Month: September 2020

4:25 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — The New York Mets placed Michael Conforto on the injured list Thursday with a hamstring injury, ending the outfielder’s regular season. Conforto was first hurt Sunday, sat out two games and then returned in Wednesday’s loss to Tampa Bay. Manager Luis Rojas said Conforto aggravated the injury running
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12:22 PM ET Kansas City Royals outfielder Alex Gordon, a seven-time Gold Glove winner and one of the longest-tenured players in club history, is retiring from baseball. The Royals announced Gordon’s retirement Thursday but did not indicate whether the three-time All-Star would play in their four remaining games this season. After 14 years of hard
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3:59 PM ET NHL teams are allowed to reopen their training facilities for voluntary workouts on Oct. 15. The NHL announced its offseason training protocols Thursday in a 19-page document that takes into account social distancing; increased health and safety measures during the coronavirus pandemic; and competitive balance. A team will need notice from at
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1:28 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens can send a message to the rest of the NFL by beating Patrick Mahomes and the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs on Monday Night Football. On Thursday, Jackson’s statement was this: “It’s just like any other game.” During his 10-minute
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2:00 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Sammy Watkins is in the NFL’s concussion protocol and his status for Monday night’s game against the Baltimore Ravens was unclear. Watkins was not scheduled to practice on Thursday as the Chiefs began preparations for the Ravens. “It’s more neck right now than
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2:27 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars have ruled wide receiver DJ Chark out for Thursday night’s game against the Miami Dolphins. Chark was questionable with a chest/back injury, which he suffered in the Jaguars’ loss to the Tennessee Titans on Sunday. He was hurt when he hit the ground hard on a
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2:01 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings‘ linebacking corps took another hit on Thursday when the team placed rookie Troy Dye (foot) on injured reserve. Dye, a 2020 fourth-round pick, suffered the injury in the second quarter of Minnesota’s 28-11 loss at Indianapolis when he was called on to fill in for teammate
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2:09 AM ET Miami Heat rookie guard Tyler Herro poured in a career-high 37 points in a 112-109 win over the Boston Celtics in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals on Wednesday in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Nobody who has been around him all season was surprised. Long before the Heat started dominating the
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2:51 PM ET Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said Thursday that star big man Bam Adebayo is good to go for Friday’s potential closeout Game 5 against the Boston Celtics. Adebayo got tangled up with Celtics guard Jayson Tatum in the second half of Wednesday’s Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals. His left wrist
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