Month: October 2018

7:00 AM ET We are less than a month through the NHL schedule, and most teams are just approaching double-digit games played. But based on a number of factors, including circumstances, ice time, shot metrics and a touch of common sense, we can already spot trends of players on the rise and others whose slow
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3:52 PM ET Assuming that my personal experience is somewhat representative of the fantasy hockey world as a whole, more leagues seem to be trending away from the use of penalty minutes as a default category. In most cases where I’ve dealt with such a change, the “go-to category” of choice as a replacement has
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7:49 AM ET Associated Press SHANGHAI — Tony Finau has enjoyed such a good year that he wasn’t about to let one bad break get him down Friday in the HSBC Champions. Finau had just built a 3-shot lead as Patrick Reed began to stumble when Finau hit an approach from the rough on the
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4:18 AM ET LOS ANGELES — As LeBron James walked to the free-throw line with 12.9 seconds left, an approving Kobe Bryant clapped and pumped both of his fists, encouraging his old team and its new superstar to close out their best win of the early season. Seated at the corner of the baseline, Bryant
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12:21 AM ET HOUSTON — Less than a week after Deshaun Watson had to take a 12-hour bus ride to Jacksonville to ensure he could play in the game due to lung and rib injuries, the Houston Texans quarterback threw for five touchdowns in the team’s 42-23 victory over the Miami Dolphins on Thursday night.
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12:00 AM BST A week on from David Pocock’s second John Eales Medal triumph, two things have become perfectly clear. The first is, the Wallabies will be absolutely no chance at the Rugby World Cup without him and, secondly, time is fast running out for administrators to improve player safety at the contact area. In
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