Month: October 2019

4:56 PM ET American driver Juan Manuel Correa stood up for the first time since he suffered serious leg injuries in the Formula 2 crash which killed Anthoine Hubert. Correa collided with Formula 2 rival Anthoine Hubert during a race at Belgium’s Spa-Francorchamps circuit on Aug. 30. Hubert was pronounced dead several hours after the
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4:53 PM ET MEXICO CITY — Lewis Hamilton’s recent comments about climate change were a hot topic of discussion among his fellow Formula One drivers ahead of the Mexican Grand Prix. Hamilton created headlines after the Japanese Grand Prix with a series of messages regarding his decision to go vegan and a suggestion others do
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4:47 PM ET Bill James, the famed statistician who’s been an adviser and consultant for the Boston Red Sox since 2002, announced Thursday that he’s leaving the organization. “I leave the Red Sox on the best possible terms,” the 70-year-old James wrote on his website. “I am still friendly with everyone that I have worked
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4:41 PM ET The Houston Astros fired assistant general manager Brandon Taubman on Thursday, admitting in a statement that his “inappropriate comments” about the acquisition of closer Roberto Osuna were directed at a group of female reporters. A report published earlier this week by Sports Illustrated’s Stephanie Apstein said that during the celebration in the
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4:38 PM ET The Korean Professional Golfers’ Association has reduced a suspension for a player who made an obscene gesture to fans during a tournament in September. Bio Kim, 29, was originally suspended for three years, but the tour’s board of directors reduced it to one year on Wednesday, according to the Yonhap News Agency.
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3:55 PM ET Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Following California’s lead, Florida lawmakers are tackling NCAA rules that prohibit college athletes from reaping financial benefits from their prowess in the arena of big-money sports. With a bounty of marquee college sports programs, Florida could help student athletes flex their muscles as they take on the
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4:00 PM ET After last week’s poking and prodding of the current crop of underachievers, let’s check in with those on the opposite end of the fantasy spectrum: assets presently exceeding our preseason expectations. And, more pressingly, whether managers can count on them for much of the same moving forward. Included alongside each perceived overachiever
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