Month: March 2020

3:42 PM ET New York Mets starter Noah Syndergaard has a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow and is expected to undergo Tommy John surgery in the near future, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The procedure will keep him out until at earliest April 2021 and likely into the summer months.
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3:41 PM ET Former New York Jets wide receiver Robby Anderson is signing a two-year, $20 million deal with the Carolina Panthers, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday. The deal includes $12 million in the first year of the contract, a source told Schefter. Anderson, who turns 27 on May 9, got off
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2:13 PM ET The Philadelphia 76ers ownership group told ESPN it has reversed a decision and will instead pay its employees their full salary. Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, the sports and entertainment group that owns the 76ers and NHL’s New Jersey Devils, on Monday notified salaried, full-time employees they will be subject to temporary
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1:24 PM ET Associated Press The Montreal Canadiens are temporarily laying off 60% of employees while the National Hockey League season is suspended. Groupe CH, which owns hockey’s most storied club, says the layoffs go into effect March 30. Groupe CH also is establishing a $6 million assistance fund that will enhance employment insurance to
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1:23 PM ET Florida State running back Jashaun Corbin, who transferred from Texas A&M to the Seminoles in December, has been granted a transfer waiver allowing for immediate eligibility in the 2020 season, the school announced Tuesday. Corbin, a redshirt sophomore, will have three years of eligibility for the Seminoles. “We are grateful to the
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10:55 AM BST The European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) on Tuesday postponed the semifinal and final of this season’s Champions Cup and Challenge Cup tournaments due to the coronavirus pandemic. Quarterfinal fixtures of both tournaments from April 3-5 were already postponed last week. The organisers have now added the finales of the competitions, which had
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9:01 AM ET Associated Press TOKYO — The Tokyo Olympics were postponed until 2021 on Tuesday, ending weeks of speculation that the games could not go ahead as scheduled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The International Olympic Committee made the decision after speaking with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and local organizers. The IOC said
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