Month: December 2020

3:57 PM ET First-year Houston Rockets coach Stephen Silas said he had a “good conversation” with James Harden before the perennial All-Star’s first practice of the season Monday, but they did not discuss Harden’s reported desire to be traded. “You can ask him about his commitment and all that sort of thing,” said Silas, who
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6:57 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — – Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli was discussing the state of his roster in baseball’s so-far quiet offseason, making no secret of the team’s desire to re-sign designated hitter Nelson Cruz. Baldelli pushed his interest in the 40-year-old free agent a step further, taking a few seconds out
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7:44 PM ET The College Football Playoff is expected to keep one of its two semifinal games at the Rose Bowl as scheduled, but is hoping that the California government will ease its COVID-19 stadium restrictions and allow players’ families to attend the game in Pasadena, CFP executive director Bill Hancock said Tuesday night. “At
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9:10 AM ET For the first time in more than a century, Indiana and Purdue won’t play for the Old Oaken Bucket. In a joint statement Tuesday, the Hoosiers and Boilermakers announced that they’ve canceled Friday’s scheduled game in Bloomington, Indiana, because of COVID-19 concerns in both programs. The game was originally scheduled for Dec.
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3:43 PM ET Associated Press CANASTOTA, N.Y. — Retired unbeatens Floyd Mayweather and Laila Ali and former heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko have been elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame and Museum. The class of 2021, which was announced Tuesday, also includes former Olympic champion boxer Andre Ward, boxer Ann Wolfe, boxer Marian Trimiar
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3:08 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — The hard hitting between the Ravens and Browns in Monday night’s thrilling game carried into Tuesday. Cleveland safety Andrew Sendejo sustained a concussion late in the fourth quarter after a collision at the goal line with Ravens rookie running back J.K. Dobbins, who gloated about the violent play
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2:09 PM ET Associated Press VIRGINIA WATER, England — The number of Rolex Series events on the European Tour has been reduced from eight to four for the 2021 season, with each having a prize fund of at least $8 million. The changes were announced Tuesday as the tour revealed its schedule for next season,
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2:34 PM ET Moments after his manager mentioned that Chicago Cubs star Kris Bryant has “come up” in conversations, Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo quashed any ideas of acquiring the former MVP. “We haven’t had a serious conversation about Kris Bryant in probably two years,” Rizzo said in a Tuesday Zoom call with reporters.
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