Month: May 2022

1:51 PM ET NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks had a clear message for guard Kyrie Irving: The star guard’s long-term future with the organization isn’t secure. Speaking publicly for the first time since the Nets were swept out of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals by the Boston Celtics last month, Marks acknowledged
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1:26 AM ET Associated Press PARIS — Elina Svitolina can vividly recall her challenges as an anxious young player on the international tennis circuit, and is now campaigning for better mental health protection for juniors starting out in their careers. The former No. 3-ranked player, Svitolina remembers how tough the weight of expectation was, the
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10:56 PM ET The Pittsburgh Penguins failed to close out the New York Rangers in their Game 5 loss on Wednesday night, but their attention afterward was on the loss of captain Sidney Crosby. The Rangers won 5-3 to narrow the Penguins’ series lead to 3-2. Game 6 is Friday night in Pittsburgh. The question
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6:20 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — A former athletic trainer for the White Sox is alleging in a lawsuit that he was fired by the team because of his sexual orientation, age and disability. The actions of White Sox general manager Rick Hahn and the club, according to the lawsuit filed Monday in Cook
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8:00 AM ET Johnny Lewis reckons Harry Garside is “the real deal” after the Olympic bronze medallist retained his Australian lightweight title with a power-packed display in Newcastle. Garside continued his meteoric rise up the professional ranks with a seventh-round TKO over gutsy Tasmanian Layton McFerran on Wednesday night. Lewis, the legendary trainer who presided
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8:00 AM ET Nikita Tszyu has lived up to the hype and preserved the proud family name with a brutal victory over Mason Smith in a super-welterweight mismatch in Newcastle. The son of former world champion Kostya and younger brother of undefeated star Tim, Tszyu is fast making his own name after wowing fans with
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May 11, 2022 Unheralded Kris Terzievski is the new Australian heavyweight boxing champion after outlasting Paul Gallen and likely ending the veteran warrior’s decorated sporting career in an epic 10-round battle in Newcastle. Terzievski dominated for much of the encounter but had to survive an heroic ninth-round fightback from Gallen before gaining the judges’ unanimous
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