Month: October 2022

Oct 13, 2022 Jamal CollierESPN CHICAGO — With Lonzo Ball sidelined to begin the season, the Chicago Bulls are looking to second-year point guard Ayo Dosunmu to provide leadership while he’s in the starting lineup. “He has no problem leading,” coach Billy Donovan said Thursday. “If he thinks he’s got something to say to somebody
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10:05 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — The Atlanta Braves turned to rookie Spencer Strider to start Game 3 of their divisional series against the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday afternoon, while veteran Charlie Morton will get the ball in Game 4, the team announced Friday morning. Strider, 23, hadn’t pitched in a game since Sept. 18 because
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6:46 PM ET Associated Press DALLAS — Kennesaw State was approved for membership in Conference USA on Friday, and it will join the league on July 1, 2024. Conference USA is going through a transition of its makeup, with six of the league’s 11 current members in their last academic year before moving to the
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5:49 PM ET Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness will miss his regular-season debut with the team after returning a positive COVID-19 test on Friday afternoon. The Jets open their season at home against the New York Rangers on Friday night. Jets associate coach Scott Arniel will assume head-coaching duties in the interim. Bowness was
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4:58 PM ET Associated Press MILAN — Mike Keenan was named coach of the Italy ice hockey team Friday, giving the Stanley Cup winner a chance to guide the host country at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics. Keenan, who will be 76 in 2026, last coached China-based Kunlun Red Star in the KHL in 2017. “I’ve
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4:52 PM ET Associated Press Angel Hidalgo carded an 8-under 63 to grab part of a three-way lead at the Andalucia Masters after two rounds on Friday. The Spaniard sunk eight birdies on an error-free day at Valderrama to join overnight leader Min Woo Lee and Adrian Otaegui on 9 under par. “I made every
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12:13 PM ET Associated Press KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY, Saudi Arabia (AP) _ Brooks Koepka took a two-shot lead at the LIV Golf Invitational-Jeddah on Friday after an 8-under 62 in the first round, matching the lowest score on the breakaway tour that has torn the world of golf in two. The American made eight
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