Month: August 2021

11:12 AM ET SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Reserve safety J.T. Ibe was waived by the Carolina Panthers shortly after he delivered an illegal hit to the head of Keith Kirkwood that sent the wide receiver to the hospital in an ambulance during Tuesday’s practice, the team’s first in pads. Kirkwood was later released from the hospital
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7:18 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN For decades, Team USA was the standard-bearer of Olympic boxing, a factory of future heavyweight champions no matter the weight class. Floyd Paterson won middleweight gold at the 1952 Helsinki Games before capturing the heavyweight championship. Eight years later, Cassius Clay claimed light heavyweight gold in Rome and went on
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2:31 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Trackhouse Racing has signed Ross Chastain as its second Cup Series driver in a multiyear deal announced Tuesday. The 28-year-old Chastain currently drives the No. 42 Chevrolet for Chip Ganassi Racing. Trackhouse purchased the Ganassi operation in late June in a deal that takes effect at the
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10:57 AM BST ESPN staff Rugby Australia and Football Australia are investigating allegations of misbehavior from athletes on the flight home from the Tokyo Olympic Games. The Australian Olympic Committee was made aware of incidents involving the men’s rugby sevens team and the Olyroos on the Japan Airlines flight on July 30. It’s believed the
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2:58 PM BST British & Irish Lions prop Kyle Sinckler has been cleared of biting a South African opponent in Saturday’s second test, World Rugby announced on Tuesday. Sinckler appeared before a hearing via video conference on Tuesday and denied that he had committed any foul play. 1 Related Sinckler was cited “for an act
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12:04 PM ET Charles Leclerc is highly likely to face grid penalties later this season after Ferrari declared his car’s current engine a write-off as a result of a collision at last Sunday’s Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix. 1 Related Leclerc was shunted off at the first corner by Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll on a
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5:18 AM ET Aston Martin will let the data decide whether they appeal Sebastian Vettel’s disqualification from second place at the Hungarian Grand Prix, the Formula One team said on Monday. 1 Related The decision has a bearing on the title battle between Mercedes’ seven-times champion Lewis Hamilton, who stands to inherit second place in
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5:00 AM ET Williams driver George Russell will join Formula One world champions Mercedes for a test of next year’s tyres in Hungary on Tuesday, Pirelli said. The Briton has a long-term Mercedes contract and has been tipped to replace Valtteri Bottas as Lewis Hamilton’s team mate next year. The team have said a decision
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