Month: February 2019

5:15 AM ET The US organisation Athlete Ally, which aims to support the rights of LGBT sportspeople, has cut ties with tennis champion Martina Navratilova, saying comments she made in a British newspaper were transphobic. Navratilova — an 18-time Grand Slam winner — argued it was “cheating” to allow transgender women to compete in female
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3:42 AM GMT Beauden Barrett says the savaging of former All Blacks teammate Julian Savea by Toulon owner Mourad Boudjellal would make him think twice about joining the French club. The unrepentant French millionaire doubled-down on his criticism of Savea on Tuesday after sparking player backlash over the weekend with his criticism of the winger.
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12:53 AM ET Former Houston coach Major Applewhite will join Alabama‘s program as an analyst this season, AL.com reported on Tuesday. It will be Applewhite’s second stint with the Crimson Tide; he spent one season as the school’s offensive coordinator in 2007 before joining Texas. Applewhite was fired by Houston in December after going 15-11
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7:00 AM ET Ben ArledgeESPN.com Close Editor for NFL and NHL team, as well as a contributing hockey writer. Previously with ESPN The Magazine, ESPN Chalk and ESPN Fantasy. Joined ESPN in 2012 after graduating from Colgate University. This year’s trade deadline offers one of the best crops of available goaltending talent in recent memory.
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10:47 PM ET The Devils gave the first 9,000 fans in attendance at Tuesday night’s home game against the Pittsburgh Penguins a “David Puddy” bobblehead. Puddy was the “Seinfeld” character portrayed by Patrick Warburton, who painted his face in Devils colors in an episode and shouted “We’re the Devils!” Warburton, while dressed as Puddy, dropped
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9:51 PM ET Associated Press DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Defending champion Frances Tiafoe squandered an early lead and lost Tuesday to Britain’s Daniel Evans in the first round of the Delray Beach Open, 3-6, 7-6 (1), 7-5. Tiafoe, seeded No. 3, lost his third match in a row. He won the first five games on
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9:38 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Houston Rockets center Clint Capela declared himself ready to return after missing 15 games because of ligament damage in his right thumb that required surgery. James Harden, who has scored 30 points in 31 consecutive games to tie Wilt Chamberlain’s second-longest streak, stressed in a sit-down interview with ESPN’s
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11:23 PM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — Former President Barack Obama and Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry told a roomful of minority boys on Tuesday that they matter and urged them to make the world a better place. Obama was in Oakland to mark the fifth anniversary of My Brother’s Keeper, an initiative
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10:00 PM ET Pound-for-pound king Vasiliy Lomachenko will defend his unified lightweight world title against mandatory challenger Anthony Crolla on April 12 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles after their camps made a deal on Tuesday night. The deal for the fight, which will headline a Top Rank Boxing on ESPN+ card to coincide
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