Month: June 2022

2:29 PM ET The Washington Commanders have fined defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio $100,000 following his comments earlier in the week referring to the events of Jan. 6, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol as a “dustup” while comparing that day to “riots, looting, burning” during protests in the summer of 2020. In a statement, Washington
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5:10 PM ET The New Orleans Pelicans say Brandon Ingram had surgery on his right fifth finger Tuesday and is expected to be sidelined six to eight weeks. According to the team, the surgery was to address a flexion contracture. The Pelicans didn’t say what prompted the procedure, but Ingram did jam his right ring
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5:05 PM ET Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A judge on Friday dismissed a case against five suspects charged in the 2012 killing of renowned Puerto Rican boxer Hector “Macho” Camacho after authorities said the star witness fled the island. Prosecutors requested a second opportunity to have their case heard, adding that they
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11:31 AM ET Cincinnati, Houston and UCF will officially join the Big 12 on July 1, 2023, after reaching an exit agreement with the American Athletic Conference, the league and schools announced Friday. After Oklahoma and Texas announced planned moves to the SEC last year, the Big 12 added Cincinnati, Houston, UCF and BYU to
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3:45 PM ET Associated Press Top-seeded Dan Evans kept alive the home challenge at the Nottingham Open on Friday by reaching the semifinals in a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Switzerland’s Marc-Andrea Huesler. The 32-year-old Brit is seeking his second career title since turning professional in 2016 — his only ATP singles victory came at last
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4:36 PM ET Associated Press BERLIN — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek has pulled out of next week’s grass-court tournament in Berlin because of a shoulder problem, saying Friday she needs to rest up ahead of Wimbledon. Swiatek is coming off her second French Open title after beating American teenager Coco Gauff in the final at Roland
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11:25 AM ET Andy Murray claimed a sensational victory over world No. 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets on Friday to advance to the semifinals at the Stuttgart Open. Just over two weeks before Wimbledon, and in his second grass-court event this season, Murray claimed a 7-6(4), 6-3 victory in the quarterfinals in Germany. The
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1:14 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Former Alabama quarterback Jay Barker, who is married to country music singer Sara Evans, has entered what Tennessee prosecutors called a “best interest” plea to a misdemeanor charge of reckless endangerment after a January arrest on a felony domestic violence charge. The plea Barker entered Thursday means
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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc headed the Red Bulls of Sergio Perez and title rival Max Verstappen in Friday practice at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Leclerc, nine points behind Verstappen in championship, was 0.248 seconds quicker than Perez, with Verstappen a further 0.108secs adrift. Alpine’s Fernando Alonso was fourth, pipping Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz. George Russell was the
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10:05 AM ET The main event of the UFC’s first pay-per-view card in southeast Asia is official. Glover Teixeira and Jiri Prochazka both weighed in successfully Friday for their light heavyweight title fight, each coming in at 205 pounds. Teixeira will defend his belt against Prochazka in the UFC 275 headliner Saturday in Singapore. ESPN
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10:27 AM ET Tiger Woods is already in rare air for his accomplishments on the golf course, but he has reached yet another impressive feat. Forbes is now estimating that Woods’ net worth is at least $1 billion, which would make him one of only three athlete billionaires in the world. Woods joins Michael Jordan
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