Month: September 2019

4:09 PM ET The ATP found itself facing two unappetizing options when it came to deciding what punitive action to take against serial rule violator Nick Kyrgios. That may be why it took the organization so long to act, even though it’s final decision was to punt. Kyrgios’s outrageous behavior this year was clear and
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4:06 PM ET The Minnesota Twins on Thursday became the first team in major league history to hit 300 home runs in a season. And they weren’t done there. No. 300 was a two-run shot by Jonathan Schoop off Detroit Tigers pitcher Jose Cisnero in the seventh inning. It was Schoop’s 23rd homer of the
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3:59 PM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — Responding to recent critical comments made by Kevin Durant about the Oklahoma City Thunder organization, general manager Sam Presti pushed back against the idea there’s lingering animosity between the sides. “If there is anything that Kevin Durant ever, ever needed from me or from anyone here, it would be
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3:59 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina defensive back Shilo Sanders is now wearing the same jersey number his father Deion “Prime Time” Sanders made famous in the NFL. School officials said Thursday that the younger Sanders, who had worn No. 12 this season, is changing to No. 21. The move comes
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3:50 PM ET Pop superstars Jennifer Lopez and Shakira will be the co-headliners of the Pepsi Super Bowl halftime show at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium, it was announced Thursday. Lopez and Shakira will be the first artists to perform during the NFL’s signature event since the league entered into a partnership with Roc Nation, the
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3:38 PM ET Montreal Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur underwent successful quadruple bypass heart surgery Thursday, the team announced. “This procedure was necessary after a routine examination detected a cardiac issue,” the statement said. “The operation was successful, and doctors predict a full recovery after several months of convalescence. The family wishes to thank the entire
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2:59 PM ET The New Orleans Pelicans have hired Teresa Weatherspoon and AJ Diggs as two-way player development coaches, the team announced Thursday. Weatherspoon and Diggs will work with the Pelicans’ two-way players, currently guard Josh Gray and forward Zylan Cheatham, and accompany their transfers to and from the G League. Weatherspoon, 53, who recently
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2:41 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Outside linebacker Bruce Irvin, signed as a free agent during the offseason to help the Carolina Panthers transition to a 3-4 front, will make his 2019 debut on Sunday at Houston after missing the first three games with a hamstring injury. He will join a unit that with eight
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