Month: June 2021

7:50 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The NHL said there are “real concerns” about whether players will participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, both due to timing and the COVID-19 pandemic. Commissioner Gary Bettman said Monday the league hasn’t committed to building an Olympic break into its 2021-22 schedule. “We don’t know as
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7:29 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said the league learned of the sexual assault allegations against former Chicago Blackhawks assistant coach Brad Aldrich “relatively recently” and, while it found them “concerning,” he said it will wait until an independent review is complete before deciding on potential discipline. “But my first reaction
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8:22 PM ET Martyl Reinsdorf, the wife of longtime Chicago White Sox and Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf, died Monday after a long illness, the major league team said in a news release. Martyl Reinsdorf, 85, designed five of the Bulls’ six NBA championship rings, as well as the White Sox’s World Series championship ring in
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5:28 PM ET The Philadelphia 76ers‘ Ben Simmons has informed the Australian Olympic basketball team that he will not participate in the Tokyo Games. Coach Brian Goorjian said in a statement that he and Team Australia “understand and support his decision.” “The best thing for everybody right now is for him to go on and
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3:15 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN ATLANTA — An MRI on the sprained right ankle of Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young revealed a bone bruise in his foot Monday afternoon, and he’ll be listed as questionable for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night. “That’s the head of our
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7:59 PM ET PHOENIX — The LA Clippers will have to stave off elimination in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals without their starting center, Ivica Zubac. Zubac was ruled out before Monday night’s game against the Phoenix Suns with a sprained right MCL injury that he suffered in Game 4. The 7-footer was
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7:07 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Outfielder Jasson Dominguez, signed by the New York Yankees in July 2019 for $5.1 million, went 0-for-2 with a walk Monday in his professional debut for the Florida Complex League Yankees against the FCL East Tigers. The 18-year-old hit leadoff and played center field for the rookie
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