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February

Aaron Judge: Toe to require ‘constant maintenance’ rest of career

Aaron Judge’s big toe is more than a footnote for the New York Yankees. Judge missed 42 matches after tearing a ligament in his right big toe when he crashed into the right-field fence at Dodger Stadium last June 3, a big reason the Yankees fell from postseason contention. “It’s going to be I think a constant maintenance I think the rest of my career,” Judge said Tuesday. “Anything with injuries like that, you just got to stay on top of it so it doesn’t flare up again.” The affable 6-foot-7, 282-pound slugger returned July 28 and wound up hitting .262 […]

February

Carlos Alcaraz injures ankle, exits Rio Open after 2 games

Two-time major winner Carlos Alcaraz retired hurt from the Rio Open on Tuesday after two matches due to a right ankle injury. The retirement at 1-1 meant Brazil’s Thiago Monteiro advanced to the second round. He will face his compatriot Felipe Meligeni Alves for a place in the quarterfinals. Alcaraz twisted his ankle in the first game after only two points. He received medical attention, broke Monteiro’s serve, but after the Brazilian pulled level he shook his rival’s hand and left the court walking as his coach Juan Carlos Ferrero looked concerned. The Spanish player stated his doctors said the injury was not serious. “These things happen, even […]

February

Alex Pereira will meet Jamahal Hill in UFC 300 headliner

Dana White revealed Saturday that Hill (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) will challenge light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira (9-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) April 13 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The UFC has been scrambling hard to find a main event for UFC 300, and according to Hill, he received a last-minute offer that he accepted. “Everybody wants to be on UFC 300, but realistically it didn’t really come on my radar and didn’t really happen until like yesterday,” Hill told Sportsnet. “I’m not even going to lie – like, yesterday, when he called me, and he let me know the situation. Looking […]

February

Roy Hodgson leaves Crystal Palace, UEL winner Glasner hired

Roy Hodgson has stepped down as Crystal Palace manager, the club revealed on Monday, with former Eintracht Frankfurt boss Oliver Glasner announced as his replacement. The news comes amid a continued poor run of form and days after Hodgson was admitted to hospital when he collapsed at training. The 76-year-old former England manager has since left hospital and is “doing well,” the club said. Hodgson departed his role just hours before Palace are calendared to play away at Everton on Monday, where Paddy McCarthy and Ray Lewington will take charge of the side. Glasner will take over the role after the Everton game, which he is set […]

February

Struggling Nets fire head coach Jacque Vaughn

The Brooklyn Nets fired head coach Jacque Vaughn on Monday morning, the team revealed. The former NBA guard was in his second season as coach of the Nets, who are 21-33 and sit in 11th place in the East. The Nets ended a disappointing first half of the season with a 50-point loss in Boston in their final match before the All-Star break. “To Joe Tsai, Clara Wu-Tsai, Ollie Weisberg, Sam Zussman, Sean Marks and front office, Nets coaches, staff, players, BSE family and the entire Brooklyn borough: It was a pleasure being your Head Coach,” said Vaughn in a statement issued […]

February

Under-fire Red Bull boss Horner to attend preseason testing

Red Bull boss Christian Horner has confirmed he will be in the paddock when Formula One preseason testing starts in Bahrain on Feb. 21, despite being subject to an ongoing internal investigation into alleged inappropriate behavior. An F1 employee has accused Horner of controlling behavior and inappropriate text messages. Horner, who had a hearing on the matter in London on Feb. 9, has strenuously denied the allegations. On Thursday, at the launch of Red Bull’s car for the new season, he told ESPN he is “absolutely” sure he will keep his job into the new season and labelled the investigation a distraction ahead […]

February

O’Shaquie Foster retains WBC junior lightweight title vs. Nova

O’Shaquie Foster retained his WBC junior lightweight title with a split-decision triumph over Abraham Nova on Friday at New York’s Theater at Madison Square Garden. One judge scored it 114-113 for Nova but was overruled by scores of 115-112 and 116-111 for Foster. The champion scored a 12th-round knockdown to seal the triumph, connecting with a counter left hand with less than 25 seconds left in the fight. “I’m a 12-round fighter and I know how to make adjustments through the fight,” said Foster, ESPN’s No. 2 boxer at 130 pounds. “He came on strong in the beginning, but I […]

February

Blue Jays’ Alek Manoah eyes bounce-back after trying 3-9 season

Alek Manoah didn’t look like himself when he arrived at spring training last year following a third-place finish in the AL Cy Young Award voting, according to Toronto Blue Jays teammate Kevin Gausman. “I think he tried to rush and get ready and never got into a good spot,” Gausman said Saturday. “Whether it was mechanically or physically with his arm, once you start the season, it’s hard to gain it back. You have to use spring training to get all those worked out.” Manoah, 26, was optioned to the minors twice and concluded 3-9 with a 5.87 ERA, down from a 16-7 record […]

February

Alexander Volkanovski has a UFC exit strategy — but a loss to Ilia Topuria isn’t a part of it

Alexander Volkanovski has a UFC exit strategy — it just doesn’t involve a second consecutive defeat and the relinquishing of his featherweight belt to Ilia Topuria this weekend. Volkanovski (26-3) will put the belt he has held since December 2019, when he defeated Max Holloway by unanimous decision, on the line in Anaheim just five months after he saw his dreams of dual-champion status snatched away in brutal fashion by Islam Makhachev. Immediately after that crushing defeat, Volkanovski gave an emotional insight into his psyche, which left many questioning whether, after such a dominant run, cracks were suddenly starting to emerge within the usually unflappable Australian. […]

February

Red Bull launch ‘brave’ and ‘innovative’ RB20 for 2024 season

Red Bull says it has “pushed the boundaries” with the design of its new Formula One car, the RB20, as it prepares to defend its position as the dominant force in Formula One for a third year running. The reigning champions revealed their new car on Thursday, six days ahead of pre-season testing, although much of the focus at the launch event was diverted by an ongoing internal investigation into team principal Christian Horner. Red Bull design chief Adrian Newey insisted the new car is an evolution of last year’s RB19, but a number of visual design variations — including a […]

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Month

Aaron Judge: Toe to require ‘constant maintenance’ rest of career

Carlos Alcaraz injures ankle, exits Rio Open after 2 games

Alex Pereira will meet Jamahal Hill in UFC 300 headliner

Roy Hodgson leaves Crystal Palace, UEL winner Glasner hired

Struggling Nets fire head coach Jacque Vaughn

Under-fire Red Bull boss Horner to attend preseason testing

O’Shaquie Foster retains WBC junior lightweight title vs. Nova

Blue Jays’ Alek Manoah eyes bounce-back after trying 3-9 season

Alexander Volkanovski has a UFC exit strategy — but a loss to Ilia Topuria isn’t a part of it

Red Bull launch ‘brave’ and ‘innovative’ RB20 for 2024 season

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