Month: February 2019

10:19 PM ET The Nevada Gaming Control Board has declined Major League Baseball’s request to prohibit betting on spring training games. The league had recently submitted a written request to the NGC asking that spring training games be taken off the board at the state’s regulated sportsbooks. In declining MLB’s request, the NGC wrote, “Based
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7:37 PM ET Emily Kaplan Greg Wyshynski The 2019 NHL trade deadline was like studying for finals back in high school: Hours of procrastination followed by an overwhelming few moments of frantic cramming. Nearly all of the day’s biggest moves were made within the last hour of Monday’s 3 p.m. ET deadline, while some other
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7:30 PM ET Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Clayton Kershaw “didn’t feel great” after playing catch on Monday. “Where he is right now, it might be another day or two before he picks it up again,” Roberts told reporters. The ace left-hander had announced on Friday that he was taking a step back
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7:21 PM ET Malika AndrewsESPN CHICAGO — Giannis Antetokounmpo will not play against the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday in the United Center. Ersan Ilyasova will start in Antetokounmpo’s place. Antetokounmpo has had lingering right knee soreness over the past few games. Before the game, coach Mike Budenholzer said he is optimistic the knee soreness is
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6:46 PM ET Associated Press PEORIA, Ariz. — Yusei Kikuchi felt the nerves Monday that would normally accompany taking the mound in front of tens of thousands of fans in a major ballpark, not the few thousand who showed up for a spring training game in the desert. “I’ve been pitching in Japan for the
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6:17 PM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — The Raiders are making progress toward completing a lease to keep the team at the Oakland Coliseum for at least one more season. Coliseum Authority director Scott McKibben said Monday that the two sides are having “good, constructive talks” for finalizing a new lease for 2019 with
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7:00 PM ET Dallas Stars forward Mats Zuccarello will have surgery Tuesday to repair the arm he broke while blocking a shot in his Stars debut Sunday. “It’s a surgery to put a plate in place. It just helps it to heal faster. It’s nothing major,” general manager Jim Nill told the team’s website. “It
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