Month: February 2020

12:01 PM ET The Burrow name will remain in the LSU area beyond the school’s record books for a while, as the Baton Rouge Zoo announced Friday that its new male giraffe will be named “Burreaux.” You voted. We tallied. Meet Burreaux!!! Thanks to everyone who nominated and supported the cause. This little guy has
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9:54 AM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Redskins are releasing cornerback Josh Norman, he told NBC Sports Washington on Friday. “It’s their choice, not mine,” Norman said. “Now I can start something new and fresh.” Norman said new Redskins coach Ron Rivera, who coached the cornerback in Carolina, called him Friday morning to inform
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11:52 AM ET St. Louis Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester has undergone an implantable cardioverter defibrillator procedure and his status will be updated next week, the team said in a statement Friday. The procedure restores the heart’s normal rhythm and was done after Bouwmeester suffered a cardiac episode while on the bench during Tuesday night’s game
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11:58 AM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR will dole out a record $23.6 million to the 40 drivers racing in the Daytona 500. The sanctioning body released the total purse Friday, an about-face for an organization that hadn’t released payouts since the 2015 season. NASCAR’s charter system with teams had previously prohibited
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11:44 AM ET A potential light heavyweight title eliminator is officially set. Corey Anderson and Jan Blachowicz both made weight Friday morning for their possible No. 1 contender matchup, which is scheduled for Saturday night in the main event of UFC Rio Rancho in New Mexico. Anderson weighed 205 pounds, while Blachowicz hit the scale
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10:59 AM ET The European Tour has postponed the Maybank Championship and the China Open over fears about the coronavirus outbreak in China. The Maybank Championship was due to take place in Kuala Lumpur from April 16-19 while the China Open was scheduled for April 23-26 in Shenzhen. 1 Related The outbreak has killed more
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10:54 AM ET Associated Press NORTH PORT, Fla. — First baseman Yonder Alonso and the Atlanta Braves finalized their minor league contract on Friday, and he will report to major league spring training. The 32-year-old gives the Braves depth behind Freddie Freeman, who had right elbow surgery in October. Freeman said last month he has
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Now 22, Rivera is taking the dunking community by storm. Like Dupuy, he frequently travels the world competing in dunk contests and tournaments. One week he’ll be in Australia, the next it’s China, the next it’s France. However, unlike Dupuy, Rivera’s rise has come off the back of social media, where he has amassed a
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