Month: August 2022

6:44 AM BST Young Wallabies playmaker Noah Lolesio has been urged to shed his ‘nice guy’ image and ramp up his assertiveness as he works to nail down the crucial No.10 role. Attack coach Scott Wisemantel says the 22-year-old was “solid” in Australia’s 25-17 win over South Africa last weekend, but he wants to see
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12:48 AM ET Associated Press Sam Querrey will always remember his big victories over Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal. He has not had time to process what he’ll miss most about being a professional tennis player. Heading into retirement has become a theme at the US Open, and Querrey, a 34-year-old Californian, played
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11:24 PM ET UFC middleweight Sean Strickland has been forced out of a scheduled bout against Jared Cannonier in October due to a finger injury. Strickland (25-4) revealed the injury on his social media on Tuesday. The Las Vegas-based middleweight said he was about to undergo a “minor” procedure on his finger that he said
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7:48 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI — Tampa Bay Rays All-Star left-hander Shane McClanahan was a late scratch in his scheduled start against the Miami Marlins Tuesday because of left shoulder impingement, the team said. The 25-year-old McClanahan (11-5, 2.20 ERA) has made 24 starts and emerged as one of the top pitchers in
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File photo of Colin De Grandhomme.© AFP New Zealand all-rounder Colin de Grandhomme has announced retirement from international cricket on Wednesday. The country’s apex cricket board shared the news on social media. The board added that the all-rounder came to the conclusion after discussing about it with New Zealand Cricket, which agreed to release him
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7:09 PM ET The Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday ensured a key piece of their rebuilding effort will stick around, signing forward Tage Thompson to a seven-year contract extension worth $50 million. The contract, which begins with the 2023-24 season, rewards Thompson, 24, five months after a career season ended. He led the Sabres with 38
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9:44 AM ET ATLANTA — As Billy Horschel approached the 18th green in Sunday’s final round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club, he couldn’t help but wonder whether it was the last time he’d play with his good friend, Cameron Smith, on the PGA Tour. Horschel and Smith both live in Ponte
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6:02 PM ET ESPN News Services Jackson State football coach Deion Sanders on Tuesday said in an Instagram video that his program and players are now “in crisis mode” when it comes to grappling with the multiple water problems that have afflicted Mississippi’s capital city in the past week. Parts of Jackson were without running
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12:26 PM ET Gwendolyn Oxenham Last month, former USWNT star Heather O’Reilly came out of retirement and joined Irish club Shelbourne FC ahead of their Champions League campaign. David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile via Getty Images When Shelbourne FC team captain Pearl Slattery picked up her two teammates, Shauna Fox and Izzy Glennon, for the drive to training in
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4:57 PM ET ESPN News Services ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild signed former Anaheim Ducks center Sam Steel to a one-year, $825,000 contract on Tuesday, adding depth at a vital position. The 24-year-old Steel played in a career-most 68 games for the Ducks last season, collecting six goals, 14 assists and a career-high
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3:02 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Demetrius Andrade vacated his WBO middleweight title and in his place, interim titleholder Janibek Alimkhanuly was elevated to champion, Top Rank announced Tuesday. Alimkhanuly’s first title defense is slated for a Top Rank Boxing on ESPN show in November against an opponent to be determined, a source told ESPN. Andrade
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1:31 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander has been placed on the injured list with a right calf injury. The team announced the move Tuesday and said that an MRI on the calf Monday revealed fascial disruption but no muscle fiber disruption. Verlander’s stint on the injured list is retroactive
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