Month: October 2018

3:15 AM ET Associated Press Lance Armstrong’s former team manager has been given a lifetime ban from cycling for his role in a doping program that helped Armstrong win the Tour de France seven times. Johan Bruyneel had been serving a 10-year ban. In a letter posted on social media Wednesday, Bruyneel announced the Switzerland-based
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8:58 PM ET Associated Press CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Former Miami football coach Al Golden has filed a $3 million lawsuit against the university, seeking what he contends is unpaid settlement money. The lawsuit was filed in federal court Wednesday — three years to the day after Golden’s final game at Miami, a 58-0 loss
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10:16 PM ET ESPN News Services SAN FRANCISCO — Pac-12 athletic directors endorsed changes Wednesday to the conference’s replay review system for football games, including developing a manual with clear protocols and procedures, after a league executive influenced a potential targeting call during a game last month. Commissioner Larry Scott ordered an internal review of
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7:27 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — Seattle Seahawks linebacker K.J. Wright and tight end Ed Dickson are expected to make their season debuts Sunday against the Lions in Detroit. Coach Pete Carroll was noncommittal on Wright’s availability earlier in the week, but on Wednesday he said he’s anticipating that both Wright and Dickson
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7:04 PM BST Christian Wade has retired from rugby union at the age of 27 after Wasps agreed to release him from his contract with the club. A tackle seen around the world propelled Christian Scotland-Williamson from rugby towards the Pittsburgh Steelers, and a challenge that even a 6-foot-9 master’s graduate is struggling with —
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6:50 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. — Everson Griffen is back with the Minnesota Vikings after spending the past five weeks away from football to deal with personal issues related to mental health. No longer listed on the injury report with “not football related” next to his name, Griffen went through his first practice since the
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6:12 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Ottawa Senators defenseman Mark Borowiecki has been suspended for one game without pay by the NHL for elbowing Boston Bruins defenseman Urho Vaakanainen on Tuesday night. The NHL announced the suspension Wednesday. The play happened in the first period of Boston’s 4-1 win over Ottawa. The Bruins
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4:57 PM ET Grigor Dimitrov‘s poor run of form continued as he was dumped out of the Erste Bank Open in Vienna. The world No. 10 has failed to progress beyond the second round of any tournament that he has participated in since being beaten in the opening round of the US Open in August,
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6:12 PM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN Dana White once famously tweeted about Ben Askren, “When Ambien can’t sleep, it takes Ben Askren.” The UFC president actually had it backward. Yes, he was slinging an insult Askren’s way for his smothering fight style, characterizing it as sleep-inducing to watch. But in reality, the experience of watching “Funky
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