Month: January 2022

File photo of Sunil Gavaskar© BCCI Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar gave a stunning response to South Africa Test captain Dean Elgar’s comment about their increasing “intensity” on the field “flustering” the Indian cricketers during the Johannesburg Test. “We saw that at the Wanderers when we brought the intensity it almost flustered the Indians quite
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7:50 PM ET Cleveland Cavaliers general manager Koby Altman has agreed to a contract extension through the 2027-28 season — and will assume a new title of president of basketball operations, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. Altman has engineered a franchise renaissance and reshaped a roster that has shown the promise of becoming a long-term
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10:37 PM ET Tampa Bay Rays bullpen catcher Jean Ramirez died Monday, the team announced. He was 28. No further details were provided by the team. “Jean was an incredible teammate and friend,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said in a statement Tuesday. “He brought so much passion and energy each day to our clubhouse and
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7:07 PM ET Alabama wide receiver Jameson Williams tore the ACL in his left knee in Monday night’s College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Doctors believe that, after surgery within the next 10 days, Williams will retain his sub 4.3 speed, and they expect a full recovery, the
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4:54 PM ET Associated Press New York Islanders coach Barry Trotz and defenseman Ryan Pulock were placed in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol on Tuesday. Trotz just returned to the team Saturday after taking a leave of absence. Pulock hasn’t played since Nov. 15 because of a lower-body injury. New York hasn’t played since Jan. 1.
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5:42 PM ET Alabama had seven players enter the NCAA’s transfer portal a day after the team’s loss in the College Football Playoff National Championship, including reserve tight end Jahleel Billingsley. The group of Alabama players appeared in the portal late Tuesday afternoon. Billingsley, a junior from Chicago, had 35 receptions for 543 yards and
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3:37 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The investigation surrounding sexual assault accusations against lightweight boxer Rolando Romero is now closed without charges being filed, the Henderson (Nevada) Police Department told ESPN on Tuesday. Romero, 26, was scheduled to fight Gervonta Davis on Dec. 5 in Los Angeles, but he was pulled from the bout in late
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4:09 PM ET A welterweight grudge match between Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington will headline UFC 272 on March 5, UFC Chief Business Officer Hunter Campbell told ESPN on Tuesday. Contracts have not been signed for the 170-pound scrap, but the bout is nearly finalized, per Campbell. The UFC 272 pay-per-view will take place at
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