The NBA fined Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards $100,000 for using profanity during a live television interview.Edwards let fly with a couple of swear words in an ebullient on-court interview after he drilled a game-winning three-pointer in Minnesota’s 113-112 victory over the Houston Rockets on Friday.But in announcing the fine, NBA executive vice president Joe …
Jalen Brunson delivered a 55-point masterpiece as the New York Knicks rallied from a double-digit fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Washington Wizards 136-132 in overtime on Saturday.Brunson scored 42 of his points in the second half and overtime to help the Knicks fend off the lowly Wizards for a seventh straight NBA victory.It was his …
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Justin Herbert threw three touchdowns as the Los Angeles Chargers booked an NFL playoff berth with a 40-7 win at the New England Patriots on Saturday.But the Denver Broncos’ hopes of joining the Chargers in the post-season suffered a blow as they lost an overtime thriller to the Cincinnati Bengals 30-24.The Patriots, who suffered a …
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Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani and his wife Mamiko Tanaka are expecting their first child, the World Series winner announced Sunday.”Can’t wait for the little rookie to join our family soon!”, Ohtani wrote on Instagram, alongside a picture of baby shoes, a baby sleepsuit and his adored pet dog, named Decoy.Ohtani was named the National League …
The NBA on Saturday suspended three players for their roles in an on-court clash during Friday’s game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Phoenix Suns.Dallas forward Naji Marshall was suspended for four games and Suns center Jusuf Nurkic for three while Mavericks forward P.J Washington will sit out one game.The incident came with 9:02 remaining …
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Justin Herbert threw three touchdowns as the Los Angeles Chargers booked their place in the NFL playoffs with a blowout 40-7 win at the New England Patriots on Saturday.The Patriots, who suffered a sixth straight loss, were booed off the field by the remaining fans at Gillette Stadium as they fell to 3-13 on the …
Jaylen Brown delivered a 44-point gem as the NBA champion Boston Celtics snapped a two-game losing streak with a 142-105 blowout of the Indiana Pacers on Friday.Brown set the tone with 15 points in the first quarter, when the Celtics out-scored the Pacers 39-22 to take control.He finished with six of the Celtics’ 23 three-pointers …
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Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid was fined $75,000 by the NBA on Friday for making “obscene gestures on the playing court” in the Sixers’ 118-114 victory over the Boston Celtics on Christmas Day.The league said in a statement the incidents occurred in the first half of the 76ers’ victory in Boston, in which Embiid scored …
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World number one Scottie Scheffler will miss the PGA Tour’s season opening event in Hawaii after injuring his hand while making Christmas dinner, the player’s manager said on Friday.The injury rules Scheffler out of The Sentry which starts on January 2 but he hopes he will be able to feature in The American Express in …
Netflix’s debut NFL broadcasts on Christmas Day received positive reviews and record streaming ratings but still attracted fewer viewers than the linear broadcasts last Christmas.The streaming giant’s first venture into the USA’s biggest sport excited the sports business world which has been waiting years for Netflix to enter the market.The company paid a reported $150 …
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