Month: October 2019

5:59 PM ET Lawyers for the condo owner suing Antonio Brown for damages have asked that the free-agent NFL star be required to come back for another deposition, claiming he was “belligerent,” “pugnacious” and “non-compliant” in last week’s attempt. In documents filed in the 11th Circuit Court on Wednesday, the attorneys asked that Brown be
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5:36 PM ET Associated Press A well-known bookmaker and the owner of three Washington D.C. professional sports teams plan to open the nation’s first on-premises sports betting facility inside an arena. In a partnership announced Thursday, betting company William Hill and Monumental Sports & Entertainment, which owns pro basketball and hockey teams in the nation’s
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5:30 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Flyers founder Ed Snider, who died in 2016, will be honored with a mural in South Philadelphia. The Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation and Mural Arts Philadelphia will dedicate “Snider Hockey: Inspiring Our Youth” on Saturday at 10th and Snyder Avenue. Snider had long said he wanted his
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5:22 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — Trainer Bob Baffert is replacing fellow Hall of Famer Mike Smith aboard McKinzie, the probable favorite for the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic next month. Smith finished second aboard odds-on favorite McKinzie in last weekend’s Awesome Again Stakes at Santa Anita. That prompted Baffert to let Smith
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4:45 PM ET Edmonton Oilers defenseman Adam Larsson is out 6-8 weeks with a fractured right fibula suffered in Wednesday’s opener, the team announced Thursday. “He’s got a broken bone that’s going to take some time to heal,” coach Dave Tippett said. adding that surgery is not required. “He’s disappointed, tough break for him.” Larsson
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3:05 PM ET Associated Press Kristian Krogh Johannessen of Norway shot a career-best 8-under 63 to match the course record and take a two-shot lead after the first round of the Spanish Open on Thursday. Johannessen birdied four of his last six holes at the Club de Campo Villa de Madrid for the lowest opening
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12:57 PM ET Super middleweight contender Avni Yildirim has tested positive for two performance-enhancing drugs, likely destroying his chances of getting the mandatory shot at a 168-pound world title he was supposed to have in his next fight. The WBC said Thursday that on Sept. 26 the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association reported that the A sample
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