1:58 PM ET Sid LoweSpain writer “Dave,” they called him. Just Dave. Just … there. Dependable, reliable, unremarkable Dave. It started as a joke, old now and not that funny then, but maybe there’s something in it. The story is well known, and it’s probably handy to remember in a London accent: when Cesar Azpilicueta
4:11 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — No. 1-ranked Novak Djokovic pulled out of the upcoming Miami Open on Friday, citing coronavirus restrictions as he joined Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer on the sideline. The tournament begins Tuesday, with only 750 fans allowed on the grounds per session. The pandemic is also affecting attendance by
4:49 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) – Margarita Gasparyan upset the top-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-2, 7-5 on Friday, when Russian players filled the semifinals of the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy. The 126th-ranked Gasparyan saved three of the six break points she faced and broke Alexandrova six times for a last-four clash with
11:28 PM ET Former UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw will return to action May 8 against rising contender Cory Sandhagen, sources said. The UFC is finalizing a five-round bout between Dillashaw and Sandhagen to headline UFC Fight Night. Contracts have not been signed; however, both sides have agreed to the matchup. The UFC has not
1:31 PM ET A UFC fighter stumbled and fell attempting to weigh in Friday morning, prompting the cancellation of her bout. Julija Stoliarenko, a women’s bantamweight fighter, collapsed twice attempting to make weight for her scheduled UFC Fight Night bout Saturday with Julia Avila in Las Vegas. The bout has been canceled due to weight-cutting
3:41 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — The Penguins say center Evgeni Malkin is out indefinitely with a lower-body injury. The team placed the Russian star on injured reserve Thursday, two days after Malkin appeared to hurt his right knee in a loss to the Boston Bruins. Head coach Mike Sullivan described Malkin as “week
2:54 PM ET Associated Press NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Charleston Southern announced that freshman receiver Joe Bradshaw died Thursday night. He was 19 years old. The school did not give a cause of death but did say Bradshaw died away from campus and that authorities are “still gathering information surrounding the circumstances of his death.”
1:45 PM ET When looking at a particular type of fantasy production, there are a few ways to parse the data. While taking a look at power-play fantasy points, I was torn between looking at the statistics raw, as a rate or as a percentage. So I settled on a little bit of all three.
2:28 PM ET Associated Press The NHL has paused the Boston Bruins after four more players entered the league’s COVID-19 protocol. Bruins games Saturday against the Buffalo Sabres and Tuesday against the New York Islanders were postponed and team facilities closed until at least Wednesday. They’re the 36th and 37th games to be postponed this
2:21 PM ET Associated Press Parents of former Oregon State volleyball players urged the school’s trustees to consider president F. King Alexander’s handling of abuse allegations in that program while they’re debating his future because of his response to unrelated sexual misconduct cases while he was at LSU. Two volleyball parents offered comment — one
11:36 AM ET HOUSTON — Four more civil lawsuits have been filed against Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson, alleging similar inappropriate conduct and sexual assault to the previous three that had been filed. This brings the total to seven lawsuits filed against Watson by Houston attorney Tony Buzbee, who has said on Instagram that there
Sri Lanka Legends will meet India Legends in the summit clash of the Road Safety World Series T20 at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. And, it was only after Tillakaratne Dilshan’s outfit easily got the better of Jonty Rhodes’ South Africa Legends by eight wickets on Friday night. Sri Lankans were
3:14 AM ET LOS ANGELES — LeBron James has been awarded the NBA’s MVP award four times in his career, tied with Wilt Chamberlain for the third most all time, but one of his teammates, Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma, says James should have double that. At least. “The NBA MVP is a very
11:36 AM ET Canelo Alvarez will continue his pursuit to unify the super middleweight division May 8 vs. Billy Joe Saunders at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, where more than 60,000 fans will be allowed in attendance, Matchroom Promotions said Friday. Alvarez, boxing’s biggest star and one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world,
Former Great Britain cyclist Lauren Dolan has been forced to retire aged 21 after suffering serious injuries in a crash with a car, saying the incident has “taken away” her “Olympic dream”. The driver has been found guilty of driving without due care and attention and fined £1,079. “You can’t put a price on a
9:15 AM ET Pep Guardiola and Manchester City must navigate a daunting route to the club’s first-ever Champions League final after the draw for the quarterfinals and semifinals pitted the Premier League leaders against Borussia Dortmund and the winners of the clash between Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain. With UEFA mapping out the road to
10:21 AM BST As we approach the final round of the 2021 Six Nations, Wayne Pivac’s Wales side are on the verge of history as they chase the Grand Slam. It is a remarkable feat given only six months ago there were question marks hovering over Pivac’s long-term future as the Wales boss after a
Bangladesh will tour Sri Lanka in April for a two-Test series.© AFP Bangladesh will be playing a two-Test series in Sri Lanka, announced Sri Lanka Cricket on Friday. Both the matches will be played at the Pallekele International Stadium in Kandy. Bangladesh will arrive in Sri Lanka on April 12. The first Test will be