Month: April 2023

9:59 PM ET TORONTO — The Tampa Bay Lightning crushed the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-3 to take Game 1 of their first-round NHL playoff series on Tuesday. But it came at a price. The Lightning lost top-pairing defenseman Victor Hedman in the first period to an undisclosed injury, followed by forward Michael Eyssimont (after a
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8:47 AM ET ESPN News Services China’s top basketball league has disqualified two teams from its postseason amid allegations of match-fixing. The ruling came after the Chinese Basketball Association determined that the Shanghai Sharks and Jiangsu Dragons engaged in unsportsmanlike conduct during a playoff series last week. The league said in a statement Monday that
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6:19 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Shohei Ohtani will make his next mound start for the Los Angeles Angels in Friday night’s homestand opener against the Kansas City Royals. The two-way Japanese star threw just two innings and 31 pitches in Monday’s start at Boston before his outing was cut short by
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Apr 18, 2023 Lachie Swinton’s World Cup hopes, and Waratahs’ Super Rugby chances, have been hit after the backrower copped a seven-week ban. It is the longest ban imposed on an Australian since Brumbies wing Chance Peni was hit with one of the same length five years ago. Waratahs will need to make the finals
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10:27 AM ET The UFC has a new main event for its card next week. A scheduled bantamweight bout between Song Yadong and Ricky Simon will take the headlining spot of UFC Fight Night on April 29 in Las Vegas, the promotion announced Monday night. Song vs. Simon was originally scheduled for the UFC Fight
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