Month: September 2018

PARIS — At some point during the past several years, as Brooks Koepka rose to become one of the best golfers in the world, he developed a pre-shot ritual with his driver that feels almost like a nod to his baseball roots. (His great-uncle Dick Groat was the National League MVP with the Pittsburgh Pirates
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3:13 AM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Minnesota Timberwolves president of basketball operations and coach Tom Thibodeau met with All-Star forward Jimmy Butler on Monday to try to convince him to rejoin the team in the preseason, league sources told ESPN. Butler declined, the sources said. Butler is uninterested in practicing or playing with the Timberwolves again,
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1:34 AM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mike Scioscia says he would like to keep managing next year. The longtime skipper of the Los Angeles Angels has been widely expected to step down after the regular season concludes this week. His comments to KLAA-AM radio Monday night suggested he is open to returning for
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11:59 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Flyers have introduced an odd-looking new team mascot — a 7-foot fuzzy creature named Gritty, with a wild, orange beard. The character’s debut triggered an outpouring of comments online, including “Good luck sleeping tonight, Flyers fans” and comparisons to ZZ Top and the Muppets. Twitter users
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10:55 PM ET The Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-2 on Monday night for their 106th win of the season, a new high in the franchise’s 118-year history. The new mark moved Boston past the 105 games the 1912 team won en route to winning the World Series, though that was in a
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10:59 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Va. — First-round draft pick Alexander Alexeyev has signed a three-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract with the Washington Capitals. The team announced the deal with the defenseman on Monday. It has an average annual value of $925,000. The 18-year-old from Russia was taken with the 31st overall pick in
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