Buffalo’s Josh Allen and Detroit’s Jared Goff were named Thursday as starting quarterbacks for the NFL Pro Bowl Games while three-time Super Bowl champion Patrick Mahomes of Kansas City was snubbed.Full rosters were named by the league with selections decided by fan votes, players and coaches. Each group counted one-third in total balloting for lineups in …
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Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic set the pace in the first fan voting returns for next month’s NBA All-Star Game, the league announced Thursday.Fan voting counts for 50% in balloting to decide starting spots in the All-Star Game, set for February 16 in San Francisco, with a media panel …
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Mikaela Shiffrin on Thursday said that she hopes to “work into some easy turns on snow in the next week or so” as she continues her recovery after suffering a heavy fall in November.The 29-year-old American skier has been sidelined since suffering a punctured abdomen as she chased her 100th World Cup victory in the …
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Karl-Anthony Towns scored 31 points and Josh Hart delivered his second straight triple-double to propel the New York Knicks to their ninth straight NBA victory on Wednesday, 119-103 over the Utah Jazz.With leading scorer Jalen Brunson sidelined with tightness in his right calf and Miles McBride also absent, Towns and Hart picked up the slack.Towns …
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Elena Rybakina’s Kazakhstan dumped defending champions Germany out of the United Cup on Wednesday with Alexander Zverev sidelined by an arm injury barely a week away from the Australian Open, while top seeds USA beat China to reach the semi-finals.In Sydney, women’s world number two Iga Swiatek led Poland into the last eight by winning a rematch …
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New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers acknowledged the uncertainties he’s facing after the team’s NFL season finale against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, which could spell the end of his tenure in New York or even his career.The 41-year-old Rodgers, a four-time NFL Most Valuable Player, said he would decide before free agency in March …
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Eagles running back Saquon Barkley will probably sit out the regular-season finale against the New York Giants on sunday, ending his pursuit of the NFL single-season rushing record, coach Nick Sirianni said Wednesday.With the Eagles locked into the second seed in the NFC playoffs, Sirianni told reporters that the team would rest players against the …
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World Rugby chief executive Alan Gilpin believes social media sensation Ilona Maher is ideally placed to excite fans in the lead-up to this year’s Women’s World Cup in England.The versatile American back — a breakout star at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris — is now the world’s most popular rugby player on social media, …
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The league-leading Cleveland Cavaliers spoiled LeBron James’s first game as a 40-year-old, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 122-110 on Tuesday, as the NBA champion Boston Celtics closed out 2024 with a 125-71 demolition of the Toronto Raptors.Jarrett Allen scored 27 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, Donovan Mitchell added 26 points and Evan Mobley chipped in …
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The Milwaukee Bucks erased a 19-point deficit, pulling away late to beat the Indiana Pacers 120-112 on Tuesday as the NBA champion Boston Celtics closed out 2024 with a 125-71 demolition of the Toronto Raptors.Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo, back after missing three games because of an illness, found his rhythm after scoring just four points …
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