Month: January 2021

10:15 PM ET SAO PAULO — Brazil’s federal police arrested Argentine golfer Angel Cabrera on Thursday for extradition to his homeland to face charges for several crimes allegedly committed from 2016 to last year, two officers said. Cabrera, who won both Masters and U.S. Open championships, was on Interpol’s red code list. Police said in
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3:27 PM ET Alabama’s annual exodus of players to the NFL began Thursday as four starters from the Crimson Tide‘s championship team — defensive lineman Christian Barmore, quarterback Mac Jones, defensive back Patrick Surtain and wide receiver Jaylen Waddle — announced they would be leaving school early to turn pro. ESPN NFL draft analyst Todd
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6:01 PM ET Relief pitcher Archie Bradley has reached a one-year, $6 million deal with the Philadelphia Phillies, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. Bradley was not re-signed by the Cincinnati Reds after he was acquired in a midseason trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks. The right-hander pitched well in his six regular-season appearances with Cincinnati,
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3:36 PM ET Former light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev has tested positive for banned substances ahead of his next fight. The 37-year-old’s test by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association showed external testosterone and metabolites, according to results obtained by ESPN on Thursday. The sample was taken on Dec. 30 and now places his fight on Jan.
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2:12 PM ET The UFC has “essentially” struck marijuana as a punishable offense in its anti-doping policy, the promotion and anti-doping partner USADA announced Thursday. Beginning retroactively Jan. 1, a positive drug test for carboxy-THC, the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis, will no longer be considered a violation — unless USADA is able to prove that
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12:59 PM ET The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am will be played without its traditional pro-am format next month when the event is contested over two courses in Northern California. The PGA Tour announced the change due to local COVID-19 circumstances in the Monterey Peninsula area. 2 Related The professional portion, featuring 156 players, will be
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1:13 PM ET The Chicago Blackhawks have placed captain Jonathan Toews and young center Kirby Dach on long-term injured reserve. The move means that each player must miss at least 10 games and 24 days. The Blackhawks also gain some financial flexibility to go over the salary cap while the players are out. Toews announced
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Mark Boucher said South Africa may play a “watered-down” team against Pakistan in the T20I series.© Twitter South Africa coach Mark Boucher said that the emphasis is on the Test series against Australia, and due to this, they might field a “watered-down” T20I team during the upcoming tour of Pakistan. South Africa will play a
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