Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards was fined $35,000 by the NBA on Saturday for failing to leave the court and tossing a ball into the stands when he was ejected from a game on Thursday.Edwards’ sixth fine of the season brings the total of penalties levied against him to $320,000.He’s been punished for various offenses, …
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The San Francisco 49ers have agreed to trade star wide receiver Deebo Samuel to the Washington Commanders, ESPN reported on Saturday.The trade could not be formalized until the new NFL year begins on March 12.But Samuel had let it be known during Super Bowl week that he wanted to be traded, and 49ers general manager …
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Leader Jake Knapp made a birdie on the 18th hole to ensure he heads into Sunday’s final round of the Cognizant Classic at Palm Beach Gardens with a chance of a wire-to-wire victory.Knapp, whose opening round 59 was just the 15th sub-60 score in tour history, posted a 3-under-par 68 at PGA National on Saturday …
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Lionel Messi will sit out Inter Miami’s Major League Soccer game at the Houston Dynamo on Sunday as the club look to manage his minutes.A club spokesman confirmed to AFP that Messi didn’t travel to Houston on Saturday but wasn’t injured and was being rested.Sunday’s game was selected by the league for the new, stand …
Canadian hockey legend Wayne Gretzky is facing backlash at home over his support for US President Donald Trump, who has threatened to use economic force to make Canada the 51st state.In recent days, the 64-year-old retired NHL player has faced criticism on social media, boos in Canadian pubs when he appeared at a televised Canada-US …
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Donald Trump said Friday he would posthumously pardon Pete Rose, the baseball great who was banned for life for betting on games and later jailed for tax evasion.The US president also reiterated his call for Rose — who died last year aged 83 and was Major League Baseball’s all-time hit king — to be inducted …
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Donovan Mitchell scored 41 points to fuel the league-leading Cleveland Cavaliers in a 123-116 come-from-behind statement win over the reigning NBA champion Celtics in Boston on Friday.The Cavs posted their ninth straight victory, withstanding Boston star Jayson Tatum’s near triple-double of 46 points, 16 rebounds and nine assists.Darius Garland scored 20 points and Evan Mobley …
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Jake Knapp came down to earth after his stunning opening round 59 with his one-under-par 70 on Friday cutting his lead at the PGA Tour Cognizant Classic to a single stroke.Playing the back nine at PGA National first, Knapp reached the turn even-par but then after birdies on the third and fourth holes be made …
Philadelphia’s star center Joel Embiid will miss the rest of the NBA regular season as he and the team continue to seek a solution for the left knee trouble that has hindered him this season, the 76ers said on Friday.The Cameroon-born big man, who was the NBA Most Valuable Player in 2023, has missed numerous …
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FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Friday stood by his governing body’s decision to award the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia, while also defending his relationship with Donald Trump.The Gulf kingdom was controversially handed the right to host the World Cup at a FIFA Congress in December despite concerns about its human rights record, the …
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