Month: January 2019

11:09 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN What does the NHL think about its current standings? We’re not talking about the points system and its forced parity, with which they seem quite pleased. We’re talking about the teams currently in the mix for the Stanley Cup Playoffs and, in turn, potentially the Stanley Cup Final. No Chicago.
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8:16 AM ET Former Oklahoma quarterback Austin Kendall has committed to West Virginia and is enrolling there to participate in spring ball with the Mountaineers, a source told ESPN. Kendall visited Morgantown on Thursday after Oklahoma relented and allowed him to be eligible for the 2019 season. The Sooners initially were blocking Kendall from becoming
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7:40 AM ET NASCAR Hall of Famer Glen Wood, who founded Wood Brothers Racing in 1953, has died. He was 93. Wood Brothers Racing made the announcement of Wood’s passing Friday on social media. It’s with profound sadness that we mourn the passing of team founder and family patriarch Glen Wood this morning. We want
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6:04 AM GMT ESPN staff Rugby Australia has again opted not to sanction Wallabies star Kurtley Beale after a second video surfaced on social media showing him in the vicinity of alleged illicit drug use. Vision of Beale laughing while an older man snorted white powder from a plate was posted online on Tuesday afternoon,
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8:35 PM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — For the first time in 15 years, five Australian singles players reached the third round of the Australian Open. The last time that happened, back in 2004, Roger Federer had just one Grand Slam title to his name, Mark Philippoussis was the nation’s highest-ranked player and the Melbourne Park
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3:19 PM ET ESPN News Services MELBOURNE, Australia — Maria Sharapova smacked a forehand winner — the sort she has hit so many times, at so many key moments, over the years — to take control against defending champion Caroline Wozniacki at the Australian Open. Sharapova balled up her fists, shut her eyes, threw back
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12:21 AM ET Jeff Passan Close ESPN ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Alden Gonzalez Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2016 to cover the Los Angeles Rams Previously covered the Angels for MLB.com Free-agent reliever Cody Allen agreed to a one-year deal
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