Month: September 2020

2:49 PM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com “Caddyshack” turned 40-years-old this summer. It is an all-time great sports movie. It’s abundantly quotable and features a cast of 1980s comedy titans in Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield and Ted Knight. But as the main character, Danny Noonan, was Academy Award nominee Michael O’Keefe. He played a caddy
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11:35 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com US Open runner-up Alexander Zverev on Sunday revealed his parents tested positive for COVID-19 and couldn’t be with him during his extended stay in the tournament. During his postmatch speech Sunday — after the 23-year old German lost to Dominic Thiem 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (6) — Zverev was
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2:23 PM ET Grigor Dimitrov and Marin Cilic will both progress into the Italian Open second round after securing wins in the first round of the tournament on Monday. No. 15 seed Dimitrov beat wildcard Gianluca Mager from Italy 7-5, 6-1 in just over an hour. He will face the winner of Yoshihito Nishioka and
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Sep 14, 2020 Elise Mertens made a smooth transition from hardcourts to clay on Monday with a straight sets victory over Hsieh Su-Wei. The No. 11 seed beat Su-Wei 6-3, 6-1 after losing out in the US Open quarterfinals to eventual runner-up Victoria Azarenka. Mertens struck 17 winners and converter six of 11 break point
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12:24 PM ET Geoff Ward has been named the Calgary Flames‘ head coach after leading the team to a 25-15-3 record and a trip to the playoffs as interim coach. The contract is for two years, sources said. The Flames eliminated the Winnipeg Jets in four games in the qualifying round before falling to the
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12:08 PM ET BALTIMORE — Just like last season’s opener, Lamar Jackson strong-armed the Baltimore Ravens to a rout. Once again, Jackson threw for multiple touchdowns, completed nearly every throw and finished with a near-perfect passer rating. But Jackson’s performance in Sunday’s season-opening 38-6 victory over the Cleveland Browns went beyond the numbers. After an
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6:51 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN Washington Wizards guard John Wall issued an apology on Sunday after a video surfaced of him throwing up gang signs at a New York City party the previous night. “First and foremost I want to apologize to my family, my teammates and all of those that have always supported me,”
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