Month: December 2022

9:00 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — It didn’t take long for Xander Bogaerts to be asked whether he expected to be the San Diego Padres‘ full-time shortstop even though the team already has two stalwarts at the position. “I play infield. I play shortstop,” a smiling Bogaerts said after pulling on a No.
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8:26 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Toronto Maple Leafs forward Pierre Engvall was suspended for a game without pay by the NHL on Friday for high-sticking Los Angeles Kings defenseman Sean Durzi. The incident took place early in the third period Thursday night in Toronto’s 5-0 home victory. Engvall was given a game
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6:16 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Former Philadelphia Phillies ace and 2008 World Series MVP Cole Hamels is plotting a comeback for 2023. Hamels, who turns 39 this month, hasn’t pitched since he made one start for the Atlanta Braves in 2020. The left-hander signed late in the 2021 season with the Los Angeles
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2:08 PM ET Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis reinstated betting on the UFC on Friday, a week after ordering the province’s sportsbook to cease offering wagering on the promotion while an investigation into coach James Krause was conducted. “With the recent announcement by the UFC that Krause, his managers and fighters will not be permitted
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Dec 8, 2022 The New York Knicks will be without forward Obi Toppin for the next two to three weeks because of an injury to his right leg, the team said Thursday. The Knicks said Toppin, who underwent an MRI on Thursday, suffered a non-displaced fracture to his right tibia head. Toppin appeared to injure
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Dec 8, 2022 Michigan defensive lineman Mazi Smith pleaded guilty Thursday to a misdemeanor weapons possession charge stemming from an Oct. 7 traffic stop and arrest in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Smith, 21, entered the plea as part of an agreement to have his felony weapons charge dropped. An Ann Arbor police officer stopped Smith for
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