Month: March 2020

2:21 PM GMT Alexander Diegel When Dante Lopresti was winning national championships at the Washington D.C. rugby powerhouse Gonzaga College High School, he could not have imagined that in a few short years time, he would be scrummaging shoulder to shoulder with Rugby World Cup Champion Tendai “The Beast” Mtawarira. 2 Related “I remember watching
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2:17 PM GMT Former Australia centre Anthony Fainga’a has agreed to donate his brain to medical research on the effects of concussion once he dies, having retired last year on medical advice after suffering multiple concussions during his professional rugby career. Fainga’a, who was capped 23 times for the Wallabies from 2010-13, reckoned he had
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1:31 PM ET Associated Press YPSILANTI, Mich. — Three former athletes at the University of Michigan filed lawsuits Thursday against the school, alleging that a late doctor sexually assaulted them while the men were members of the football and hockey teams in the 1980s. The lawsuits, which identify the men only as John Doe, mirror
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12:27 PM GMT Wales have made four changes to the starting lineup for the Six Nations clash against England at Twickenham on Saturday. Liam Williams and Josh Navidi return from injury and are set to make their first appearances for the national team since the World Cup in Japan. Williams replaces the injured Josh Adams
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11:44 AM ET Miami tight end Michael Irvin II announced Thursday he has decided to transfer for his final season. In a post on Twitter, Irvin II called the decision “uneasy” and said it “hurts my heart to the core,” but added it was best for himself and his family. His dad, Michael Irvin, played
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7:37 AM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Defending champion Francesco Molinari withdrew from the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Thursday because of a back injury. Molinari shot 64 in the final round last year at Bay Hill for a two-shot victory, his eighth title worldwide. He reached the semifinals of the Match Play a few
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2:18 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN DALLAS — Alvin Gentry isn’t worried about Zion Williamson‘s conditioning. Following a frustrating 127-123 overtime loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night, the New Orleans Pelicans coach was asked how he thought Williamson looked conditioning-wise as he played his first back-to-back of the season. “I think he’s fine,” Gentry
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