Month: April 2019

8:46 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — The California Horse Racing Board has amended proposed changes to rules governing how jockeys may use riding crops in races, while The Jockeys’ Guild continues to press its case that the crops are necessary for control of a racehorse. Triple Crown-winning jockey Mike Smith told the racing
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6:48 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots‘ most recent Lombardi Trophy, from Super Bowl LIII, has a baseball-sized dent in it, courtesy of retired tight end Rob Gronkowski. The team’s official website posted video of the often-playful Gronkowski using the trophy as a bat before an on-field appearance at the Boston Red
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8:49 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — No team in major league history has homered in more consecutive home games than these Los Angeles Dodgers. They only got one against Sonny Gray and the Cincinnati Reds, and it was all they needed. A.J. Pollock hit a three-run home run in the sixth inning, and
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6:15 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — As Kevin Durant gets set for Game 3 against the Los Angeles Clippers, the Golden State Warriors superstar is confident that Clippers guard Patrick Beverley isn’t going to cause him to get out of rhythm. “I’m not gonna get in the way of the game because I wanna have
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5:46 PM ET Former middleweight world titleholder David Lemieux, due to move up to the super middleweight division on May 4, has suffered a right hand injury, causing his 12-round bout with John Ryder to be canceled, Golden Boy Promotions announced Wednesday. The Lemieux-Ryder bout was supposed to serve as the co-feature on the DAZN
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5:48 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins is “unlikely” to return during the postseason after tearing his left quadriceps during Monday’s Game 2 loss to the LA Clippers. “He will not need surgery,” Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said after Wednesday’s practice. “DeMarcus, most likely, will not be back during
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4:56 PM ET NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets guard Caris LeVert took exception to Philadelphia 76ers stars Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons laughing when Embiid apologized for elbowing Jarrett Allen in Game 2 of their playoff series. “We didn’t really like that. We thought that was kind of disrespectful, especially after the elbow he threw,”
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