Month: December 2019

5:20 PM ET Associated Press MONTREAL — Montreal Canadiens great Guy Lafleur had additional surgery, just two months removed from quadruple bypass heart surgery in late September. The team disclosed the Nov. 28 procedure at the request of Lafleur’s family and said it removed a lobe on one of his lungs, as well lymph nodes.
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4:30 PM ET The UFC is close to finalizing Zhang Weili’s first strawweight title defense, and it will come against the most dominant woman in the division’s history. Zhang (20-1) has agreed to face former champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk (16-3) at UFC 248 on March 7, according to multiple sources. Contracts have not been signed but
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4:25 PM ET Rutgers quarterback Artur Sitkowski withdrew his name from the NCAA transfer portal on Monday, one day after the Scarlet Knights announced an agreement with Greg Schiano to be their next head coach. Sitkowski had entered the portal on Nov. 25, allowing for the potential to transfer and for other programs to contact
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4:18 PM ET Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU coach Ed Orgeron said he’s a “step ahead” of potential suitors trying to lure passing game coordinator and Broyles Award finalist Joe Brady away from the No. 2 Tigers. Brady is in his first season with LSU after spending two seasons as a low-level offensive
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3:41 PM ET Carmelo Anthony‘s return to the NBA is barely two weeks’ old, and he’s already being recognized for his strong play. The league on Monday named the Portland Trail Blazers forward its Western Conference Player of the Week. The Trail Blazers went 3-0, beating the Bulls twice as well as the Thunder. Anthony
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1:33 PM ET Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians said Monday that running back Ronald Jones II was benched in the third quarter against the Jacksonville Jaguars for missing an assignment on a blitz pickup that resulted in a sack-forced fumble of quarterback Jameis Winston. Coming out of the backfield with 9:28 to go in
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6:15 PM GMT Mohammad Isam Close Bangladesh correspondent, ESPNcricinfo Nagraj Gollapudi Close News editor, ESPNcricinfo Nagraj Gollapudi is news editor at ESPNcricinfo BPL side Chattogram Challengers expect Chris Gayle to be available for them after he recovers from a hamstring injury. Gayle is likely to play in the BPL after January 4, after which Chattogram
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