Month: September 2019

5:16 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Stewart-Haas Racing surged into the opening race of NASCAR’s playoffs with a Clint Bowyer-led sweep of the front two rows at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Joe Gibbs Racing, meanwhile, struggled across the board in its preparation for Sunday’s opening playoff race. While SHR put its four Fords
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3:10 PM ET Minnesota Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon, coming off a career season, has signed a seven-year, $53.025 million contract extension, the team announced Saturday. The deal averages $7.575 million per season and runs through the 2026-27 season. Wild general manager Bill Guerin announced the new deal with the 29-year-old Spurgeon, who set career highs
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12:50 PM ET Louisville starting quarterback Jawon Pass will not play against Western Kentucky on Saturday because of a lower extremity injury, coach Scott Satterfield said. Malik Cunningham will start in his place. Pass, who started the first two games of this season, will be evaluated next week and is considered day-to-day. Cunningham played last
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12:46 PM ET Toronto Blue Jays reliever Tim Mayza will undergo Tommy John surgery to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow. The news comes a day after Mayza dropped to his knees in pain after delivering an awkward pitch that sailed behind New York Yankees batter Didi Gregorius. Mayza clutched his
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12:05 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Running back Larry Garron, an original member of the Boston Patriots who was a four-time American Football League All-Star, has died at age 82. “This year marks the 60th anniversary season for this franchise and Larry has represented this organization and been a member of the Patriots family since
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12:00 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — The Raptors say a new line of team-branded hijabs is part of an effort to be more inclusive to fans of all cultures. The team’s parent company, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, unveiled the Nike Pro hijabs emblazoned with the team logo in a social media post Friday.
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11:39 AM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — The ATP says all top 10-ranked players, including Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, have committed to play in the inaugural ATP Cup in Australia in January. The organization said Saturday that the top 18-ranked countries and Australia, as the host-country wild card, will be among the
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