Month: August 2020

1:59 PM ET Jimmy Butler says that his budding rivalry with T.J. Warren is “dead.” The Miami Heat‘s All-Star swingman wanted to make that clear as his team gets set for its first-round playoff series against Warren and the Indiana Pacers. “Look, I just play basketball,” Butler said during a video call with reporters after
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11:40 AM ET Former world champion boxer L Sarita Devi on Monday tested positive for COVID-19 along with her husband Thoiba Singh but both of them are asymptomatic. The couple is based in Imphal. “Me and Sarita have tested positive. We are right now moving to a COVID-19 care facility in Imphal. Both of us
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11:38 AM BST Former England captain Dylan Hartley has criticised the manner in which rugby has treated his generation of players, saying the “money men” have relegated concern for individual welfare to the back seat over the years. Hartley, 34, retired last year after a persistent knee injury and is England’s most capped hooker of
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10:57 AM ET Sebastian Vettel has urged those outside Ferrari not to jump to conclusions about his relationship with the team based on his recent pit-to-car radio messages. 1 Related Ferrari has already decided to replace Vettel with Carlos Sainz in 2021 and a string of underwhelming performances this season has led to apparent tensions
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8:57 AM ET ESPN News Services Wimbledon champion Simona Halep will skip the US Open, saying Monday she is putting her health first and prefers to stay in Europe amid the coronavirus pandemic. Halep, a former No. 1-ranked player who is currently No. 2, won the title in Prague on Sunday. “After weighing up all
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6:57 PM ET Associated Press GREENSBORO, N.C. — Jim Herman rallied to win the Wyndham Championship on Sunday for his third PGA Tour title and a spot in the FedEx Cup playoffs, shooting a 7-under 63 for a one-stroke victory over Billy Horshel. Known for his friendship with President Donald Trump, Herman overcame a four-stroke
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8:11 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — Angela Buxton, a British tennis player who was the doubles partner of Althea Gibson when the American became the first Black person to win a major title in 1956, has died. She was 85. The International Tennis Federation announced the death of Buxton on Monday, describing her as
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