Month: May 2021

3:51 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — The New England Patriots‘ team plane has delivered 500,000 Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccines to El Salvador — and in the process inadvertently inserted itself into a testy geopolitical fight for influence in Latin America. The “Pats Plane” was greeted upon arrival in San Salvador early Wednesday, just after midnight,
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1:04 PM ET Vancouver Canucks coach Travis Green has agreed to a multiyear contract with the team, ending speculation that the two sides would walk away from each other after a disappointing season. “Coaching the Vancouver Canucks has been a privilege and I am excited at the opportunity to continue behind the bench with this
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2:14 PM ET Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Wild right winger Marcus Johansson has a broken left arm that will take him out of the team’s playoff series against the Vegas Golden Knights. Johansson was hurt in the first period of Game 3 on Thursday, when he approached the net and appeared to
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3:00 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee State is conducting a study to test the feasibility of becoming the first historically black university to field varsity men’s and women’s ice hockey teams. The university announced the study Friday with help from the NHL, the Nashville Predators and College Hockey Inc. “We are extremely
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1:50 PM ET The San Francisco 49ers waived veteran wide receiver Marqise Lee on Friday, four days after they signed him to a one-year contract. Lee had received the contract Monday after trying out last weekend at the 49ers’ rookie minicamp, where he caught passes from rookie quarterback Trey Lance on Friday during the portion
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3:03 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The timetable for Patrick Mahomes to participate in team drills after his offseason turf toe surgery has been accelerated, as the quarterback will take part when the Chiefs begin offseason practice next week, a source confirmed to ESPN. The initial plan after the surgery in February was for
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1:19 PM ET Associated Press PARMA, Italy — Coco Gauff reached her first clay-court final by beating Katerina Siniakova 7-5, 1-6, 6-2 on Friday at the Emilia-Romagna Open. It’s a second career WTA final for the 17-year-old American, who reached her first semifinal on clay last week at the Italian Open. She is gearing up
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12:45 PM ET Juliana Velasquez has her first Bellator title defense booked. The new Bellator women’s flyweight champion will face top-tier kickboxer Denise Kielholtz at Bellator 262 on July 16 at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, the promotion announced Friday. The undefeated Velasquez beat Ilima-Lei Macfarlane to win the title this past December. Bellator 262
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