Month: December 2022

7:00 AM ET The most disruptive year in the history of men’s professional golf is finally coming to an end, although the ongoing battle between the PGA Tour and the LIV Golf League doesn’t figure to come to a conclusion anytime soon. During the past 12 months, Tiger Woods returned to the course, Phil Mickelson
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Dec 29, 2022 ESPN News Services Sidney Crosby will be appointed as an officer of the Order of Canada, officials announced Thursday, as the Pittsburgh Penguins captain receives one of the country’s highest honors. Crosby, a three-time Stanley Cup champion who helped Canada win two Olympic gold medals, is among 99 new appointments. His selection
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7:46 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN With the boxing calendar coming to a close, many of the most anticipated fights this year collapsed during negotiations. There were failed talks to match Tyson Fury with Anthony Joshua, and Errol Spence Jr. with Terence Crawford. The lack of activity for most of the top fighters in the sport
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Dec 28, 2022 Associated Press ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves acquired left-handed reliever Lucas Luetge from the New York Yankees in exchange for two minor leaguers on Wednesday night. The Yankees acquired right-hander Indigo Diaz and infielder Caleb Durbin. Luetge, 35, posted ERAs under 3.00 while pitching in at least 50 games in each of
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10:13 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Detroit guard Killian Hayes and Orlando’s Moritz Wagner were each given multigame suspensions for their roles in a scuffle, while the NBA suspended eight Magic players one game apiece Thursday for leaving the bench area during an altercation. Hayes, who struck Wagner in the back of the
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10:29 PM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — It wasn’t the way Frances Tiafoe would have preferred to clinch a match at the United Cup mixed teams tennis tournament. The United States defeated Czech Republic when Tiafoe’s opponent Tomas Machac retired due to a right ankle injury in the second set of their singles match Friday.
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1st Test, Day 5 Live: Imam-ul-Haq key as Pakistan look to avoid defeat.© AFP PAK vs NZ, 1st Test, Day 5 Live Updates: Pakistan have lost five wickets against new Zealand on Day 5 of the ongoing first Test in Karachi. Sarfaraz Ahmed departed after scoring 53 runs while Imam-ul-Haq (81*) is standing unbeaten at the
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12:13 AM ET ESPN News Services SUNRISE, Fla. — Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov recorded a hat trick in the first period and helped his team snap a three-game losing streak with a 7-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night. Barkov scored the first two goals of the game within the first 11:50
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12:48 PM ET ATLANTA — As hard as Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud tried to avoid the negativity on social media and elsewhere after losing to Michigan last month, it was unavoidable. Stroud said during media day Thursday as the Buckeyes prepare for the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, “I don’t
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10:48 AM ET Ten MLB umpires, including seven crew chiefs, are set to retire at the end of the month, making it the largest turnover at that job since 1999, sources familiar with the situation told ESPN. Some of the retirements are due to nagging injuries while others are coincidental, as a group of the
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7:58 PM ET Associated Press MONCTON, New Brunswick — Minnesota freshman Jimmy Snuggerud scored twice and the United States rebounded from a loss to beat Switzerland 5-1 on Thursday in the world junior hockey championship. Logan Cooley had a goal and an assist, captain Luke Hughes and Tyler Boucher also scored and Trey Augustine made
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9:11 PM ET ESPN News Services DETROIT — Orlando’s Moritz Wagner appeared to briefly get knocked out by a punch to the back of the head after starting a fight in the first half against the Pistons that led to three ejections Wednesday night in a scene that triggered memories of an ugly brawl outside
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7:42 PM ET ESPN News Services MELBOURNE, Australia — Former U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem was given a wild card into the main draw of next month’s Australian Open after his successful return from a right wrist injury, it was announced. Tournament officials said Friday that Thiem, an Australian Open finalist in 2020, received a
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