Phoenix Mercury to host Game 4 at Footprint Center after Suns-Lakers tip-off moved up
The Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Lakers agreed to move up their preseason game Wednesday by a few hours so the Mercury could host the Las Vegas Aces on their home court at the Footprint Center in downtown Phoenix in Game 4 of the WNBA semifinals. The Suns and Lakers were initially scheduled to play […]
Continue readingCarmelo Anthony on his role with the Los Angeles Lakers: ‘Whatever we need to do, let’s do it’
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Nineteen seasons into his NBA career and with a slew of accomplishments to show for his tenure, Carmelo Anthony’s résumé would suggest an automatic featured role for this season’s Los Angeles Lakers. However, Anthony, 37, is open to whatever his new team asks of him as he continues to pursue the […]
Continue readingSources: Philadelphia 76ers withhold $8.25M owed to Ben Simmons amid NBA star’s holdout
Moving forward, the 76ers will deduct from the account any fines that Simmons accrues as the season progresses. If, or when, Simmons shows up, he will be given the money that is remaining in it, sources told ESPN. The next line of demarcation in this saga will come Monday, when the 76ers play their first […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Saturday
Here’s a look at Saturday’s top streaming options, focusing on players rostered in fewer than 50% of ESPN leagues. Jake Odorizzi (R), rostered in 18% of ESPN leagues, Houston Astros vs. Oakland Athletics: Of all the streaming options on the slate, Odorizzi probably carries the safest floor. The right-hander is unlikely to rack up whiffs, […]
Continue readingLos Angeles Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw exits start early with left forearm discomfort
The lefty departed the game with two outs in the second inning after throwing 42 pitches against the Milwaukee Brewers. Kershaw was making his fourth start since returning from a more-than-two-month absence due to inflammation in his pitching elbow. A pending free agent on a Dodgers team that could potentially end its season in Wednesday’s […]
Continue readingNFL Week 4 betting nuggets: Who let the underdogs out?
Meanwhile, New England is a six-point underdog to Tom Brady and Tampa Bay. That almost ties the most points (seven) New England has been a home underdog by in the past 20 seasons. The last time New England was a bigger home underdog was in 2001, Tom Brady‘s first season. Mac Jones will hope to […]
Continue readingFrustrated Urban Meyer calls Jacksonville Jaguars’ 19th straight loss ‘heartbreaking’
CINCINNATI — The Jacksonville Jaguars’ latest loss clearly impacted head coach Urban Meyer more than the first three. He didn’t even try to hide his frustration. His eyes were red, and he looked physically and emotionally drained in his postgame news conference. At one point he slammed his hand down on the podium to emphasize […]
Continue readingMiami Dolphins center Michael Deiter out Sunday with foot, quad injuries
Flores said Deiter was injured at the team’s practice Wednesday and will likely be placed on injured reserve. Greg Mancz will start in his place. A third-round draft pick out of Wisconsin in 2019, Deiter started 15 games at left guard for Miami as a rookie and beat out offseason signee Matt Skura for the […]
Continue readingTom Brady’s stardom in New England led to championships — and 3,268 babies named Brady
TAMPA, Fla. — The birth of one of the NFL’s greatest Cinderella stories happened 20 years ago this month, when former sixth-round draft pick Tom Brady, now with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, stepped in for Drew Bledsoe and led the New England Patriots all the way to a Super Bowl XXXVI victory over the “Greatest […]
Continue readingNew York Jets WRs Denzel Mims, Jamison Crowder ready to go vs. Tennessee Titans
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets wide receiver Denzel Mims, who has been a healthy scratch for the past two games after mysteriously dropping down the depth chart in the preseason, will be active on Sunday. Down to five healthy receivers, the Jets are turning to the 2020 second-round pick, whose absence from the […]
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