Month: December 2019

3:57 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The host St. Louis Blues will have three players at NHL All-Star Weekend. Captain Alex Pietrangelo, goaltender Jordan Binnington and playoff MVP Ryan O’Reilly will represent the defending Stanley Cup champion Blues for All-Star festivities Jan. 24-25. Forward David Perron was not chosen as an All-Star despite
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3:32 PM ET ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford said he will be ready to go for the offseason program when it starts in April after suffering a back injury that took away half of his 2019 season. The 31-year-old missed the final eight games of the year after fracturing bones in
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2:51 PM ET Chinese promoter Longjoy Sports on Monday surprisingly won the purse bid for the mandatory fight between unified light heavyweight world champion Artur Beterbiev and Meng Fanlong after their promoters were unable to make a deal. Longjoy Sports, which has worked with Fanlong promoter Roc Nation Sports in the past and will co-promote
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2:29 PM ET Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence said the vicious hit he took from Ohio State cornerback Shaun Wade in the first half of Saturday’s College Football Playoff Semifinal at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl left his arm numb and was a turning point for the entire team in its 29-23 win over the Buckeyes. “It
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8:51 AM ET Associated Press A day after Andy Murray put his Grand Slam comeback on hold, Japan’s Kei Nishikori has become the latest high-profile player to withdraw from next month’s Australian Open, citing a right elbow injury. Tennis Australia issued a statement Monday saying Nishikori had withdrawn from the season-opening major at Melbourne Park
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