Month: May 2021

11:36 AM ET The 2020-21 Premier League season was unlike any other. With the coronavirus pandemic forcing the 2019-20 season to conclude in late July, teams had a little over six weeks to reboot, reset and regroup. From there, the grueling calendar took hold, with a compressed league schedule and cup competitions squeezed around international
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2:07 PM ET Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the French Open, saying Monday that she will “take some time away from the court” one day after she was fined and threatened harsher sanctions for skipping her mandatory media obligations. Osaka, in a statement posted to social media, said she “never wanted to be a distraction”
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12:30 PM ET Chicago Cubs right-hander Trevor Williams was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday with appendicitis. The move was made retroactive to Friday. The Cubs recalled right-hander Kohl Stewart from Triple-A Iowa in a corresponding move, and he will start Chicago’s game on Monday against the San Diego Padres. The 29-year-old Williams is
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11:45 AM ET The Chicago White Sox have placed pitcher Michael Kopech on the 10-day injured list because of a strained left hamstring. The White Sox announced the roster move before Monday’s double-header with the Indians. Right-hander Jimmy Lambert was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte in a corresponding move and will start the second game of
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3:04 PM ET ESPN News Services The Washington Nationals reinstated outfielder Victor Robles from the 10-day injured list on Monday ahead of a four-game series at the Atlanta Braves. The move comes one day after the team optioned infielder Luis Garcia to Triple-A Rochester. Robles, 24, was placed on the IL on May 23 (retroactive
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1:30 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Braves star Marcell Ozuna was granted a $20,000 bond Monday on charges of aggravated assault by strangulation and battery against his wife. Ozuna was jailed Saturday after police officers in the Atlanta suburb of Sandy Springs said they witnessed him attacking his wife, Genesis, while responding to a
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10:36 AM ET Adriana Garcia Brazil, winners in 2019, will host the 2021 Copa America. LUIS ACOSTA/AFP/Getty Images CONMEBOL named Brazil as the host nation of the 47th Copa America on Monday. The decision was made less than 24 hours after South America’s football governing body announced Argentina would no longer stage the event that is
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3:28 PM ET Kevin De Bruyne should be ready for the Euro, according to Belgium coach Roberto Martinez. Getty Kevin De Bruyne does not require surgery after fracturing his nose and eye socket and will join the Belgium squad next week ahead of the European Championship, coach Roberto Martinez said on Monday. The 29-year-old De Bruyne
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10:03 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Sergio Aguero will join Barcelona on a free transfer from Manchester City when his contract expires next month, the Spanish club announced Monday. Aguero, 32, has agreed to a two-year deal with a €100 million buyout clause after announcing earlier this season that he would end his 10-year
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