Month: March 2019

7:59 AM ET What a long winter it must have been for Sebastian Vettel. How tempting to dwell on the turning points that lost him the 2018 world championship. That underwhelming qualifying lap in Singapore; that collision with Lewis Hamilton on the first lap at Monza; that moment he threw away the lead of his
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4:58 AM ET Maurice Hamilton Close • Veteran F1 journalist, covering the sport since 1977• Motor racing correspondent for the Observer for 20 years• Has written several books and covered F1 for BBC Radio 5 Live Last time I looked, Charles Leclerc was 4/1 to win in Australia. That could be generous. The odds against the Monegasque winning
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1:11 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The NHL is investigating an anti-gay slur picked up by microphones during a game at Toronto against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday night after videos posted online indicated that it might have originated with a Maple Leafs player. “The NHL is aware of reports that a homophobic slur was
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1:05 AM ET It took former unified middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin several months to make a decision on which offer to accept from a broadcaster when he became a free agent with the expiration of his HBO deal last fall. There was never a question that Golovkin would earn boatloads of money regardless of
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12:48 AM ET Luke Rockhold underwent surgery on his right knee Monday in South Dakota, the former UFC middleweight champion told ESPN. Rockhold described the surgery as a “minor procedure” on his meniscus that will sideline him for approximately three weeks, according to his doctors. The 34-year-old Rockhold said his next fight will mark his
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12:57 AM ET Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. — Shohei Ohtani got a modest raise from the Los Angeles Angels after winning the American League Rookie of the Year award, agreeing to a one-year contract that boosts his pay to $650,000 from last year’s minimum of $545,000. Los Angeles announced agreements Monday with 22 players not
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