Month: January 2020

10:44 PM ET ESPN News Services WASHINGTON — Braden Holtby allowed four goals on just 21 shots and the Washington Capitals, who entered the night leading the NHL in points, authored an uncharacteristic 5-1 loss to the last-place New Jersey Devils on Saturday. Washington allowed New Jersey to race out to a 3-0 lead in
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4:55 PM ET Kyrie Irving is expected to make his return to the Brooklyn Nets lineup Sunday against the Atlanta Hawks, league sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Irving has been out since mid-November with a right shoulder injury. He recently returned to 5-on-5 workouts in practice and is preparing for his return Sunday in Brooklyn.
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7:49 PM ET ESPN News Services WASHINGTON — St. Louis Blues winger David Perron and former teammate T.J. Oshie were voted by fans as two of the final representatives for NHL All-Star Weekend in St. Louis. After helping the Blues win the Stanley Cup last spring in his third stint with them, Perron is having
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6:52 PM ET NEW ORLEANS, La. — Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren, who replaced retired long-term conference leader Jim Delany on Jan. 2, said he wants to gather more information and have more discussions before he takes a public stance on whether the College Football Playoff should expand. Warren, the former COO of the Minnesota
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6:25 PM ET Notre Dame quarterback Phil Jurkovec plans to transfer to Boston College, a source confirmed to ESPN. Sports Illustrated first reported the move. Jurkovec recently placed his name in the transfer portal after two seasons as a backup with the Irish. Playing behind Ian Book, Jurkovec went 12-of-15 for 222 yards and two
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5:19 PM ET Sidney Crosby was a full participant in practice on Saturday in Arizona, as the Pittsburgh Penguins‘ captain took a large step toward a return from core muscle surgery. Crosby, who has largely practiced with a noncontact jersey in his recovery, took part in line rushes Saturday and also worked with the first
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2:07 PM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — The Los Angeles Lakers could be without the bulk of their starting lineup Saturday against the Oklahoma City Thunder. LeBron James is out because of an illness and flu-like symptoms and Danny Green will also miss the game because of a sore right hip, the team announced. Anthony Davis,
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2:08 PM ET NEW ORLEANS, La. — Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables has moonlighted as the team’s scout team quarterback over the years, and he was pressed into duty again to portray Heisman winner Joe Burrow during practice leading up to Monday’s showdown with LSU. It’s not because his scout team alter ego, Jimmy Greenbeans,
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1:39 PM ET Russia’s Andrey Rublev defeated Frenchman Corentin Moutet in straight sets to win the Qatar Exxon Mobil Open in Doha on Saturday. The youngster won 6-2, 7-6 (3) to secure his third ATP Tour title and he was delighted with the victory. “I’m always really happy to play here. I always enjoy my
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