Month: June 2020

3:28 PM ET The NHL has assured its coaches that when hockey returns this summer, there will be no restrictions prohibiting them from doing their jobs, nor will any coaches of a certain age or another at-risk demographic be prevented from being behind the bench, deputy commissioner Bill Daly confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. The
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2:53 PM ET Associated Press Two-time major champion and former No. 1 Simona Halep says she does not “currently plan to play” at the 2020 US Open. Halep added in a statement emailed by her representative to the AP on Wednesday that her stance “is not set in stone.” Two-time major winner Simona Halep has
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7:37 PM ET ESPN News Services Electronic line-calling will be used instead of line judges for US Open matches at all courts except the two largest arenas, and singles qualifying and mixed doubles, junior and wheelchair competition are being eliminated entirely. There also will be three ball people instead of six at courts other than
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1:28 PM BST The PRO14 has targeted a return date of Aug. 22 with a series of local derbies as part of a shortened 2019-20 season that will shed six rounds of group play, organisers said on Thursday. The competition, which features club sides from Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Italy and South Africa, has been cut
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Jun 18, 2020 Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — A statue of African American tennis legend Arthur Ashe on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia, has been vandalized with the words “White Lives Matter.” Photos show the base of the monument tagged with white spray paint and the words “White Lives Matter” as well as the initials
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11:54 AM ET Associated Press ASCOT, England — Frankie Dettori performed his trademark flying dismount after riding Stradivarius to a third straight victory at the Gold Cup in a dominant performance at Royal Ascot on Thursday. Stradivarius joined horses Sagaro (1975, ’76 and ’77) and Yeats (2006, ’07, ’08 and ’09) in winning the prestigious
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