Month: December 2018

4:28 PM ET Boston College has extended the contract of football coach Steve Addazio for two seasons through 2022, athletic director Martin Jarmond announced Tuesday. Boston College is 7-5 this season and headed to the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl where it will face Boise State on Dec. 26. Addazio, 59, is 38-38 overall in six
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4:31 PM ET ESPN News Services Zach Johnson will have a new caddie next year, ending a 15-year partnership with Damon Green. They had worked together for 12 victories, two of them majors, and more than $44 million in PGA Tour earnings. “Zach said, ‘I think we need to take a break. It’s not a
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4:23 PM ET Philadelphia 76ers forward Jimmy Butler suffered no structural damage in his groin, league sources told ESPN’s Zach Lowe. Butler underwent an MRI on Tuesday after leaving Monday night’s win over the Detroit Pistons in the first quarter with a groin strain. Despite the good news, Butler is still listed as doubtful for
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1:41 PM GMT Johnny Sexton has signed a contract extension with the Irish Rugby Football Union which will see him play rugby in Ireland up to the end of the 2020/21 season. The IRFU announced Tuesday that Leinster fly-half Sexton, who was recently named 2018 World Rugby player of the year, had extended his stay.
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Dec 11, 2018 ESPN staff Pote Human has been appointed head coach of the Bulls’ Super Rugby team, replacing John Mitchell after the New Zealander departed the Pretoria-based franchise in September to take up a position as England’s defence coach. Human’s appointment for the 2019 season was something of a shock even though he had
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1:34 PM ET The Pittsburgh Pirates have traded pitcher Ivan Nova to the Chicago White Sox, sources confirmed to ESPN. The deal, which was first reported Tuesday by The Athletic, is pending a review of medical records. It is unclear what Pittsburgh acquired in the trade. Nova, 31, went 9-9 with a 4.19 ERA in
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Dec 11, 2018 ESPN staff Rassie Erasmus will step down as Springboks coach after the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. Erasmus made the announcement in an exclusive and wide-ranging interview with SuperSport commentator Matt Pearce, in which he reflected on his first year in charge as both head coach of the Boks and Director
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11:33 AM ET McLaren’s new driver signing Carlos Sainz compared notes with former McLaren F1 driver Fernando Alonso after testing this year’s McLaren car. Sainz has joined the team following the departure of compatriot and good friend Alonso, who quit F1 at the end of the 2018 season following four unsuccessful seasons with McLaren. The
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