Month: January 2019

3:28 PM ET The European Tour and players who are participating in this week’s inaugural Saudi International golf tournament have received criticism in the wake of the decision to go ahead with the event despite the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi last fall. The Washington Post writer, who was living in the United States at
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3:06 PM ET The Oakland Athletics announced Tuesday that they have hired former Mets’ general manager Sandy Alderson as senior adviser to baseball operations. “I am really excited to return to the A’s and the Bay Area,” Alderson said. “His mentorship and friendship have been invaluable to me over the course of my career, and
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Jan 29, 2019 If you’re not going for it in today’s MLB environment, you’re — well, let’s not say “tanking” and go with “developing.” Teams that build from their farm system through the draft, the international market and trades of veterans for prospects keep reaching and winning the World Series. The Kansas City Royals had
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1:53 PM GMT Bulls and South Africa lock R.G. Snyman has undergone ankle surgery and will miss the opening two months of of the season, his Super Rugby franchise has announced . Snyman returned to the Bulls at the weekend from a brief stint at Honda Heat in Japan, where he sustained an ankle injury.
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2:03 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes have signed forward Jordan Martinook to a two-year contract extension worth an average of $2 million per season. General manager Don Waddell said Tuesday that Martinook’s extension will begin next season. The 26-year-old has 10 goals and three assists in 50 games while leading
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1:38 PM ET The New York Giants will release veteran outside linebacker Connor Barwin, multiple sources told ESPN. He started three games and finished with one sack in his only season with the team. Barwin, 32, signed a two-year deal worth $3.5 million right before the start of training camp last summer. His professional approach
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1:02 PM ET LAS VEGAS — The Nevada State Athletic Commission voted unanimously on Tuesday to suspend UFC stars Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor for their respective roles in a post-fight melee at UFC 229 last October. The commission suspended Nurmagomedov (27-0) for nine months and fined him $500,000 of a disclosed $2 million purse.
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7:45 AM ET Emily Kaplan Greg Wyshynski Remember that moment of uncertainty back in school when report cards were sent home? That moment when you were sure that you aced a class but wondered if the teacher saw it differently? Or, conversely, that moment when you silently hoped that ‘D’ you thought you’d have to
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