Month: July 2022

5:20 PM ET Canadian women’s national team players released an open letter to Hockey Canada on Monday to say they’ll be “part of the fight for the truth” into allegations of sexual assault made against men’s players as they seek a role in reforming the organization. “We join all Canadians in demanding a thorough and
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6:16 PM ET Associated Press Third-seeded Elise Mertens was eliminated from the Prague Open on Monday after losing her first-round match to unseeded Magda Linette of Poland 3-6, 6-2, 2-6. Linette beat her Belgian opponent for the first time after three losses. She next faces Daria Snigur or Viktoriya Tomova in the second round of
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5:50 PM ET Associated Press Hockey Canada released a plan on Monday to combat the “toxic” culture in its sport. It comes ahead of a second round of parliamentary hearings into the organization’s handling of sexual assault complaints. The plan includes putting together a centralized tracking and reporting system for abuse complaints by the end
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10:41 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — A decades-old, mint condition Mickey Mantle baseball card could break a record at auction. The collectors’ item from 1952 features one of baseball’s most celebrated and charismatic legends, and is widely regarded as one of just a handful in near-perfect condition. It’s estimated the card could exceed
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2:48 PM ET CINCINNATI — Bengals team president Mike Brown knows a massive contract negotiation and potential paycheck for quarterback Joe Burrow is looming. During the team’s annual media luncheon Monday, Brown said he doesn’t know how that will all play out once Burrow is eligible for an extension. But Brown is confident in how
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9:54 AM ET Everton supporters invaded the pitch at Goodison Park during their victory over Crystal Palace last season. MB Media/Getty Images England’s Premier League and Football League have announced tough new sanctions for pitch invasions and the use of smoke bombs and pyrotechnics. Last season saw an increasing number of pitch invasions at the end
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1:16 PM ET LIV Golf Invitational Series player Sergio Garcia says he has changed his mind on giving up his DP World Tour membership. “When I finished the Open Championship [last] Sunday, I said that I was most likely going to resign my membership from the [DP World] Tour,” Garcia told ESPN. “That obviously meant
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8:00 AM ET NBA Insiders The 2021-22 NBA season felt more normal than the previous two seasons, but the sport was without some of its biggest stars. LA Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard, New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson, Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray and Brooklyn Nets forward Ben Simmons all missed last season because of
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