Month: December 2021

12:05 AM GMT Former Ireland coach Joe Schmidt will replace Grant Fox as New Zealand’s independent selector after the July series against Ireland, the All Blacks said on Tuesday. Fox will step down after a decade in the role under former boss Steve Hansen and current coach Ian Foster. New Zealander Schmidt will work with
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2:07 PM GMT Connor O’Halloran Former England full-back Danielle Waterman has announced the launch of the Women’s Rugby Association (WRA) on Monday, a new player’s union to represent the top-flight of women’s rugby Premier 15s. The Rugby Players Association represents all professional players in England, but only women who are under contract with the Red
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2:48 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — Former NFL player Josh Bellamy has been sentenced to three years and one month in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining over $1.2 million in COVID-19 relief funds. Bellamy, 32, of St. Petersburg, Florida, was sentenced Friday in Tampa federal court, according to court records. He pleaded guilty
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Dec 12, 2021 In his most explosive outing with the Brooklyn Nets, Kevin Durant scored the most points in an NBA game this season, going off for 51 in a 116-104 win over the Pistons on Sunday at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. With James Harden resting for the first time this season, Durant joined
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Dec 12, 2021 Former five-star recruit Quinn Ewers will transfer to Texas, the former Ohio State quarterback posted on social media Sunday night. Ewers spent one season with the Buckeyes but entered the transfer portal Dec. 3, and is now closing a loop on what was a unique journey to get to this point, even
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6:46 PM ET Associated Press Roland Hemond, whose 70-year career in baseball included three Executive of the Year awards as general manager of the Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles, died Sunday night. He was 92. The Arizona Diamondbacks, with whom he spent 19 seasons, announced Hemond’s death Monday. “He passed peacefully in his son
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6:46 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — The Carolina Hurricanes announced on Monday that star center Sebastian Aho, rookie center Seth Jarvis and a member of the training staff have entered the COVID-19 protocol. The team said all three would remain in Vancouver. The Hurricanes lost there 2-1 on Sunday, with Aho missing
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4:19 PM ET Justin Verlander‘s two-year, $50 million agreement with the Houston Astros has been given formal approval by Major League Baseball, industry sources told ESPN, even at a time when the owners have locked out the players in the ongoing labor battle. Verlander reached an agreement with Houston last month before the expiration of
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