Month: April 2021

11:20 PM ET There were 67 days, 30 missed games and five missed shots for Anthony Davis before he could finally officially stamp his return from injury with a bucket Thursday against the Dallas Mavericks. After the Los Angeles Lakers star’s 19-foot stepback jump shot fell through the net with 4:51 remaining in the first
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10:58 PM ET Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild signed forward Ryan Hartman to a three-year, $5.1 million contract extension Thursday night. The 26-year-old Hartman was eligible to become a restricted free agent with arbitration rights this summer. The deal with an average annual value of $1.7 million will give him the
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11:54 PM BST Melbourne Rebels chief executive Baden Stephenson has denied reports that Dave Wessels’ tenure as coach of the Super Rugby team could be over within days as their playoffs hopes hang on a knife-edge. The Sydney Morning Herald reported Wessels needed to win his next two matches to save his job, citing “agitation
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8:24 PM ET Associated Press AVONDALE, La. — Brice Garnett and Scott Stallings birdied eight of their last 11 holes, Viktor Hovland and Kris Ventura birdied nine of their final 12, and both teams shot 10-under 62 in Zurich Classic to share the first-round lead Thursday. “Kris decided to heat up his putter. That really
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9:30 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Jessica Korda shot a 6-under 65 on Thursday in the HUGEL-Air Premia LA Open to break the tournament 36-hole scoring record and increase her lead to three strokes. A day after matching the Wilshire Country Club tournament record with a 64, Korda opened her bogey-free morning round
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7:30 PM ET CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs outfielder Joc Pederson was placed on the 10-day injured list with left wrist tendinitis, the team announced on Thursday afternoon. Pederson, 29, was off to a slow start after signing a one-year deal with the club this past winter. He was hitting just .137 in 51 at-bats before
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5:15 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Blue Jays outfielder George Springer will play in an intrasquad game Friday, the next step on his return from two strained muscles that have delayed his Toronto debut. Springer signed a team-record $150 million, six-year deal with the Blue Jays this offseason but missed time in spring training,
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4:45 PM ET CHICAGO — Count New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso in for this year’s Home Run Derby at hitter-friendly Coors Field. Alonso won the contest the last time it was held, in 2019, edging fellow rookie Vladimir Guerrero Jr. at Cleveland’s Progressive Field for his first derby title. “I’m all-in,” Alonso said Thursday
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