Month: May 2022

7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The Stanley Cup playoffs are when the spotlight shines the brightest on the NHL. Not coincidentally, they’re also when hockey’s star players shine the brightest, too. Every preseason, we publish the ESPN NHL Rank, which rates the top 100 players based on how good they’re expected to be in the
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11:27 AM ET David Brooks said he is looking to continue his football career after revealing he is cancer free. Photo by Robin Jones – AFC Bournemouth/AFC Bournemouth via Getty Images Wales and Bournemouth midfielder David Brooks said on Tuesday he is cancer-free, nearly seven months after being diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma. The 24-year-old, who was
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12:20 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A deal for Drug Free Sport International to police medication in horse racing was announced Tuesday, two months before the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority takes effect. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency had been set to become the regulator for anti-doping and medication control for thoroughbred racing.
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11:37 AM ET Associated Press Two-time Grand Slam finalist Kevin Anderson, 35, announced his retirement from professional tennis on Tuesday. The 6-foot-8 player from South Africa was the runner-up to Rafael Nadal at the U.S. Open in 2017 — No. 32 at the time, Anderson was the lowest-ranked finalist in tournament history — and to
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7:00 AM ET The journey from the green room to the stage Thursday night in Las Vegas was a short one, lasting about one minute and 100 steps. It was enough time for NC State offensive tackle Ikem Ekwonu to reflect on the longer one he had just completed, from Pop Warner to three-star college
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7:05 PM ET Major League Baseball suspended New York Mets reliever Yoan Lopez three games and manager Buck Showalter one after it deemed that Lopez intentionally threw at Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber during the top of the ninth inning of Sunday night’s clash at Citi Field. Both were also fined an undisclosed amount. Lopez
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4:50 PM ET Manchester United beat Brentford 3-0 on a rainy Monday night at Old Trafford with Portugal internationals Bruno Fernandes and Cristiano Ronaldo scoring to keep their team in sixth place in the Premier League. The hosts took the lead in the ninth minute when Bruno Fernandes swept home in the centre of the
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Sanju Samson spoke about his experience of playing under Rahul Dravid.© Twitter Currently in decent form this season, Rajasthan Royals (RR) captain Sanju Samson will be aiming to lead his side comfortably to the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 playoffs. Despite losing to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in their previous fixture on Tuesday, the franchise
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1:30 AM ET The NHL Department of Player Safety is reviewing a cross-check delivered by Wild captain Jared Spurgeon in Game 1 of the team’s first-round series against the St. Louis Blues on Monday night in St. Paul, Minnesota, a source told ESPN. With 1:46 left in the third period and the Blues leading 4-0,
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1:09 AM BST Wallabies coach Dave Rennie says Fraser McReight will get his Test chances this year as he continues to push skipper Michael Hooper for a starting jersey. Flanker McReight has been a standout in Queensland’s Super Rugby Pacific campaign to mount a strong case for his first Test start, with the three-match England
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4:11 PM ET Arizona Cardinals star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins is being suspended six games for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The suspension adds more context to the Cardinals’ draft-day trade for wide receiver Marquise Brown. The Cardinals also lost wide receiver Christian Kirk in free agency
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5:20 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN MEMPHIS, Tenn — The Golden State Warriors had little reaction to the league announcing it would not downgrade Draymond Green‘s flagrant foul 2 that he picked up in the second quarter of Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Memphis Grizzlies. That being said, there is reason to
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