Month: February 2022

6:32 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — Mark Todd, a two-time Olympic champion in equestrian and now a notable racehorse trainer, has temporarily lost his training license pending an investigation into a video showing him striking a horse with a branch. The British Horseracing Authority imposed the interim suspension on the 65-year-old New Zealander on
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2:30 AM ET ESPN News Services CALGARY, Alberta — Tyler Toffoli had a stirring debut with the Calgary Flames. Toffoli, acquired from Montreal a day earlier, scored, and the Flames won their season-high seventh straight game, beating the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-2 on Tuesday night. “Obviously, coming to a really good team playing really good
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News Seamer Brendan Doggett and allrounder Sean Abbott named as stand-bys Queensland quick Mark Steketee has replaced injured team-mate Michael Neser in Australia’s 18-man squad for their upcoming tour of Pakistan. Steketee, who hasn’t played international cricket, had been on standby before receiving the nod and he will spearhead Queensland in their Sheffield Shield match
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1:45 PM ET The Milwaukee Bucks are closing in on signing free-agent guard DeAndre’ Bembry for the rest of the season, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. Bembry is traveling to Milwaukee to finalize a deal as soon as Wednesday, sources said. The arrival of Bembry still leaves the Bucks with two open spots, and Milwaukee
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9:15 PM ET ESPN News Services DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Sebastian Korda and Adrian Mannarino were among easy winners Tuesday at the Delray Beach Open, both giving up only five games on their way to making the round of 16. Korda, the No. 5 seed and a finalist at Delray Beach last year, defeated Thanasi
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4:58 PM ET The ongoing dispute between Conference USA and three of its schools was heightened Tuesday when the league released its football schedule followed immediately by a pledge to “exhaust all necessary legal actions” to ensure outgoing members Marshall, Old Dominion and Southern Miss stick around long enough to participate in it this fall.
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8:32 PM ET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — Fernando Verdasco of Spain beat Serbian Dusan Lajovic 7-6 (4), 6-3 on Tuesday to advance to the round of 16 of the Rio Open clay court tournament. It was the 38-year-old’s first win in an ATP 500 competition since 2019. Verdasco, formerly a top-10 player, is
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