Month: April 2021

6:00 AM ET Britain’s Olympic track cycling gold medallist Callum Skinner said the International Olympic Committee (IOC) would not be able to stop athletes protesting during this year’s Tokyo Games. IOC Rule 50 forbids any kind of “demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda” in venues and any other Olympic area. On Wednesday, the Games
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7:30 PM ET CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs outfielder Joc Pederson was placed on the 10-day injured list with left wrist tendinitis, the team announced on Thursday afternoon. Pederson, 29, was off to a slow start after signing a one-year deal with the club this past winter. He was hitting just .137 in 51 at-bats before
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Apr 22, 2021 Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry‘s 11-game streak of scoring at least 30 points ended Wednesday night during a 118-114 loss to the Washington Wizards. Curry shot 7-for-25 from the field, including a season-worst 2-for-14 from beyond the arc, and finished with 18 points. Despite the loss and the poor performance in
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11:54 PM BST Melbourne Rebels chief executive Baden Stephenson has denied reports that Dave Wessels’ tenure as coach of the Super Rugby team could be over within days as their playoffs hopes hang on a knife-edge. The Sydney Morning Herald reported Wessels needed to win his next two matches to save his job, citing “agitation
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10:58 PM ET Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild signed forward Ryan Hartman to a three-year, $5.1 million contract extension Thursday night. Hartman was eligible to become a restricted free agent with arbitration rights this summer. The deal with an average annual value of $1.7 million will give him the most stability
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9:30 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Jessica Korda shot a 6-under 65 on Thursday in the Hugel-Air Premia LA Open to break the tournament 36-hole scoring record and increase her lead to three strokes. A day after matching the Wilshire Country Club tournament record with a 64, Korda opened her bogey-free morning round
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