Nov 3, 2020 ESPNcricinfo staff Luke Ronchi has been appointed New Zealand batting coach for the upcoming season to fill the vacancy created by Peter Fulton’s departure. He has been a regular around the squad in the last couple of seasons as Gary Stead has used various specialist coaches. “I’m absolutely pumped,” he said. “I’ve
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7:55 PM ET The long-awaited battle between WBC junior lightweight titleholder Miguel Berchelt and Oscar Valdez scheduled for Dec. 12 in Las Vegas, could be in jeopardy after Berchelt tested positive for COVID-19, sources close to Berchelt’s camp told ESPN on Tuesday. Berchelt (37-1, 33 KOs) was tested as part of the weekly monitoring for
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4:20 PM ET NFL trade deadline day, as is often the case, came and went Tuesday with more fizzle than sizzle. A few big names got kicked around, but there wasn’t much late movement, and not many people were surprised. This year more than ever, with COVID-19 testing requirements delaying the availability of new player
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9:54 AM ET Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns detailed losing his mom to COVID-19 complications in an emotional video posted to his YouTube channel. Titled “THE TOUGHEST YEAR OF MY LIFE,” the 18-minute video showed a vulnerable Towns explaining having to be the one to “pull the plug” on his mother, Jackie Cruz-Towns, who died
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5:31 PM ET The World Boxing Council has ordered junior bantamweight titleholder Juan Francisco “El Gallo” Estrada to start negotiating a mandatory defense against former titleholder Srisaket Sor Rungvisai. Estrada was hoping to get a rematch against fellow titlist Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez in the early part of 2021, but the WBC decision could delay that
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9:15 AM ET The Los Angeles Angels and Major League Baseball moved Monday to dismiss a lawsuit by former Angels visiting clubhouse attendant Brian “Bubba” Harkins. Harkins was fired March 5 after an internal investigation confirmed suspicions that he was providing sticky ball-doctoring substances to opposing pitchers. According to the Los Angeles Times, Harkins filed
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4:02 PM ET Dallas Stars goaltender Ben Bishop and center Tyler Seguin had surgery and will each miss approximately five months, the team said Tuesday. Bishop, who did not play in the Stanley Cup Final against eventual champion Tampa Bay after being deemed “unfit to play,” had surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his
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