Month: October 2016

The World Cup of Hockey will return, without a doubt, and avoid another 12-year break. NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly and NHLPA executive director Don Fehr both confirmed for AP on Friday that they expect the next World Cup of Hockey to be in 2020. It is much less certain whether the best players will […]

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Madison Bumgarner wants another even-year World Series championship. That’s what drives him, not the milestones and accolades he piles up along the way. Bumgarner lined a key two-run double in the sixth and emphatically pumped his arms while yelling in celebration at second base, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-3 […]

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Jake Browning threw for 210 yards and three touchdowns, Myles Gaskin added 100 yards rushing and two scores and No. 10 Washington overwhelmed No. 7 Stanford 44-6 on Friday night. After months of hype surrounding a possible breakout performance for Washington (5-0, 2-0 Pac-12), the Huskies showed they were ready for their return to the […]

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The best guesses about Alpine ski great Bode Miller racing again on the circuit range from “no guarantee” to “no question.” Miller turns 39 on Oct. 12, yet, after two full seasons away from the World Cup, the gifted American seems poised for a comeback — if he can resolve legal issues with his former […]

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The United States had the lead. Rory McIlroy made sure that was all it had Friday in the Ryder Cup. The American sweep of the opening session of matches at Hazeltine was all but forgotten when McIlroy rolled in a 20-foot eagle putt, took a bow on the 16th green and delivered a defiant message […]

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Ben Simmons has a broken bone in his right foot and its unknown how long the No. 1 overall pick will be sidelined for the Philadelphia 76ers. Simmons was injured Friday during the final training camp scrimmage at Stockton University in New Jersey. The Sixers said Simmons rolled an ankle, and X-rays and an MRI […]

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Novak Djokovic says Grand Slam trophies and the No. 1 ranking are no longer his priorities. The top-ranked Serb, who has won 12 major titles, said after a light training session in Belgrade on Friday that he felt emotionally drained after winning the French Open in June for his first Grand Slam on clay. The […]

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Daisuke Matsuzaka has been penciled in to pitch in the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks’ final game of the regular season on Sunday. “I’ve heard his condition is improving. I’d like to give him a chance of an inning or two (in relief),” Hawks skipper Kimiyasu Kudo said Friday. Kudo said the right-hander could be used in […]

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Yuzuru Hanyu became the first figure skater to succeed in a quadruple loop and topped the Autumn Classic International after the short program on Friday, scoring 88.30 points in his first outing of the season. The 21-year-old, who has been working on harder elements, landed the jump to get off to a good start but […]

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