Month: January 2020

2:57 AM GMT Will Pucovski will make his return to representative ranks after taking his most recent mental-health break ahead of the Test summer against Pakistan and New Zealand, as captain of a Cricket Australia XI. The side will face the England Lions in a three-match 50-over series to begin their developmental tour of Australia
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9:32 PM ET Cornerback Tre Roberson, viewed by many as the top Canadian Football League free agent this year, will sign with the Chicago Bears, a league source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Roberson, 27, who played for the Calgary Stampeders, chose the Bears over nine other offers. He had seven interceptions and 41 tackles last
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6:59 PM ET De’Aaron Fox‘s layup off his intentionally missed free throw to send Monday’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves into overtime should not have counted. According to the NBA’s Last Two Minute report, the Sacramento Kings point guard entered the lane before the shot hit the rim, which should have been called a lane
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8:44 PM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Simona Halep spent her offseason away from home for the first time so she could focus fully on 2020 and her quest for a third major title. She’s within two wins of achieving that goal already after breezing into the Australian Open semifinals with a 6-1, 6-1
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7:54 PM ET Instead of entering spring training with a fight for the first-base job, the Boston Red Sox re-signed Mitch Moreland to a one-year contract for the 2020 season, with a club option for 2021, the team announced Tuesday. The deal is worth $3 million guaranteed, with a $2.5 million salary in 2020 plus
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6:55 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Daniel Suarez landed a job two weeks before the NASCAR season begins when Gaunt Brothers Racing signed the Mexican driver for the No. 96 Toyota in the Cup Series. Suarez learned during the final weekend of last season, in November, that Stewart-Haas Racing was letting him go
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5:59 PM ET Alexis Lafreniere, expected to be the No. 1 overall pick in June’s NHL draft, was suspended for three games Tuesday by the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Lafreniere, 18, who plays forward for Rimouski Oceanic, delivered a head shot on Quebec Remparts forward Thomas Caron six seconds into the third period of
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5:20 PM ET St. Louis Blues forward Sammy Blais has been activated from injured reserve, the team announced Tuesday. Blais, 23, missed 28 games while recovering from surgery on his right wrist. He played 20 games before the injury, posting five goals and eight points for the Western Conference-leading Blues. St. Louis went 17-8-3 in
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