Month: May 2021

3:45 PM ET The Tampa Bay Lightning will no longer enforce a policy that restricts fans from wearing gear supporting other NHL teams in their premium seating arenas, the team told ESPN on Friday. The policy, which began in 2015, had come under renewed scrutiny after a Florida Panthers fan recorded a viral video that
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12:51 PM ET Associated Press Mike Scioscia was planning on having Alek Manoah for the U.S. rotation for Olympic qualifying next week. Instead, the Toronto Blue Jays called up 23-year-old right-hander, who pitched six scoreless innings against the New York Yankees this week in his major league debut. “It’s been fluid. From the roster we
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11:30 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jaguars senior vice president of football operations and strategy Karim Kassam is no longer with the franchise. “Karim and the team have come to the conclusion that it is in our mutual best interest to move in different directions. We wish Karim nothing but the best,” Tony Khan, the
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2:06 PM BST South Africa’s director of rugby Rassie Erasmus is expecting the British & Irish Lions to play a fast tempo game and not try to arm-wrestle the world champion Springboks when the teams meet in a three-test series starting in late July. Erasmus coached the Boks to the World Cup title in Japan
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1:48 PM ET Associated Press Notre Dame said Friday its home game against Arkansas that originally was set for 2020 and wasn’t played due to the COVID-19 pandemic will be played in 2028. Arkansas’ first trip to Notre Dame originally was scheduled for Sept. 12, 2020. The teams also will play at Arkansas in 2025.
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1:33 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — Five Americans made it through the qualifying rounds for the French Open tennis tournament, the most since 2004. Jenson Brooksby of Sacramento, California; Bjorn Fratangelo of Pittsburgh; and Mackenzie McDonald of Piedmont, California, give the U.S. three men who qualified for the Grand Slam event played on red
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1:06 PM ET Associated Press AMHERST, N.Y. — University at Buffalo athletic director Mark Alnutt has signed a five-year contract extension that runs through May 2026. In addition to the new deal, the school added a vice president’s position to Alnutt’s title on Thursday. Alnutt is in his fourth year at Buffalo, during which the
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12:00 PM BST England will face Fiji on the opening day of the Rugby World Cup next year while defending champions and hosts New Zealand will face neighbours Australia at Auckland’s Eden Park, the sport’s global governing body said. The tournament, to be held in Auckland and Whangarei from Oct. 8-Nov. 12 in 2022, was
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