Month: July 2019

1:55 PM ET Walt Michaels, who was the head coach of the New York Jets for six seasons and was the defensive coordinator for the franchise’s only Super Bowl championship team, died Wednesday at age 89. His daughter, Mary Ann, told the Times Leader that her father died six years to the day after his
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12:33 PM ET SILVERSTONE, U.K — The shareholders of Haas’ title sponsor Rich Energy has reaffirmed their commitment to the American team and distanced itself from an announcement appearing to suggest its partnership had ended, which it said was the “rogue actions” of a lone individual. On Wednesday evening, a tweet from Rich Energy’s official
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11:23 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN LONDON — It’s been a memorable fortnight for Serena Williams at Wimbledon. Entering the tournament having played in just five events this year and struggling with injuries throughout the season, expectations were uncharacteristically low for the 23-time Grand Slam champion. However, thanks to some stellar play and an unexpected partnership
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9:31 AM ET Associated Press MOSCOW — Former world cruiserweight boxing champion Denis Lebedev retired on Thursday at 39 after a lengthy and colorful career. Lebedev won the interim WBA cruiserweight title in 2011 against James Toney and successfully defended it eight times to 2017. “The time has come to leave elite sport,” he said
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10:30 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The NHL free-agent feeding frenzy has been reduced to a few nibbles. Team executives have absconded to their cottages. Hockey insiders are firing up their blenders for frozen beverages rather than Twitter for breaking news. So as hockey reaches its contemplative stretch of summer, what exactly have we learned from
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