Month: May 2019

7:57 PM ET HOUSTON — Chicago Cubs left-hander Mike Montgomery exited Monday’s game against the Houston Astros before even throwing a single pitch after possibly popping a blood vessel in his finger, but he thinks he’ll be OK. “The tip of my left middle finger swelled up,” Montgomery said after Chicago’s 6-5 loss. “It just
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7:49 PM ET Associated Press NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says the league will consider expanded video review after a couple of high-profile missed calls during the playoffs. During his annual state of the NHL speech prior to Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, Bettman said general managers will discuss potential expansion of video review
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6:44 PM ET Washington Capitals star Evgeny Kuznetsov has denied ever using drugs after a video surfaced of him sitting next to a table on which there are two lines of white powder in what appears to be a hotel room. Kuznetsov told the Russian media site sport-express.ru that the video was taken last summer
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8:24 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors star forward Kevin Durant has been officially ruled out of Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors as he continues to rehab a strained right calf. “KD’s not playing Game 1,” Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said after Monday’s practice. “I think we
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5:18 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN TORONTO — The Raptors‘ Danny Green is well aware of how much he struggled in the Eastern Conference finals against the Milwaukee Bucks. The problem for Green is that everyone else is aware of it, too. “Just keep shooting,” Green said Monday, when asked how he gets himself out of
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5:05 PM ET Malika AndrewsESPN MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo hasn’t slept well since the Bucks‘ Game 6 loss to the Toronto Raptors. Neither has Khris Middleton or George Hill. There is too much to replay for their whirring minds to stand still: the missed shots; the lack of late defensive hustle; the turnovers. Milwaukee’s disappointment
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