Month: February 2021

10:20 PM ET Have a Monday night LaMelo Ball. The Charlotte Hornets‘ rookie point guard tied team records, had some amazing assists and buried a season-high, seven 3-pointers in the Hornets’ 119-94 win over the Houston Rockets. The effort also helped slow down the Rockets, who had won four of their last five road games
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12:56 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Following her 7-5, 6-4 loss in the first round at the Australian Open on Tuesday to American player Jessica Pegula, Victoria Azarenka said her preparation for the year’s first major was adversely affected by the 14-day hard quarantine period she had to endure. “Of course, it has impacted [on court],”
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10:11 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Seven-inning doubleheaders and runners on second base to start extra innings will return for a second straight season under an agreement for 2021 health protocols reached Monday between Major League Baseball and the players’ association. The deal did not include last year’s experimental rule to extend the
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8:57 PM ET The St. Louis Cardinals are bringing back Yadier Molina for an 18th season, the team announced Monday. St. Louis agreed to a one-year deal with the catcher, a source told ESPN’s Jesse Rogers, confirming multiple reports. Molina is a rarity, having spent his entire career — 2,025 games — with the Cardinals.
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11:14 PM ET Columbus Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella benched newly acquired winger Patrik Laine during Monday night’s game against Carolina, acknowledging afterward that although sitting a player is “the last thing I want to do,” it was something he felt was needed. The Blue Jackets acquired Laine two weeks ago in a trade for
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7:28 PM ET Arkansas State athletic director Terry Mohajir has agreed to take the athletic director’s job at UCF, sources told ESPN. Mohajir, a member of the College Football Playoff selection committee, has overseen the Arkansas State athletic department since 2012. He played football at Arkansas State in the 1990s and worked at Kansas and
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6:25 PM ET Indiana Pacers assistant coach Bill Bayno has resigned his job, citing mental health issues, sources told ESPN on Monday. Bayno, 58, began a leave of absence two weeks ago and worked through terms of a departure with the organization in recent days. Bayno has privately described a need to step away from
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