Month: December 2020

5:52 PM ET As he was introduced by his new team Thursday, Yu Darvish said he was shocked by his trade to the San Diego Padres and grew emotional talking about his time with the Chicago Cubs and the bonds he created there. “With what’s happening with the coronavirus, and the money the Cubs have,
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11:23 PM ET Becky Hammon made history Wednesday by becoming the first woman to act as head coach during an NBA regular-season game. The San Antonio assistant coach filled in for head coach Gregg Popovich after he was ejected in the first half of the Spurs‘ 121-107 loss to the visiting Los Angeles Lakers. “Obviously,
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4:12 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Center Pierre-Luc Dubois, who led Columbus in goals, assists and points during the playoffs, signed a two-year, $10 million contract extension Thursday that keeps him with the Blue Jackets through the 2021-22 season. Dubois, who was a restricted free agent, will earn $3.35 million during the upcoming
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2:47 PM ET Oklahoma center Creed Humphrey declared for the NFL draft on Thursday, shortly before Iowa center Tyler Linderbaum announced he would return for the 2021 season. Linderbaum and Humphrey are ranked as the No. 2 and No. 3 draft-eligible centers by ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. Humphrey started for No. 6 Oklahoma in Wednesday’s
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1:46 PM ET Zdeno Chara isn’t ready to retire and doesn’t want to play a reserve role, and that’s why he’s no longer the Boston Bruins‘ captain. After 14 seasons with the Bruins, Chara, 43, signed a one-year, $795,000 contract with the Washington Capitals as a free-agent defenseman on Wednesday. He captained three Boston teams
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11:59 AM ET Detroit Lions wide receiver Kenny Golladay‘s injury-plagued 2020 season is over and now the question shifts to whether or not he’ll be with the franchise in 2021. Lions interim head coach Darrell Bevell ruled Golladay out of the team’s season finale against Minnesota — the wide receiver hasn’t played since Nov. 1
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11:50 AM ET Associated Press The Canadian government, citing “national interest grounds,” gave its approval Thursday for the start of NHL training camps. It issued an exemption to the mandatory 14-day quarantine period for NHL players and team staff to return to the country. The five provinces with NHL franchises, however, must give their approval
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10:17 AM ET Associated Press Andy Murray has pulled out of the Delray Beach Open to minimize his coronavirus risk as he looks ahead to the Australian Open. The 33-year-old Murray said he was concerned about “the increase in COVID rates and the transatlantic flights involved” with traveling to the Florida tournament that begins Monday.
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