Month: November 2019

3:54 AM ET Associated Press TOKYO — Japanese pitcher Shun Yamaguchi, who led Japan’s Central League in wins, strikeouts and winning percentage this season, says he wants to move to the major leagues through the posting system. The 32-year-old right-hander declared his intention this week and becomes the first player from the Yomiuri Giants to
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2:15 AM ET MEXICO CITY — Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers knows he’s costing his team games because of his turnovers. However, so far through 11 games, Rivers hasn’t found the magic elixir. “It’s a football game,” he said. “If you could just pick and choose and never throw them ever, I’d choose to
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11:15 PM ET Associated Press DALLAS — Luka Doncic scored a career-high 42 points in his sixth triple-double of the young NBA season and the Dallas Mavericks sent the San Antonio Spurs to their sixth straight loss, 117-110 on Monday night. Dallas led wire to wire but had to fend off a late Spurs rally,
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11:48 PM ET HOUSTON — James Harden‘s scoring average for the season dipped slightly Monday night, when he scored 36 points in the Houston Rockets‘ 132-108 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. That just puts in perspective how productive Harden has been for the Rockets, who have won eight consecutive games, with Harden scoring more
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7:32 AM ET This edition of the NBA mailbag features questions on RJ Barrett‘s minutes load, a hypothetical West-East move and pick-sixes in the NBA. You can tweet your questions using the hashtag #peltonmailbag or email them to peltonmailbag@gmail.com. Do we have evidence on the impact that big minutes have on young players? People seem
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