The star point guard evaded a suspension, instead being handed a flagrant foul and $60,000 worth of fines by the NBA on Wednesday in wake of multiple incidents against the Miami Heat on Tuesday. At the centre of the controversy was a play where Ball swiped at Heat star Bam Adebayo‘s ankles while he was …
The Chicago Blackhawks are sticking with their long-term plan under general manager Kyle Davidson. The team signed Davidson to a contract extension, team chairman and CEO Danny Wirtz announced on Wednesday. Terms of the deal were not revealed. Davidson is currently in his 16th season with the organization and his fourth as general manager after initially …
LOS ANGELES — Major League Baseball honoured Jackie Robinson on Wednesday with every player, coach and umpire wearing his No. 42 to mark the 79th anniversary of the infielder breaking the sport’s colour barrier. Robinson debuted for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. He went on to win Rookie of the Year honours, become a six-time All-Star and …
Schaefer came into the season with high expectations as the No. 1 pick in the draft and exceeded them almost instantly, emerging as one of the best defencemen in the league. He finished first among rookie defencemen and third among NHL rookies with 59 points, and his 23 goals were tied with Brian Leetch for …
COLUMBUS, Ohio — For the second time in four seasons, Rick Bowness had a front-row seat to one of his teams collapsing down the stretch and ending the season with disappointment. And once again, Bowness did not hold back on his opinions as they enter the offseason. Bowness’s three-minute rant after the Blue Jackets’ 2-1 season-ending …
But on Wednesday night, he won’t be in the lineup against the New York Mets as he looks to maintain his spotless ERA. It will be the first time Ohtani doesn’t serve as his team’s designated hitter while pitching since MLB instituted a rule in 2022 allowing starting pitchers to remain in the game as …
EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers’ second season as a recovering Stanley Cup finalist has been… well, let’s just say they’ve taken it one day at a time. They’ve learned how to get to April 15 in a comfortable playoff position, without expending too much energy along the way. How to maintain the level in everyone’s …
It’s back-to-back Champions League semifinals for Arsenal. A 0-0 draw with Sporting Lisbon at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday saw Arsenal advance 1-0 on aggregate to set up a clash with Atletico Madrid in the last four of European club soccer’s top competition. It means a Premier League and Champions League double remains possible for Mikel Arteta’s team, despite …
TORONTO — They’re here. The only Toronto Raptors player who was on the team the last time they were in the playoffs is Scottie Barnes, which speaks to how quickly things change in the NBA. Barnes was a rookie in 2021-22 when the Raptors lost in six games to Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers, …
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