New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson was diagnosed with a left hamstring strain on Saturday and will be sidelined indefinitely, the NBA club announced.The 24-year-old playmaker, the top pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, has averaged 22.7 points, 8.0 rebounds and 5.3 assists this season.Medical images taken Saturday morning revealed the extent of the injury …
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Hotly tipped Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki was on Saturday given the green light to follow in the footsteps of Shohei Ohtani and move to Major League Baseball.Sasaki, widely regarded as one of the best players in Japan’s domestic league, will be posted for a potential move to the US, his club the Chiba Lotte Marines …
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The Cleveland Cavaliers continued their perfect start to the NBA season in sensational style on Friday, seizing a 41-point halftime lead on the way to a 136-117 rout of the Golden State Warriors.The Cavs improved to 10-0, ending the Warriors’ five-game winning streak and handing them their first road defeat of the season.The damage was …
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Aaron Boone will return as manager of the New York Yankees in 2025 for his eighth season after guiding the team to the World Series, the Yankees announced on Friday.The Major League Baseball club said they have picked up the contract option to have the 51-year-old manager return after directing the Yankees’ first World Series …
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Lamar Jackson threw four touchdowns as the Baltimore Ravens completed a thrilling second-half comeback to defeat the Cincinnati Bengals 35-34 in the NFL on Thursday.A month after Baltimore beat the Bengals 41-38 in an instant classic, the two AFC North divisional rivals combined for another high-scoring shootout at the Ravens’ M&T Bank Stadium.Baltimore quarterback Jackson …
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Damian Lillard scored 34 points as the Milwaukee Bucks snapped a run of six straight defeats to bag their first home win of the season with a 123-100 victory over the Utah Jazz on Thursday.Lillard rattled in four three-pointers and shot 12-of-22 from the field en route to his third straight 30-point game to help …
Bronny James, the 20-year-old son of NBA superstar LeBron James, has been assigned by the Los Angeles Lakers to their G-League developmental squad, the club announced on Thursday.The move will break up the only father-son duo on the same team in NBA history, with James and his famous father, 39-year-old four-time NBA champion LeBron, having …
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The Los Angeles Dodgers’ three-time Cy Young Award-winning pitcher Clayton Kershaw said he underwent foot and knee surgeries on Thursday and aims to return for an 18th Major League Baseball season in 2025.The 36-year-old said he had procedures on his left foot and to repair the meniscus in his left knee.”Planning to crush some rehab …
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Jim Curtin, a two-time Major League Soccer Coach of the Year who guided the Philadelphia Union to the 2022 MLS Cup final, was fired as head coach, the team announced Thursday.The 45-year-old native of suburban Philadelphia was the second-longest tenured coach in MLS behind Peter Vermes of Sporting Kansas City, having guided the Union since …
Undefeated Kansas City will try to match the greatest start in team history on Sunday when the two-time reigning Super Bowl champion Chiefs play host to the Denver Broncos.Patrick Mahomes, a two-time NFL Most Valuable Player and three-time Super Bowl champion is off to the best start of his eight-year career at 8-0 while the …
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