Month: December 2020

12:45 AM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — Manny Ramirez — yes, that Manny Ramirez — is back in baseball Down Under. The now 48-year-old former Boston Red Sox legend and 12-time Major League Baseball All-Star is scheduled to begin the season on Thursday for the Sydney Blue Sox in the Australian Baseball League. Sydney manager
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11:45 PM ET Houston Rockets superstar James Harden made his preseason debut Tuesday night but has yet to speak to the media since requesting a trade and briefly holding out of training camp. Harden, who was cleared to practice Monday, is in violation of the NBA’s media access rules after declining to make himself available
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2:32 PM ET Saying “it’s really good to be home,” former Detroit Lions All-Pro linebacker Chris Spielman left the broadcast booth Tuesday and joined the franchise as a special assistant to owner Sheila Ford Hamp and team president Rod Wood in a move that gives the team a familiar football face atop the organization. Spielman,
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7:49 PM ET Buster Posey will remain the San Francisco Giants‘ “primary catcher” in 2021 and will get “the lion’s share of the reps” behind the plate despite the presence of top prospect Joey Bart, second-year manager Gabe Kapler said during his session with the media Tuesday. Posey, a six-time All-Star who is owed $21.4
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7:44 PM ET The College Football Playoff is expected to keep one of its two semifinal games at the Rose Bowl as scheduled, but is hoping that the California government will ease its COVID-19 stadium restrictions and allow players’ families to attend the game in Pasadena, CFP executive director Bill Hancock said Tuesday night. “At
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8:05 PM ET The NFL will prohibit mandatory local bubbles during the postseason, according to a memo sent Tuesday to clubs, but will continue allowing teams to house players in a hotel on a voluntary basis. The decision represented an expected outcome after months of public discussion about the effectiveness of the league’s COVID-19 protocols
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6:57 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — – Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli was discussing the state of his roster in baseball’s so-far quiet offseason, making no secret of the team’s desire to re-sign designated hitter Nelson Cruz. Baldelli pushed his interest in the 40-year-old free agent a step further, taking a few seconds out
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7:14 PM ET The top five teams in the penultimate College Football Playoff rankings, released Tuesday, remained unchanged, while Iowa State‘s playoff hopes received a boost and Cincinnati‘s absorbed another blow. Alabama continues to lead off the rankings at No. 1, followed by No. 2 Notre Dame, No. 3 Clemson, No. 4 Ohio State and
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7:27 PM ET LOS ANGELES — LeBron James and Anthony Davis will take the court in Wednesday’s preseason game against the Phoenix Suns, marking their first NBA action since winning the championship, Los Angeles Lakers coach Frank Vogel said Tuesday. “I do plan on playing AD and LeBron some first-half minutes, but just to kind
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4:30 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule does not expect running back Christian McCaffrey to play in Saturday’s game at Green Bay due to a thigh injury based on what he saw in Tuesday’s walk through. Rhule said unless McCaffrey shows up on Wednesday and shows he can run and block
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5:57 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — – The videos from Jameson Taillon come every few days, a reminder to Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton what hopefully awaits when spring training begins. Taillon is on schedule to return in 2021 after missing most of 2019 and all of 2020 while recovering from a second Tommy
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6:17 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — Las Vegas Raiders rookie Henry Ruggs III, the first receiver selected in a deep draft for wideouts, was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list Tuesday and will be out for Thursday night’s home game against the Los Angeles Chargers. Ruggs, selected with the 12th overall pick after he was the
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5:49 PM ET Tennessee-Martin graduate transfer Parker Stewart has committed to Indiana basketball and could be eligible to play immediately in the second semester. Stewart chose the Hoosiers over a final four that also included Memphis, Arkansas and Kansas State. “I just feel like it’s a good fit overall, and the tradition at the school
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5:17 PM ET Associated Press Saint Louis and North Carolina State have agreed to meet Thursday in St. Louis as part of a two-game men’s basketball series. The schools announced the late addition to the schedule Tuesday. The two-game set includes the Billikens returning the home game by visiting the Wolfpack during the 2022-23 season.
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