Month: May 2021

1:30 PM ET Duke is promoting Nina King to be its next athletic director, the school announced Wednesday. King, who joined Duke’s athletic department in September 2008 and serves as senior deputy director of athletics, will replace Kevin White, who is retiring Sept. 1 after 13 years at the school. She will become the first
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12:01 PM ET Marshall All-American offensive lineman Cain Madden announced on Wednesday that he’s entering the college football transfer portal. A former walk-on, Cain started nine games last season and was named second-team All-American by The Associated Press. A so-called “super senior,” Cain will make use of the extra year of eligibility granted by the
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12:42 PM BST Murrayfield will allow in 16,500 spectators when the British & Irish Lions face Japan on June 26 ahead of their tour to South Africa this year, the Lions said on Wednesday. The move to let fans attend amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic was made after consultations with the Scottish government. 1 Related
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9:04 AM ET Former U.S. women’s national ice hockey team captain Meghan Duggan is joining the New Jersey Devils as a manager of player development. “I’m looking forward to getting to work, and adding value in an area that I’ve committed my entire life to,” Duggan told ESPN. “But I also hope people see this
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10:47 AM ET The head of UK Anti-Doping, Nicole Sapstead, is leaving to take up a new role with the International Tennis Integrity Agency after 12 years with the organisation, UKAD said on Wednesday. Sapstead, who has been chief executive of UKAD for six years, will become the ITIA’s Senior Director for Anti-Doping. 1 Related
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9:24 AM ET Rory McIlroy has emerged as the consensus favorite to win the PGA Championship at sportsbooks around the nation; however, bookmakers are reporting more betting interest on an American in good form — Jordan Spieth. McIlroy is the favorite at 11-1 at Caesars Sportsbook by William Hill. Jon Rahm is 14-1, followed by
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