Month: February 2023

7:57 AM ET Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), the body responsible for match officials across English football, has removed from duty two additional VAR officials involved in controversial incidents last weekend for the next round of Premier League games, it was announced Tuesday. Neither Lee Mason nor Neil Swarbrick have been given a VAR
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7:30 AM ET Paul Carr and Dan Thomas The UEFA Champions League round of 16 begins this week with eight two-leg matchups between some of the best teams in Europe. Manchester City, Bayern Munich, PSG and Liverpool top the list of contenders for the Champions League, with the first two matches beginning on Tuesday. AC
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10:16 AM ET The San Diego Padres have further bolstered their rotation, agreeing to a deal with right-hander Michael Wacha, sources confirmed to ESPN. After seven seasons with the Cardinals, this will be Wacha’s fourth team in four seasons. He had middling seasons with the Mets and Rays before rediscovering his form with the Red
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10:43 AM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Va. — Alex Ovechkin will be away from the Washington Capitals to attend to a family matter and the health of a loved one, the team said Tuesday. General manager Brian MacLellan announced Ovechkin’s absence before the team’s morning skate. No further details were released, and it’s unclear how
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8:51 AM ET Chris Eubank Jr. said on Tuesday he has triggered a rematch clause with Liam Smith following their clash last month. Smith stopped Eubank with a fourth-round knockout on Jan. 21 at the Manchester Arena, England. It was Eubank’s third defeat of his career and his first via stoppage. “This morning I activated
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