Day: March 2, 2021

McMillan only reluctantly agreed to be Hawks’ interim coachMcMillan only reluctantly agreed to be Hawks’ interim coach

Nate McMillan reluctantly agreed to serve as the Atlanta Hawks’ interim coach and only accepted the position after conferring with Lloyd Pierce following Pierce’s firing on Monday. ”The sleepless nights have already started,” McMillan said Tuesday. McMillan said before his debut as interim coach in Tuesday night’s game at Miami that he initially wasn’t interested when Hawks president Travis Schlenk extended the offer to serve as interim coach.

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Elliott loses yard sponsor over dead horse photoElliott loses yard sponsor over dead horse photo

Elliott, a Gold Cup and three times Grand National winner, has been barred from racing in Britain pending an investigation in Ireland. “eCOMM Merchant Solutions has terminated its sponsorship contract with Gordon Elliott due to recent events,” the yard sponsor said on Twitter. The Newmarket-based Cheveley Park Stud moved eight Elliott-trained horses to the yards of Henry de Bromhead and Willie Mullins.

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Irish jockey James apologises for climbing on dead horseIrish jockey James apologises for climbing on dead horse

James confirmed he was the person in the video, which started to circulate on social media earlier on Tuesday, in which he was seen briefly climbing on the dead horse while others present could be heard laughing. His apology comes a day after Irish trainer Gordon Elliott was temporarily banned from racing in Britain after a photograph of him sitting on a dead horse circulated online.

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