Month: January 2019

3:40 AM ET LOS ANGELES — A year ago, Paul George‘s visits to Staples Center were borderline recruiting trips, featuring plenty of cheers, signs and chants. But after George spurned the Los Angeles Lakers in free agency last summer, fans greeted him with hearty boos on Wednesday, including every time he touched the ball. “It
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12:40 AM ET Associated Press PERTH, Australia — Serena Williams stepped up her Australian Open preparations with a straight-sets victory over Britain’s Katie Boulter on Thursday to complete an unbeaten Hopman Cup campaign. Williams cooled off after a strong start but prevailed with a 6-1, 7-6 (2) victory in 78 minutes to level the tie
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9:35 PM ET Associated Press KAPALUA, Hawaii — Patrick Reed, who says he can’t please everybody, is sure going to try when he hosts the dinner for Masters champions in April. His menu starts with ribeye steaks, macaroni and cheese, creamed spinach and creamed corn. But he wants options in case some Masters champions don’t
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7:52 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN The NHL announced its 2019 All-Star roster on Wednesday night. Three San Jose Sharks players — center Joe Pavelski and defensemen Brent Burns and Erik Karlsson — highlight the four-division team format, as the Sharks will host this year’s festivities, which begin with a skills competition on Jan. 25. Auston
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5:58 PM ET Jim Margraff, coach of Johns Hopkins football since 1990, died Wednesday at 58, the university announced. Margraff was the winningest coach in school history with a 221-89-3 record. His team finished 12-2 this past season, when the Blue Jays advanced to the NCAA Division III semifinals for the first time in school
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5:41 PM ET CHICAGO — The Cubs hired former major league infielder Mark Loretta as their bench coach Wednesday, replacing Brandon Hyde, who was hired as the manager of the Baltimore Orioles last month. Loretta, 47, had spent the past nine years in the front office of the San Diego Padres. He’ll be manager Joe
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5:16 PM ET Kevin SeifertNFL Nation Close ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 NFL television ratings rose by 5 percent in 2018 compared to the 2017 season, according to figures released Wednesday by the league. The uptick partially stemmed two years of ratings slides for
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