a blasphemous expression during Juventus’ clash with Parma. Ciro Santangelo/BSR Agency/Getty Images Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon is facing a one-match fan if found guilty of using an alleged blasphemous expression during a match against Parma on Dec. 19. The incident relates back to a comment made
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8:17 AM ET Juventus president and head of the European Club Association (ECA) Andrea Agnelli has responded to reports of a breakaway Super League by backing UEFA’s Champions League reform and said competitions should remain open to all. A document produced in support of a breakaway outlines a plan for a 20-team league, outside of
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9:49 AM ET SMU football is hiring Florida Atlantic defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt for the same role, sources confirmed to ESPN. Leavitt, the head coach at South Florida from 1997 to 2009, will replace Kevin Kane, who left to coach linebackers at Illinois under new coach Bret Bielema. Leavitt, who is 64, spent last season
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9:00 AM ET The PGA Tour shifts over to La Jolla, California this week for the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. Defending champion Marc Leishman shot 7-under in the final round last year to beat Jon Rahm by one stroke. So which players are the favorites, who offers good odds and what props are
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6:59 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Tyson Fury’s co-promoter Frank Warren has said he is confident nothing will get in the way of making a Fury vs. Anthony Joshua fight
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7:53 AM ET Associated Press ROME — Andy Murray has entered a lower-tier challenger tournament in Italy next month after withdrawing from the Australian Open with the coronavirus. Murray is listed to play an indoor tournament in Biella starting Feb. 15, the Italian Tennis Federation said Wednesday. The tournament has 132,000 euros ($160,000) in prize
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7:49 AM ET New Tennessee athletic director Danny White didn’t have to look far to land his head football coach. Sources told ESPN that White is hiring UCF’s Josh Heupel as the Vols’ next head coach. White also hired Heupel when White was the UCF athletic director. Tennessee called a team meeting for 8:30 a.m.
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