Month: October 2020

8:45 AM ET Associated Press Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova reached the French Open quarterfinals for the first time in eight years by beating Zhang Shuai 6-2, 6-4. The seventh-seeded Czech player lost her only semifinal match at Roland Garros in 2012. Zhang had a medical timeout while trailing 5-2 in the first set. Kvitova
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6:07 PM ET The Kamaru Usman–Gilbert Burns UFC welterweight title fight is not happening on Dec. 12 after all, sources said Monday. The previously reported UFC 256 main event has been postponed due to Usman needing more time to recover from undisclosed injuries, sources said. The UFC has already explored the possibility of Stipe Miocic
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2:48 PM ET New York Giants coach Joe Judge believes it was Jalen Ramsey of the Los Angeles Rams who threw the first punch in the postgame melee Sunday that involved Golden Tate. Tate defended himself as the two players went to the ground before players and coaches from both teams separated the two, who
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2:52 PM ET Arizona football coach Kevin Sumlin has tested positive for COVID-19, the team announced Monday. Sumlin, 56, received the result following a recent round of testing of Arizona’s athletic department staff. He has entered self-isolation and is currently not experiencing any symptoms. Arizona immediately initiated contact tracing and determined that Sumlin’s positive test
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2:11 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Angel Hernandez, who has sued Major League Baseball alleging racial discrimination, will umpire the National League Division Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres. The Cuba-born Hernandez sued in July 2017, claiming he hadn’t been assigned to the World Series since 2005 and
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3:29 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN When Doc Rivers and the LA Clippers parted ways after seven years together last week, Rivers was expecting to take a break from coaching after spending 16 consecutive seasons patrolling NBA sidelines. But then, within a few hours of that news becoming public, he’d received a call from the Philadelphia
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12:49 PM ET The Penguins are buying out Jack Johnson‘s contract, the team announced Monday. Pittsburgh put the 33-year-old defenseman on unconditional waivers for the purpose of a buyout. The Penguins signed Johnson to a five-year, $16.25 million contract in 2018, though he has often struggled during his two seasons with the team, and has
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12:48 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Juventus have completed the deadline day signing of Italy international Federico Chiesa from Fiorentina on a two-year loan with the obligation to buy. Chiesa, 22, is considered one of the hottest prospects in Italian football and the move was finalised once Douglas Costa completed a
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