8:43 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Ontario’s major indoor professional sports teams have been given the green light to host capacity crowds. The NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators and the NBA’s Toronto Raptors will be able to play in front of full arenas when their seasons start this month, Ontario Sports Minister
Month: October 2021
4:38 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry has long been an admirer of LeBron James, but he added an extra layer of praise to his famous foe’s accolades in advance of Friday’s preseason game against the Los Angeles Lakers. When asked what it’s been like to play against James for
7:00 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving will be able to practice at the team’s facility in Brooklyn, sources confirmed to ESPN, but still won’t be able to play in home games due to the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The change in Irving’s status is due to the city determining that the
7:45 PM ET Associated Press WEST CALDWELL, N.J. — Jin Young Ko had a three-stroke lead with four holes left Friday when second-round play in the LPGA Tour’s Cognizant Founders Cup was suspended because of darkness. Play was delayed 2½ hours at the start because of fog, the second straight day that fog forced a
7:51 PM ET Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Phil Mickelson shot a 6-under 66 on Friday for a share of the first-round lead with Matt Gogel in the PGA Tour Champions’ Constellation Furyk & Friends Invitational. Trying to win for the third time in four career starts on the 50-and-over tour, Mickelson had seven birdies
8:28 PM ET The NFL Players Association board of player representatives voted to retain executive director DeMaurice Smith for another term in a close vote Friday evening. In a conference call that included the player reps from all 32 NFL teams, Smith received 22 votes in favor of him staying as executive director, just clearing
2:45 PM ET The UFC is close to finalizing a barn burner of a main event between Calvin Kattar and Giga Chikadze in January, multiple sources told ESPN. Contracts have not been signed, but the UFC is working on booking the featherweight bout as its headliner for a UFC Fight Night on Jan. 15. Kattar
1:36 PM ET Phil Hawes had the possibility of two opponents this weekend, but neither bout will happen. Deron Winn, Hawes’ scheduled opponent, withdrew from the fight because of an illness, which was not weight cut- or coronavirus-related, UFC announced Friday morning. In Winn’s place, UFC signed MMA veteran Chris Curtis to fight Hawes on
6:21 AM ET Daniel Sturridge is best known for his time with Liverpool. EPA/PETER POWELL Former Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge has promised to leave his ego at the door when he arrives at Perth Glory, declaring he isn’t coming to Australia for a holiday. Sturridge’s one-season deal with Glory represents one of the biggest coups in
2:28 PM ET Eric GomezMexico writer After an on-field brawl included a pitch invader attacking a San Jose Earthquakes player during the MLS team’s Thursday night friendly against Liga MX side Cruz Azul, a rash of violence – including shots fired – around the stadium prompted the response of over 40 police officers and multiple