Month: April 2023

4:36 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN NEW YORK — Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers gave an impassioned speech Friday in defense of Joel Embiid‘s kick at Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton, saying the NBA needs to do something about teams trying to goad star players into retaliatory actions during games. “I’m gonna say this, and I
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5:04 PM ET Kylian Mbappe now has a league-leading 22 goals in Ligue 1 this season. DAMIEN MEYER/AFP via Getty Images Paris Saint-Germain moved a step closer to a record 11th Ligue 11 title when Kylian Mbappe‘s double earned them a 2-1 victory at bottom side Angers on Friday. France forward Mbappe struck twice in the
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5:44 PM ET Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has defended captain Harry Maguire as an “example” for the rest of his squad, after the defender’s latest high-profile error in Thursday’s Europa League exit at the hands of Sevilla. Maguire’s error led to an early goal for Sevilla and his performance came under the microscope
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4:46 PM ET Associated Press STUTTGART, Germany — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek rallied to beat Karolina Pliskova 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 for a place in the Porsche Grand Prix semifinals on Friday. Swiatek hadn’t played since last month in the Indian Wells semifinals because of a rib injury but began her clay season on Thursday with a
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5:21 PM ET Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. — It took a long time for Frank Solich to put aside the bitterness he felt toward Nebraska following his controversial firing. Twenty years and some prodding by athletic director Trev Alberts later, Solich was back at Memorial Stadium on Friday to begin a weekend of events honoring
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