Month: February 2022

9:22 PM ET PORTLAND — Los Angeles Lakers guard Russell Westbrook will not play in Wednesday night’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers because of tightness in his lower back, the team announced. It will be the first game Westbrook has missed all season. Westbrook felt the same tightness in his back in Tuesday night’s
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9:37 PM ET FORT WORTH, Texas — Tyler Skaggs’ mother painted a portrait Wednesday of the late Los Angeles Angels pitcher as a loving son who first struggled with a Percocet “issue” in 2013. Debbie Hetman appeared as a prosecution witness in the federal criminal case against former Angels communications director Eric Kay, providing emotional
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8:20 PM ET Associated Press BUENOS AIRES — Top-seeded Casper Ruud of Norway defeated Spain’s Roberto Carballes Baena 7-6 (2), 6-2 on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Argentina Open. Ruud, the No. 8-ranked men’s player in the world, will face local favorite Federico Coria, who earlier beat fifth-seeded Dusan Lajovic of Serbia
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8:47 PM ET Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank said the franchise would “absolutely” like to have receiver Calvin Ridley back with the team next year while also acknowledging they will eventually need a succession plan for quarterback Matt Ryan. Ridley missed 12 games last season for Atlanta so he could focus on his mental health
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7:02 PM ET Former major league baseball player Jeremy Giambi died Wednesday at his parents’ home in Southern California, according to a statement from agent Joel Wolfe. He was 47. No cause of death was immediately provided. Giambi spent six seasons in the majors, including a stint with the Oakland Athletics with his older brother,
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News Andrew McGlashan, Alex Malcolm, Tristan Lavalette and Gaurav Sundararaman look back at Perth Scorchers’ title success After a season that had to navigate multiple Covid-19 challenges, Perth Scorchers emerged as champions for a record fourth time after a campaign played largely on the road. They were the best team from start to finish having
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5:35 PM ET Washington Commanders defensive tackle Jonathan Allen apologized for a since-deleted tweet in which he said Adolf Hitler was one of three people living or dead with whom he’d like to have dinner. Allen, Washington’s nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award for the second consecutive year, had told his
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5:56 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — James Harden will miss a fourth straight game Thursday when Brooklyn visits the Washington Wizards — assuming he is still on the Nets. Coach Steve Nash has said the Nets won’t trade the All-Star guard before the trade deadline on Thursday afternoon, though there continues to be
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5:11 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles safety Rodney McLeod was named the 2022 NFLPA Alan Page Community Award winner Wednesday. The NFLPA is donating $100,000 to Change Our Future, the foundation run by McLeod and his wife, Erika. “I am humbled to receive such a prestigious award,” McLeod said via a statement released by the
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4:31 PM ET After offensive coordinator Josh Gattis’ departure to Miami, Michigan will turn over play-calling duties to assistants Matt Weiss and Sherrone Moore. Weiss, who spent last season as Michigan’s quarterbacks coach, has been promoted to co-offensive coordinator following Gattis’ departure. Moore, who served as co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach, will remain in
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3:15 PM ET HOUSTON — Israel Adesanya, one of the UFC’s top stars, has signed a new “lucrative” contract with the promotion, his Paradigm Sports Management team announced Wednesday. At the UFC 271 media day Wednesday, Adesanya described the contract as a “f—ing big deal,” and he said he believes he’s now the second-highest-paid active
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3:26 PM ET The NFL will host a regular-season game in Munich, Germany, next season for the first time in its history, the league announced Wednesday. There will be five NFL regular-season games played internationally next season, with three games played in London, one in Mexico and one in Germany. The Jacksonville Jaguars said in
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3:26 PM ET Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. — Jim Riggleman was hired Wednesday as manager of the Billings Mustangs of the independent Pioneer League. He takes over for Joe Kruzel, who left to become a minor league coordinator with the Los Angeles Angels. Riggleman, 69, has a 726-904 record as manager of San Diego (1992-94),
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3:27 PM ET Associated Press INGLEWOOD, Calif. — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said he’s frustrated that the league is still facing questions about diversity in hiring of coaches and executives despite efforts to improve. Goodell, in his annual Super Bowl news conference, said the league “fell short” in terms of increasing the number of minority
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