Month: December 2019

11:34 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — The opening of the new ballpark for the Texas Rangers isn’t expected to be delayed after a fire that damaged about 2,000 square feet near the roof, construction officials said Monday. The fire Saturday started when sparks from welding work ignited combustible materials being stored in a
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10:06 PM ET Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, out with a core muscle injury, has skated with his teammates the past six days, coach Mike Sullivan said Monday. The Penguins were in Calgary, where they play the Flames on Tuesday night, and Crosby practiced with the team there while he continues his rehabilitation process from
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8:24 PM ET Alabama Crimson Tide defensive stars Terrell Lewis and Trevon Diggs will not play in the Citrus Bowl, coach Nick Saban said Monday. “We certainly respect and understand their decision,” Saban told media. Lewis, an outside linebacker, and Diggs, a cornerback, were not on the field Monday as the Tide practiced for the
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8:04 PM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Offensive coordinator Graham Harrell is staying at No. 22 Southern California. Harrell and the Trojans (8-4) have agreed to a multiyear contract extension, the school announced Monday. Harrell’s new deal is for three years and worth a total of $3.6 million, a source told ESPN’s Adam
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7:34 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Blake Griffin and Andre Drummond are both out for the Detroit Pistons on Monday night against the Washington Wizards. Griffin did not return after halftime when the Pistons won at Houston on Saturday night. He has a sore left knee. Drummond is out with left eye inflammation. He
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7:31 PM ET Associated Press Bill Simpson, a pioneer in motorsports safety credited with creating equipment that saved too many drivers to count from death or serious injury, died Monday from complications of a stroke suffered three days earlier. He was 79. The Motorsports Hall of Fame, which inducted Simpson in 2003 for his long
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7:20 PM ET ALAMEDA, Calif. — While Oakland Raiders coach Jon Gruden said he accepted the NFL’s apology from Al Riveron, the league’s senior vice president of officiating, for blowing a call on Derek Carr’s slide near the sideline, Gruden was far from “fulfilled” by the mea culpa. Not when the Raiders lost to the
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7:16 PM ET Sergio Romo has agreed to a one-year deal with the Minnesota Twins, according to multiple reports. The deal includes a club option and $5 million guaranteed with a chance to earn $10 million. MLB.com was first to report the deal; MLB Network was first to report terms. The 36-year-old Romo was 2-1
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