Month: December 2018

7:00 AM ET After winning it all in 2017, America’s young representatives won’t find satisfaction with repeating as bronze medalists, trouncing the Czech Republic 9-3 in the third-place game a year ago. While oddsmakers deem the host Canadian crew the early favorite for gold at the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship in Vancouver and Victoria,
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7:00 AM ET The Canadians and Americans aren’t alone in bringing high-level talent to British Columbia for the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship, set to begin on Dec. 26. Here is a look at prolific playmakers from legit medal contenders Sweden, Finland, Russia and everyone’s favorite wild card, the Czech Republic. Be sure to check
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7:00 AM ET Speed, speed, speed. If coach Tim Hunter has his way, his young charges will once again rocket their way atop the podium on home soil. The odds are in their favor. Despite the absence of experienced veterans, Team Canada is considered the early pick to repeat as gold medalists at the 2019
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7:33 AM ET The Athletics and Mike Fiers have agreed to a two-year contract for the right-hander to return to Oakland, according to MLB.com. MLB.com reports that the deal, which is pending a physical, could be worth up to $15 million. Fiers, 33, is coming off his best season (12-8, 3.56 ERA) as a major
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Tottenham turned an early deficit into a six-goal masterclass at Goodison Park, dismantling Everton with goals from their four biggest stars. Tottenham turned an early deficit into a six-goal masterclass at Goodison Park, dismantling Everton with goals from their four biggest stars. Stewart Robson analyses how Mauricio Pochettino’s Tottenham’s attacking play was made easier by
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12:46 AM ET Jermall Charlo entered the ring having just watched his twin brother, Jermell Charlo, suffer a controversial upset decision loss to Tony Harrison that cost him his junior middleweight world title and perfect record in a Premier Boxing Champions co-feature on Saturday night. Ronnie Shields, Jermall’s trainer, admitted that he had to talk
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3:52 AM ET ESPN News Services Louisiana Tech defensive end Jaylon Ferguson became the NCAA’s career sacks leader Saturday, breaking the FBS record previously held by Arizona State’s Terrell Suggs. Ferguson, a fifth-year senior who entered Saturday’s Hawai’i Bowl with 42.5 career sacks, needed 1.5 sacks to match Suggs’ record. He finished the game with
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3:32 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — As Joel Embiid has emerged from two seasons wiped out by injuries to begin his professional career, he has become one of the faces of the modernization and evolution of the center position. By pairing his massive 7-foot frame with the ability to space the floor beyond the
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