Month: May 2021

May 12, 2021 The NFL will open its 2021 Monday Night Football schedule Sept. 13 in Las Vegas, where the Raiders will host the Baltimore Ravens, the league announced Wednesday morning. The game will be televised on ABC and ESPN. The Ravens have been a playoff team in each of the three seasons since they
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12:22 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Texas Motor Speedway president Eddie Gossage is stepping down after overseeing the track since it opened 24 years ago. Gossage, 62, said Thursday that his final event will be NASCAR’s All-Star race June 13, the first at TMS. He said that will be a full-circle moment
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3:55 PM ET Amy Bockerstette’s historic appearance at the NJCAA women’s golf national championship came to an unexpected and early end Thursday when the final round was reduced to the top 15 teams and other golfers in the top 24 because of weather conditions. Bockerstette, who’s in her third season at Paradise Valley Community College
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4:34 PM ET An independent massage therapist has been barred from Ohio State’s campus and from having any interaction with Ohio State athletics members after an independent investigation found she had engaged in inappropriate and exploitative behavior targeting members of the Buckeyes football team. The university released statements and a full report on the investigation,
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1:26 PM ET George Kliavkoff, the president of entertainment and sports for MGM Resorts International, has been hired as the next commissioner of the Pac-12 Conference, a source confirmed to ESPN. Kliavkoff replaces Larry Scott, who had been the commissioner since 2009. The Pac-12 announced in January that Scott’s tenure would end in June, with
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1:05 PM ET Associated Press ROME — When it comes to long, grueling clay-court battles, nobody is better than Rafael Nadal. Nearing his 35th birthday, the Spanish great showed he still has the stamina to withstand much younger challengers in a 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3) comeback win over 22-year-old Denis Shapovalov on Thursday that secured
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5:10 PM BST Scotland will host Japan in the final match of the autumn series at Murrayfield in November, Scottish Rugby said on Thursday. Japan will pay two visits to Scotland this year as they are due to face the British & Irish Lions at Murrayfield on June 26, as part of the latter’s preparations
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News Change of attitude from governing body with shorter form seen as vehicle for growth The T20 World Cup could be increased to include 20 teams as part of the ICC’s attempts to develop the game globally. While the 2021 tournament, currently scheduled to be played in India, will still feature 16 teams, ESPNcricinfo understands
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5:01 PM ET Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — Missing the playoffs in back-to-back seasons for the first time in more than two decades hasn’t altered the course San Jose Sharks general manager Doug Wilson wants to take. Wilson said there’s no need to tear down and rebuild a franchise that was a perennial contender
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10:04 PM ET UFC lightweight Islam Makhachev is set to return to the Octagon in July, according to multiple sources. 1 Related The UFC is close to finalizing a lightweight bout between Makhachev and Thiago Moises at UFC Fight Night on July 17 in Las Vegas, per sources. The bout will consist of three rounds.
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