Month: February 2020

5:52 PM ET Former Ohio State assistant coach Zach Smith will serve 20 days in jail and pay a $750 fine for violating a civil protection order last year. Delaware (Ohio) Municipal Court Judge Marianne Hemmeter on Friday sentenced Smith to 180 days in jail with 160 days suspended, including one day he was credited
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5:39 PM ET Associated Press Roger Federer wasn’t going to lose this one to Rafael Nadal. Not on what felt like a homecoming for Federer, who beat his great rival 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in a three-set exhibition match at a soccer stadium in Cape Town, South Africa, on Friday. It was Federer’s first match in
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5:15 PM ET The Major League Baseball Players Association had a strong message Friday for the three teams involved in the held-up Mookie Betts blockbuster: Resolve it quickly. Those were the words of executive director Tony Clark, who in a statement told the teams to conclude talks or move on. “The proposed trades between the
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3:00 PM GMT France coach Fabien Galthie has made one injury-enforced change to his backline for the home Six Nations clash with Italy at the Stade de France on Sunday. Arthur Vincent comes into the side at outside centre to replace New Zealand-born Virimi Vakatawa, who has not fully recovered from a triceps injury sustained
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8:00 AM GMT South Africa 71 for 2 (Hendricks 35*) v England – match abandoned Persistent dismal weather had the final say in the second ODI at Kingsmead, where only 11.2 overs were possible in a match that was twice reduced in length, to 45 then 26 overs, before finally being abandoned shortly after 7pm.
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2:47 PM ET Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Cody Ceci will miss at least a month after suffering an ankle injury during Wednesday’s loss to the New York Rangers, according to the team. Ceci will be placed on injured reserve and is considered out indefinitely, with a reevaluation expected to take place in a month. The
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2:00 PM GMT Alexander Diegel When Ma’a Nonu and Tendai “The Beast” Mtawarira lead their respective squads in a March 22nd showdown, you’d be forgiven if you thought you were watching a South Africa-New Zealand test match. Rather, you’d be watching two of Major League Rugby’s most exciting squads, as Nonu’s San Diego Legion and
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2:08 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Jimmie Johnson has been chasing NASCAR history for so long that his relentless pursuit of rewriting the record books has become part of his legacy. Johnson, tied with Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt with seven Cup Series titles, has been racing for sole possession of the
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1:27 PM GMT EDINBURGH — When the Calcutta Cup match kicks off on Saturday, one of Scotland’s two best players, Finn Russell, will be sat watching in Paris. He’s not injured. Gregor Townsend, historically Scotland’s greatest ever fly-half and current coach, will select Adam Hastings for their Test against England. Hastings is no mean replacement,
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11:59 AM ET HOUSTON — Jon Jones‘ quest to make more MMA history is official. Jones, the longtime UFC light heavyweight champion, weighed in at 204 pounds Friday morning for his title defense against Dominick Reyes, which is scheduled for Saturday at Toyota Center (10 p.m. ET, order here on pay-per-view). Reyes weighed in at
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