Month: March 2019

4:03 AM BST Irritated Crusaders coach Scott Robertson has called for patience in the debate over changing his team’s name, saying any decision should wait until a degree of calm returns to Christchurch. Before flying to Sydney for Saturday’s match against the Waratahs, Robertson and captain Sam Whitelock fielded questions about the appropriateness of the
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4:01 AM ET Associated Press TOKYO — Ichiro Suzuki is in the starting lineup for the Seattle Mariners against the Oakland Athletics in what might be his last game in the majors. Seattle manager Scott Servais had earlier hinted that, after Ichiro started in a season-opening victory against the A’s on Wednesday, he might not
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4:05 AM ET Associated Press MESA, Ariz. — Corey Seager returned with a bang to the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ lineup Wednesday night. The star shortstop, playing against major league competition for the first time in nearly a year, homered to center field in his second at-bat against Chicago Cubs left-hander Cole Hamels at Sloan Park.
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3:22 AM ET Oakland Athletics pitching prospect Jesus Luzardo will be shut down for four to six weeks because of a strained rotator cuff in his left shoulder, general manager David Forst told reporters. Luzardo, who is No. 31 overall and the highest-rated prospect for the A’s on ESPN Insider Keith Law’s list of the
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Gab Marcotti believes that Cristiano Ronaldo’s stellar performance against Atletico Madrid only begins to justify the huge sum Juventus paid for him. Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo has escaped a ban for grabbing his crotch in celebration during his side’s 3-0 second-leg victory over Atletico Madrid in the Champions League round of 16 but did receive a €20,000
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2:22 AM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — Nick Collison’s No. 4 became the first jersey to hang in the rafters in Oklahoma City on Wednesday as the Thunder retired his number prior to their game against the Toronto Raptors. With the current Thunder team standing behind him, along with the coaches, owner Clay Bennett and general
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