8:48 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Aric Almirola won the first Daytona 500 qualifying race Thursday night to put a Ford from flagship Stewart-Haas Racing in the second row of NASCAR’s season-opening spectacular. Almirola held off a charge from Joey Logano, who pulled alongside Almirola on the final lap of the first
8:36 PM ET The NHL and NHLPA announced several new protocols on Thursday after COVID-19 outbreaks on five teams caused nearly a dozen games to be postponed this week. The enhanced measures, endorsed by league medical experts, will be in effect until at least Feb. 28 and could feature further restrictions. The Buffalo Sabres, Colorado
7:50 PM ET Associated Press PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Patrick Cantlay looked just as good Thursday at Pebble Beach as the last round he played 18 days ago. Jordan Spieth looked as good as his last tournament, too. Coming off a 61 in the California desert followed by at two-week break, Cantlay opened with seven
11:22 AM ET EXOS, which is training more than 130 NFL draft prospects this offseason, will host a two-day pro day later this month that will simulate a combine setting. The NFL altered the format of the NFL scouting combine this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, announcing last month that all in-person workouts would
6:15 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE. Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes have fired assistant general manager Steve Sullivan. The team said Thursday it would not seek a replacement for Sullivan and offered no other details. Sullivan, who played one season with the Coyotes, was hired by Arizona in 2014 under previous general manager John Chayka.
Feb 11, 2021 Associated Press The Minnesota Wild have been cleared by the NHL to resume team activities. The Wild will practice Friday at Xcel Energy Center, 10 days after their most recent game. They’ve had six games postponed due to COVID-19 cases within the team, including Saturday at Los Angeles. Their next scheduled game
5:05 PM ET The WBO light heavyweight championship fight between Maxim Vlasov and Joe Smith Jr. on Saturday has been postponed after the Russian native tested positive for COVID-19 this week in Las Vegas, it was announced Thursday. Vlasov (45-3, 26 KOs) was scheduled to face Smith (26-3, 21 KOs) for the vacant title in
Jofra Archer, England’s strike bowler, has been ruled out of the second Test in Chennai after receiving an injection in his right elbow. Archer was instrumental in England’s 227-run victory in last week’s first Test, claiming three wickets in the match including both of India’s openers in a fiery new-ball spell in the first innings.
4:46 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Nick Kyrgios says he’s starting to feel like an old soul. Ahead of his Friday night (AEDT) third round showdown with US Open champion Dominic Thiem, he’s used the term ‘veteran’ despite being just 25 years of age, and even admitted to craving a glass of red wine following
4:55 PM ET Chelsea reached the FA Cup quarterfinals with a hard-fought 1-0 win at Championship side Barnsley on Thursday settled by a second-half goal from Tammy Abraham. The Blues started with 10 new faces from their last Premier League line-up and struggled to find any rhythm in the first half as Barnsley refused to