Month: November 2020

5:48 AM ET The Golden State Warriors have presented an ambitious plan to state and local officials to re-open Chase Center in San Francisco at 50 percent capacity for this NBA season, which owner Joe Lacob believes can be the model for all sports franchises and entertainment venues to safely bring back fans amidst the
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12:18 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Udonis Haslem announced Friday that he’s returning for an 18th season with the Miami Heat, and left the door open for extending his career after that. Only five NBA players have spent a career of that length with one franchise. Dirk Nowitzki spent 21 years with Dallas, Kobe
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1:14 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Hall of Famer Maurice Cheeks is returning to his hometown to serve as an assistant under new coach Billy Donovan, the Chicago Bulls announced Saturday. Cheeks, who grew up on Chicago’s South Side, was on Donovan’s staff in Oklahoma City the past five seasons. The Bulls hired Donovan
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7:45 PM ET Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. — Les Rohr, a highly touted prospect who briefly pitched for the champion 1969 New York Mets, has died. He was 74. The Cremation & Funeral Gallery said Rohr died at home on Nov. 6. A cause of death wasn’t listed. Rohr was the second overall pick in
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10:06 AM ET Lance Stroll will start the Turkish Grand Prix from pole position after avoiding a penalty for failing to slow for yellow flags at the end of qualifying. Stroll claimed a shock first F1 pole position on Saturday in wet conditions at Istanbul Park. Shortly after celebrating with his team the Canadian driver
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11:50 AM ET Italy’s Jannik Sinner became the youngest first-time winner on the ATP Tour in 12 years on Saturday after edging Canadian Vasek Pospisil 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(3) to claim the Sofia Open. Sinner, contesting his first ATP Tour final, served notice of his intentions early on when he forced Pospisil to save three break
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10:08 AM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Before this week’s Masters tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, Bryson DeChambeau boasted that he planned to play the famed course in 5 under par because he was hitting the ball so far. It turned out that he couldn’t even play the first 36 holes under par. After a
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1:15 AM ET ESPN staff Argentina served up one of the biggest upsets in Test rugby history when they stunned New Zealand 25-15 in the Tri-Nations on Saturday, beating the three-time world champions for the first time in 30 attempts going back to 1985. Flyhalf Nicolas Sanchez scored all of Argentina’s points with a try,
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