11:43 AM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Hockey commentator Don Cherry says the network that fired him “made it impossible” for him to address the comments that led to his dismissal. He says on his new podcast he was unwilling to accept Sportsnet’s conditions to have him return following his “Coach’s Corner” segment on “Hockey
8:42 AM ET One of Ferrari’s two drivers should take a leaf out of Lewis Hamilton’s book and accept blame for Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix collision, according to the Italian team’s former technical director Ross Brawn. Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc put each other out of the penultimate race of the Formula One season at
8:48 AM GMT New Zealand Rugby chairman Brent Impey confirmed on Tuesday the All Blacks will announce Steve Hansen’s successor as head coach in December. Impey said earlier this month 26 homegrown coaches had been identified to take over from Hansen, who guided the All Blacks to the 2015 World Cup title and a third-place
12:57 PM GMT Shahadat Hossain, the Bangladeshi fast bowler, has been banned for five years, with two years suspended, following an incident during a National Cricket League (NCL) game in Khulna when he physically assaulted team-mate Arafat Sunny Jr on the field. The 33-year-old Dhaka Division player was withdrawn from the game against Khulna Division
3:54 AM ET Associated Press TOKYO — Japanese pitcher Shun Yamaguchi, who led Japan’s Central League in wins, strikeouts and winning percentage this season, says he wants to move to the major leagues through the posting system. The 32-year-old right-hander declared his intention this week and becomes the first player from the Yomiuri Giants to
5:30 AM ET An amateur mixed martial arts fighter has died in England after suffering a brain injury during a match. Saeideh Aletaha, 26, was competing at a Fast and Furious Fight Series (FFS) event in Southampton’s Central Hall on Saturday when she was critically injured. She was taken to hospital following the fight, but
5:47 AM ET The inaugural edition of the new-look Davis Cup got underway on Monday as Croatia began their Davis Cup title defence with a 3-0 loss to Group B opponents Russia. Without their injured talisman Marin Cilic and with the team in upheaval after captain Zeljko Krajan was axed two days before their opening
3:31 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Paul George knows the narrative used to be that he isn’t clutch. That hasn’t been true of late, and on Monday, the All-Star swingman proved that for the first time as a member of the LA Clippers. In his third game back from offseason surgeries on both of his
2:15 AM ET MEXICO CITY — Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers knows he’s costing his team games because of his turnovers. However, so far through 11 games, Rivers hasn’t found the magic elixir. “It’s a football game,” he said. “If you could just pick and choose and never throw them ever, I’d choose to
11:48 PM ET HOUSTON — James Harden‘s scoring average for the season dipped slightly Monday night, when he scored 36 points in the Houston Rockets‘ 132-108 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. That just puts in perspective how productive Harden has been for the Rockets, who have won eight consecutive games, with Harden scoring more