Month: January 2019

11:23 PM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia’s Ash Barty has fought back from a set down against Maria Sharapova to secure her passage into a maiden Grand Slam quarterfinal. Forget Bernard Tomic. Forget Lleyton Hewitt. Ash Barty deserves the attention and spotlight at this year’s Australian Open, writes Jake Michaels. The 22-year-old Australian gave up
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11:14 AM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball NEW ORLEANS — At the outset of the Los Angeles Rams‘ season, it was Super Bowl or bust. And Sunday, inside a sold-out and deafening Mercedes-Benz Superdome,
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7:27 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Just when it looked like the Los Angeles Lakers were turning the corner on an injury-riddled season, Lonzo Ball is expected to miss four to six weeks with a Grade 3 left ankle sprain, the team announced Sunday. Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball was carried off the court by
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6:00 PM ET Point guard Dennis Smith Jr. plans to rejoin the Dallas Mavericks for Tuesday’s home game against the LA Clippers, sources told ESPN. Coach Rick Carlisle informed the team about Smith’s pending return at Sunday’s practice in Milwaukee, stressing Smith’s value to the team and encouraging players to welcome him with open arms,
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6:16 PM ET Alabama has added four new assistant coaches to its staff in Charles Kelly, Sal Sunseri, Kyle Flood and most recently Charles Huff, sources confirmed to ESPN. Nick Saban saw a flood of attrition from his staff after the national championship game with offensive coordinator Mike Locksley taking over as head coach at
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5:06 PM ET Associated Press LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Eun-Hee Ji of South Korea outlasted the cold and wind to close with a 1-under 70 and win the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions by two shots Sunday in the LPGA Tour season opener. Ji shared the 54-hole lead with Lydia Ko, who fell apart
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4:50 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN CHICAGO – Washington Capitals winger Devante Smith-Pelly returned to Chicago on Sunday for the first time since he was the subject of racial taunts by fans during a game. Smith-Pelly downplayed the return, saying “it was just a couple people” who behaved inappropriately and he doesn’t “hold it against the
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10:07 AM GMT Flanker Brad Shields has become the latest injury concern for England ahead of the Six Nations after he was ruled out of Wasps’ European Champions Cup clash with Leinster. Shields, 27, missed the Pool One match at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry with a side strain, adding another selection headache for Eddie
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