Month: March 2020

6:15 PM ET Nashville Predators defenseman Roman Josi was fined $5,000 by the NHL Sunday for cross-checking Dallas forward Corey Perry on Saturday, the league announced. The fine is the maximum allowable under the league’s collective bargaining agreement. Josi was given a two-minute penalty for high sticking on the play. The penalty occurred in front
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6:52 PM ET Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum and Sacramento Kings forward/center Alex Len have been fined for their roles in an on-court incident, the league announced Sunday. McCollum was fined $20,000 for shoving Len and attempting to escalate the altercation. Len was fined $15,000 for shoving McCollum. The incident, which resulted in technical
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5:47 PM ET Jontay Porter, a forward/center out of Missouri, has signed with the Memphis Grizzlies, the team announced Sunday. The deal is through 2020-21 and includes a team option, said Porter’s agent, Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports. Porter rehabbed two separate ACL injuries in the past two years but has progressed well and is
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4:43 PM ET Texas Rangers outfielder Willie Calhoun suffered a fractured jaw after he was hit in the mouth by a fastball thrown by Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Julio Urias in the bottom of first inning of a spring training game Sunday in Surprise, Arizona. Calhoun was sent to St. Joseph’s Hospital in nearby Phoenix
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4:02 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Giannis Antetokounmpo has a minor joint capsule sprain of his left knee and will not play in the remaining two games of the Milwaukee Bucks‘ road trip, the team announced. Antetokounmpo suffered the injury in Friday night’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers and
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3:16 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — Arizona Coyotes leading scorer Conor Garland has left the team after he suffered a lower-body injury against Calgary. The Coyotes said Sunday that Garland has returned to Arizona while the team continues its trip through western Canada. He is listed as week to week. Garland was injured
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3:26 PM ET Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander was pulled from his spring training start against the New York Mets after two innings Sunday because of triceps soreness, the team said. Verlander had been scheduled to pitch four innings but felt discomfort during the second inning and was sent for testing. “We don’t know if
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