Month: January 2023

3:45 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — Seattle Kraken rookie All-Star Matty Beniers will miss the team’s final two games before the All-Star break after taking a big hit from Vancouver’s Tyler Myers earlier this week. Seattle coach Dave Hakstol said after morning skate Friday that Beniers would not play Friday night against Calgary or
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2:50 PM GMT The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has issued an apology for the “anger and concern” in the rugby community following its announcement last week that the tackle height would be lowered across the community game. The announcement, made on Thursday, caused uproar in the sport and a flurry of criticism. There was widespread
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2:15 PM GMT French rugby was thrown into further turmoil just over seven months before the World Cup as Bernard Laporte resigned as president of the French rugby federation (FFR) on Friday. “I can confirm Bernard Laporte’s resignation. I welcome this decision … which is a good thing for French rugby, for its values and
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11:18 AM ET Associated Press WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Australian Open semifinalist Tommy Paul and the player who eliminated Rafael Nadal at Melbourne Park, Mackenzie McDonald, are among the players picked by interim captain David Nainkin for the U.S. Davis Cup team’s matches at Uzbekistan next week. Nainkin’s appointment was announced Friday, three weeks after
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Jan 27, 2023 ESPN News Services TORONTO — Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews will miss at least three weeks with a sprained knee. The team announced the reigning MVP’s anticipated absence Friday, two days after Matthews was injured in Toronto’s victory against the New York Rangers. Matthews is expected to miss at least six games
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4:52 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo evades a defender during Al Nassr’s Saudi Super Cup match against Al Ittihad. Getty Images Cristiano Ronaldo‘s Al Nassr were knocked of the Saudi Super Cup on Thursday after a 3-1 semifinal loss to Al Ittihad in Riyadh. The 37-year-old Portugal international, five-times Ballon D’Or winner, had a couple of chances to
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7:32 AM ET Tristan H. Cockcroft (The full, nine-inning Playbook was originally published during the spring of 2020. It has been updated for 2022 where applicable.) Let’s begin with advice that would’ve made my ninth-grade English teacher, Miss Kadish, cringe: On this metaphorical “final exam” that is fantasy baseball’s draft day, cheat! Extending the metaphor,
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