Month: May 2021

11:25 AM ET The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has initiated an independent investigation into the death of teenage Jordanian boxer Rashed Al-Swaisat, who died last month after sustaining a head injury at the world youth championships in Poland. 19-year-old Al-Swaisat was taken to hospital where he underwent emergency brain surgery after collapsing during the third
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12:47 PM ET A civil lawsuit was filed against the New York Giants by their former video director in the fallout following an alleged physical altercation involving two other employees at the team’s facility. Dave Maltese was fired in March for what the suit describes as “retaliatory purposes” in violation of CEPA, New Jersey’s whistleblower
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11:50 AM ET Northwestern and Nebraska will open the 2022 season in Dublin, Ireland, the schools announced Wednesday. The Wildcats will serve as the home team in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic, set to be played Aug. 27, 2022, at Aviva Stadium. Nebraska had been scheduled to open the 2021 season against Illinois in
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10:49 AM ET The NHL Department of Player Safety has offered Colorado Avalanche forward Nazem Kadri an in-person hearing for his illegal check to the head of St. Louis Blues defenseman Justin Faulk. By offering a hearing, the Department of Player Safety has the ability to suspend Kadri for more than five games. “In-person” hearings
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11:04 AM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Bills have hired two women to full-time positions and brought on another two as interns, according to the team and NFL director of football development Sam Rapoport. Sophia Lewin will work as an offensive assistant for the Bills while Andrea Gosper will serve as a player
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11:00 AM ET The NBA on Thursday announced the launch of NBA Bet, a multimedia content initiative including a betting-centric show that will debut Friday on NBA TV. “NBABet presented by BetMGM” will air weekly on the league’s network and feature betting analysis as well updating odds from BetMGM’s data feed. In addition to the
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11:13 AM ET Associated Press Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print PARMA, Italy — Coco Gauff advanced to the semifinals of the Emilia-Romagna Open by beating Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday. The 17-year-old Gauff, who last week reached the Italian Open semifinals for her career-best result on clay, will next face Czech player
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5:48 AM ET England legend Eni Aluko has been named as Angel City’s first-ever sporting director. Photo By Sam Barnes/Sportsfile for Web Summit via Getty Images Angel City have appointed ex-England international Eni Aluko as their first sporting director, the Los Angeles-based expansion franchise of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) said in a statement on
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5:00 AM ET Manchester City‘s Ruben Dias has won the prestigious Football Writers’ Association Player of the Year award, beating Tottenham’s Harry Kane and City teammate Kevin De Bruyne. Centre-back Dias has enjoyed a fine debut season at City following his move from Benfica last summer, becoming an integral figure in Pep Guardiola’s title-winning team.
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