Month: September 2020

3:49 PM ET Associated Press NEWPORT, R.I. — Billie Jean King and the other members of the Original 9 who laid the groundwork for the women’s professional tennis tour are the first group nominated together for the International Tennis Hall of Fame. They join Jonas Bjorkman, Sergi Bruguera, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Lleyton Hewitt, Lisa Raymond
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5:31 PM ET Chicago Cubs lefty Jose Quintana will be activated from the injured list on Tuesday and start against the Pittsburgh Pirates, manager David Ross announced Monday. Quintana, 31, has been out with a lat injury after missing time to start the season with a cut on his hand. “He’s been getting stretched out,”
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8:20 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — After making just one start for the Atlanta Braves, Cole Hamels is done for the season. Hamels reported shortly before the start of a four-game series against the Miami Marlins that he didn’t feel like he could get anything on the ball. The left-hander was scheduled to make
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7:55 PM ET Associated Press The Colorado Rockies will chase after a flickering playoff spot without All-Star third baseman Nolan Arenado, who was placed on the injured list with a sore left shoulder. Arenado has been hampered this season by inflammation in his AC joint, along with a bone bruise, and the team elected on
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7:57 PM ET Associated Press Philadelphia Phillies manager Joe Girardi and center fielder Roman Quinn were ejected from Monday night’s game against the Washington Nationals in the third inning for arguing a call by plate umpire Junior Valentine. Girardi came out of the dugout to argue after Quinn took a called third strike on an
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6:02 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The higher seeded team reaching the World Series will have last at-bats in Games 1 and 2 and if needed Games 6 and 7, not necessarily the team with the best record. The specification was contained in the July 23 agreement between Major League Baseball and the
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8:42 PM ET Texas Tech running back SaRodorick Thompson was charged Monday with street racing, but the university said he’s still expected to play Saturday against Texas. In a statement, Texas Tech said it was notified last week that Thompson, a redshirt sophomore, was facing a misdemeanor charge, without specifying what happened. Lubbock.com reported that
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7:31 PM ET Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank and coach Dan Quinn had different takes on the onside kick blunder that led to the Falcons’ stunning 40-39 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, a loss that dropped Atlanta to 0-2 and sparked more speculation about Quinn’s future with the team. Falcons players Jaeden Graham,
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7:39 PM ET Former Bellator MMA champion Michael Chandler believes he’s deserving of a UFC lightweight title shot but says he’s willing to take a fight in order to prove it. Chandler (21-5) signed with the UFC this month, bringing a 10-year relationship with Bellator to an end. The 34-year-old was a former three-time lightweight
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