Month: February 2019

6:35 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Nearly a year after a hip procedure, Denver Nuggets guard Isaiah Thomas could make his return to the lineup on Wednesday night, league sources told ESPN. Thomas, who was upgraded to questionable for the Nuggets game against Sacramento in Denver, will make a determination about playing earlier in the day
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7:01 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers fullback Alex Armah didn’t wrestle in high school or college, but he knew enough from watching television and defending himself against siblings to recently detain a man trying to break into his car. “I wasn’t trying to get physical with him, but he kept trying to run,”
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6:19 PM ET The UFC has “taken care of” middleweight title challenger Kelvin Gastelum following the cancellation of his championship fight against Robert Whittaker last weekend, according to his agent, Ali Abdelaziz. Abdelaziz declined to comment on the UFC’s exact compensation for Gastelum, but confirmed it to be in the “six figures.” Additionally, Gastelum’s team
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6:27 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — A once-heralded rising star on the New York Yankees‘ roster, Greg Bird‘s 2018 season ended in a way hardly anyone could have seen coming last winter, with him sitting on the bench, and a little-known trade-deadline acquisition stealing his thunder at first base. As pitchers and catchers begin reporting
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6:23 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin was suspended one game by the NHL Department of Player Safety on Tuesday for an “intentional stick swing, with force, for the purposes of retaliation” against Philadelphia Flyers forward Michael Raffl. It is Malkin’s first suspension in his 835-game NHL career, although he was fined
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6:23 PM ET MESA, Ariz. – The Chicago Cubs are taking steps to “enhance” their domestic violence training and awareness in the wake of shortstop Addison Russell being suspended for 40 games late last year after violating the league’s domestic abuse policy. Russell will be a full participant in spring training but will sit out
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6:10 PM ET Former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko overcame strong winds and a determined Mihaela Buzarnescu to advance to the second round of the Qatar Open with a 6-1 4-6 6-2 victory on Tuesday. Both Ostapenko and Buzarnescu are aggressive players and finished with more unforced errors than winners, but the Latvian was more
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6:07 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry is looking forward to serving as an ambassador for his hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina, this weekend during All-Star festivities. Curry, who spent most of his childhood in Charlotte while his father, Dell, starred for the Hornets, and went to school at Davidson
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