Month: July 2022

3:01 AM BST ESPN staff Ian Foster and Sam Cane have been retained as All Blacks coach and captain respectively. The duo will now come under immense pressure to right their poor recent run of results in the Rugby Championship, where the All Blacks begin their campaign away to the Springboks in South Africa. “We
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11:55 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night unveiled their Super Bowl LVI rings featuring what the team said is the most carat weight in the history of a sports championship ring. The rings were unveiled in a private ceremony the night before the Rams’ coaching staff is scheduled to
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6:17 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Blame it on lingering effects of the pandemic, resentment over the lockout or economic fears. Major League Baseball is struggling to fill the stands at pre-COVID levels as the sport heads into the last 2 1/2 months of its first season since 2019 without capacity restrictions. MLB reached
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6:49 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Right-hander Trevor Rosenthal signed a $4.5 million, one-year contract with the San Francisco Giants on Thursday. Rosenthal has a chance to pitch in the majors for the first time since 2020. He will be on the injured list with a hamstring strain initially, and manager Gabe Kapler
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11:47 PM ET ESPN News Services HOUSTON — The Houston Astros opened the second half of the season by sweeping the New York Yankees in a doubleheader Thursday to inch closer in the standings to the team with baseball’s best record. Yordan Alvarez and Alex Bregman both homered and combined for five RBI as the
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7:25 PM ET Associated Press BLAINE, Minn. — Scott Piercy shot a 6-under 65 to share the 3M Open lead with Sungjae Im after a windy first round Thursday. Tony Finau was two strokes back, with three near misses of birdie putts over his last four holes, along with Brice Garnett, Doug Ghim, Emiliano Grillo
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6:20 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick made it official Thursday: He isn’t naming an offensive coordinator to replace Josh McDaniels. The Patriots announced their complete coaching staff, with titles, for the first time since McDaniels departed to become Las Vegas Raiders head coach — and there’s no coordinator. “I’m
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7:11 PM ET Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — It’s prime time in the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Jackson State football coach Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders has emerged as the most high-profile advocate for the league and HBCUs in general, but his colleagues are embracing potential change and celebrating the status quo as well. Sanders touted the
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