Month: October 2019

12:09 PM ET Nathan MacKinnon has now lost all his linemates. The Colorado Avalanche announced Tuesday that forward Gabriel Landeskog is out indefinitely with a lower-body injury. The news comes after star winger Mikko Rantanen was ruled week-to-week with a lower-body injury last week. It’s not clear when Landeskog, the Avs’ captain, was injured. The
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11:49 AM ET The Toronto Raptors have locked down the lord of load management. The team announced Tuesday that it signed Alex McKechnie to a contract extension and promoted to him to vice president, player health and performance. McKechnie is regarded as one of the top athletic trainers and rehab and conditioning specialists in the
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11:08 AM BST Sale flanker Ben Curry will be in Yokohama to watch twin brother Tom play for England in Saturday’s Rugby World Cup final after his club agreed to release him for the weekend. While Tom packs down against South Africa in England’s first final since 2007, Ben was preparing to play Bristol in
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4:32 AM ET MEXICO CITY — Toro Rosso driver Daniil Kvyat issued an expletive in the direction of the stewards after being issued the penalty which dropped him out of the points at the Mexican Grand Prix. Kvyat clashed with Renault’s Nico Hulkenberg on the final corner of the final lap, sending the German driver’s
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11:35 AM ET After years as one of the NHL’s best bargains, defenseman Roman Josi is getting a significant raise with the Nashville Predators. On Tuesday, the team announced an eight-year contract extension for Josi, 29, that will average $9.059 million per season annually against the salary cap. The contract begins in the 2020-21 season,
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10:51 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Al Bianchi, who played for the Philadelphia 76ers and was later an NBA coach and executive, has died. He was 87. The New York Knicks said Bianchi died in Arizona of natural causes. He was the team’s general manager from 1987-91, signing future All-Star John Starks. Bianchi
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