Month: January 2019

10:15 PM GMT Rugby is changing at such a pace that England head coach Eddie Jones is weighing up a new nine-forward system with Jack Nowell earmarked as one player capable of holding a dual playing role split between the forwards and backs. As Jones analysed his 35-man squad for their Six Nations opener against
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2:13 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Free-agent reliever Adam Ottavino and the New York Yankees agreed to a three-year, $27 million deal Thursday, league sources told ESPN, fortifying an already-deep bullpen with a strikeout-happy right-hander who was one
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1:34 PM ET CHICAGO — Cubs ownership on Thursday reasserted its stance that having suspended shortstop Addison Russell under contract for 2019 is not an endorsement for his having violated the league’s domestic abuse policy, but rather is the right thing to do for all parties. “The fact that we have decided — after talking
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11:01 AM ET With the Toronto Maple Leafs–Tampa Bay Lightning and Winnipeg Jets–Nashville Predators games streaming live on ESPN+ on Thursday night, we figured it was a good time to update our picks on who will be representing each conference in the Stanley Cup Final, given that these four clubs all have a strong Cup
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9:30 AM GMT Dylan Hartley has been left out of England’s squad for their Six Nations opener against Ireland due to injury. Eddie Jones has named a 35-man group for their championship start with four uncapped players included. Forwards Jack Singleton and Ben Earl join winger Ollie Thorley and scrum-half Dan Robson in the squad
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8:44 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN In a digital age, NHL teams were still relying on analog approaches to deliver stats and data to coaches during games. One team’s video coach would leave his room with 30 seconds left in a period, run out to print game summaries from NHL.com in order to ensure that his
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