Month: February 2019

7:16 PM ET Mitch Sherman Close ESPN Staff Writer Nebraska/Big Ten/Recruiting reporter. Joined ESPN in 2011. Graduated from the University of Nebraska. Paula Lavigne Close ESPN Staff Writer Data analyst and reporter for ESPN’s Enterprise and Investigative Unit. Winner, 2014 Alfred I. duPont Columbia University Award; finalist, 2012 IRE broadcast award; winner, 2011 Gannett Foundation
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5:59 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Crews investigating a gas leak near the Columbus Blue Jackets downtown arena that caused the hockey team to cancel its practice say the area is safe. Reports of people smelling gas in the area on Monday forced people in several buildings to evacuate, including Blue Jackets’ employees
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3:18 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Houston Texans star J.J. Watt will serve as the grand marshal for the Daytona 500, making him the first NFL player to give the command for drivers to starts their engines before NASCAR’s most famous race. Daytona International Speedway made the announcement Monday, six days before
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11:56 AM ET Associated Press PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — With plenty of sunlight and no drama, Phil Mickelson finished off a 7-under 65 to win the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Monday and match the tournament record with his fifth victory. There’s one major missing for Phil Mickelson. He has never won the U.S. Open.
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10:45 AM ET ESPN staff Williams has revealed the new look it will take into the 2019 season after replacing its Martini title sponsorship with telecommunications company ROKiT over the winter. The announcement was made at an event at the team’s headquarters on Monday, where a 2018 car was painted in the team’s new colours.
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12:31 PM ET ESPN staff GROVE, U.K — Claire Williams hopes her team’s light blue and white livery for the 2019 season marks a new chapter in its history after moving away from its traditional colours. Despite five years with the predominantly white livery of former title sponsor Martini, Williams is still associated with the
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11:12 AM ET UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker, who had to pull out of his title fight with Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 234 this past weekend due to an abdominal hernia, released his first statement since the incident late Sunday. “I wanted to give you all an update on how I’m doing,” Whittaker said in
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