Month: February 2021

8:59 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — – The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired outfielder Derek Fisher from the Toronto Blue Jays for cash and a player to be named. Both teams announced the trade Monday night. Fisher, 27, batted .226 with one homer and seven RBIs in 16 games last season. He had a .359
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8:00 PM ET ESPN News Services DALLAS — The Dallas Stars postponed their home game Monday night against the Nashville Predators after a request from city officials not to play because of the impact extreme winter weather had on the area. With significant power outages in North Texas and throughout the state, the NHL said
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12:03 PM GMT As the countdown to the return of Super Rugby AU enters its final week, all eyes will soon turn to the debut of Australia’s latest code-hopper: Suliasi Vunivalu. Despite some mid-season uncertainty amid the coronavirus pandemic last year, particularly during Rugby Australia’s crippling financial slide, Vunivalu later proved to be a man
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7:12 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Left-hander Justin Wilson returned to the New York Yankees after two seasons with the Mets, agreeing Monday to a deal, a source confirmed to ESPN. Wilson joins a bullpen headed by closer Aroldis Chapman and Zack Britton, both left-handers. Hard-throwing right-hander Chad Green is joined by
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6:31 PM ET Leopoldo Luque, the moustache-sporting striker who was a key part of the Argentina side that won their first World Cup at home in 1978, died on Monday, the Argentine Football Association said. Luque, who was 71, was hospitalised with COVID-19 over the festive period and he never fully recovered, Argentina media reported.
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4:56 PM ET Timo Werner scored his first Premier League goal in 14 matches on Monday. Getty Timo Werner scored his first Premier League goal in 14 matches as Chelsea jumped into the top four with a 2-0 victory against Newcastle United on Monday. Olivier Giroud also scored to help hand new manager Thomas Tuchel a
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5:50 PM ET ESPN News Services Right-hander Matt Shoemaker and the Minnesota Twins are in agreement on a one-year, $2 million deal, pending a physical, sources tell ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Shoemaker, 34, can earn another $250,000 in performance bonuses, sources said. He made six starts last year in his second season with the Toronto Blue
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5:48 PM ET ESPN News Services The New Jersey Devils are back at work after 19 players landed on the NHL’s COVID-19 list and forced the postponement of seven games since the end of January. The Devils, who play the Rangers on Tuesday, practiced Monday for the first time since beating the Sabres in Buffalo
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