Month: August 2020

3:42 AM ET Four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome and 2018 winner Geraint Thomas have been omitted from the Ineos Grenadiers squad for the 2020 edition in a major team shakeup on Wednesday. Britons Froome and Thomas both were well below par in the Criterium du Dauphine, which serves as a form indicator ahead
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3:05 AM ET Moments after the Golden Knights eliminated the Blackhawks in Game 5 of the Western Conference quarterfinals, Vegas’ Robin Lehner was hugging the Chicago players one by one in an emotional postgame handshake line. Lehner made 23 saves in the 4-3 win on Tuesday night, which gave Vegas a 4-1 series victory. Chicago
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12:08 AM BST ESPN staff The British & Irish Lions tour of South Africa could be postponed to 2022 if the coronavirus pandemic continues to halt travel, South African Rugby said on Tuesday in announcing the ballot registration for match tickets. Fears remain that COVID-19 will continue to play a role in restricting international travel
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11:06 PM ET NBA Insiders Should we be concerned about the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers after Game 1? The first round of the NBA playoffs has officially kicked off with all 16 teams in contention having a game under their belts in the Florida bubble. As a result, injuries, trends and difficult
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8:47 PM ET San Francisco Giants pitcher Shaun Anderson threw two pitches near Mike Trout‘s head during the ninth inning of Tuesday’s 8-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels, but both the Giants and Angels downplayed the pitches after the game. Giants manager Gabe Kapler said he wanted to get Anderson some work in the
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5:47 PM ET Jon Jones announced Monday on Twitter that he has vacated the UFC light heavyweight title he has held off and on for nearly a decade. “It’s officially up for grabs,” Jones wrote of the UFC light heavyweight title. “It’s been an amazing journey, sincere thank you to all my competition, Ufc and
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6:09 PM ET Michigan offensive tackle Jalen Mayfield has declared for the 2021 NFL draft. Mayfield, who won the starting right tackle job prior to the 2019 season, is only a redshirt sophomore but announced on social media that he is forgoing the remainder of his eligibility. Mayfield said in his announcement that the past
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3:58 PM ET ESPN staff Just a couple of days into full padded practices during 2020 NFL training camps and major injuries have popped up around the league. A torn Achilles tendon, a torn ACL and a concussions are among the injuries suffered early. Players such as Vince Biegel, Gerald McCoy, Robert Alford and Nick
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5:26 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona will miss his team’s three-game series against the Pirates, which begins Tuesday night. General manager Mike Chernoff said Francona will have a “scheduled procedure” to address a gastrointestinal issue. Francona also sat out seven games Aug. 3-9 because of the ailment. The Indians
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