Author: JamesMcGhee

ST. LOUIS – When the St. Louis Blues signed two Edmonton Oilers players to a job offer, no one could imagine how things would work out for Philip Broberg or Dylan Holloway.Early in the season, Broberg received much of the attention, and rightly so, being the promising young defender the Blues craved.But what about Holloway? What did the Blues expect from the 23-year-old striker today?With an average annual value of $2.29 million, money doesn’t always determine a player’s ceiling or bottom line, but for the production the Blues received from Holloway through 46 games, it has to be higher than…

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The victory against Fritz was Monfils’ first victory against a top 10 opponent in a major tournament since his victory against Grigor Dimitrov at the 2014 US Open (Getty Images)Australian Open 2025Dates: January 12-26 Place: Melbourne ParkBlanket: Live radio commentary on Tennis Breakfast from 07:00 GMT on BBC 5 Sports Extra, as well as live text commentary on the BBC Sport website and app.Gaël Monfils rolled back the years with a fabulous performance to oust fourth seed Taylor Fritz and reach the fourth round of the Australian Open.The 38-year-old Frenchman, known as a showman on court, thrilled the crowd in…

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Austin Reaves scored a career-high 38 points, LeBron James had 29 and the Los Angeles Lakers held on to beat the Brooklyn Nets 102-101 Friday night.The Nets, who lost 126-67 to the LA Clippers on Wednesday night in a record 59-point loss, had a chance to win it, but D’Angelo Russell missed a three-pointer with 2.6 seconds left. James got the rebound as the Lakers earned their second straight victory.Reaves was 13 of 23 from the floor and 8 of 8 from the foul line. His previous career high was 35 points, accomplished twice, including on…

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The volatility that pushed DraftKings to stop betting is finished. Bets are once again being taken on the next coach of the Dallas Cowboys.The current favorite, at -150, is Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore. He interviewed virtually for the position on Friday.Next on the list is Colorado coach Deion Sanders at +200. At the start of the week, he was the favorite.Current Cowboys offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer is third on the list, at +250.The full list of options has 60 names, including Bill Belichick at 12-1.Eagles fans may not be thrilled that Moore took time out of preparing for a…

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Roki SasakiLOS ANGELES (AP) – Award-winning Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki says in an Instagram post he intends to sign with the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers.A 23-year-old right-hander whose fastball exceeds 100 mph, Sasaki will join other Japanese stars Shohei Ohtani And Yoshinobu Yamamoto in a move long awaited by many baseball executives.The San Diego Padres and Toronto Blue Jays are reportedly the other finalists still looking for Sasaki, who has until next Thursday to finalize a contract.”I signed a minor contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers,” Sasaki’s message read in Japanese. “It was a very difficult decision, but…

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Jimmy Butler will join the Miami Heat for Friday night’s game against Denver Nuggets after his seven-game suspension ended. He was expected to be in the Heat’s starting lineup, Chris Haynes reported. Erik Spoelstra, Miami coach confirmed that Butler would start during his pre-match media session.Butler’s agent, Bernie Lee, released a statement announcing his client’s return, imitating Michael Jordan’s announcement in two words on his return to the NBA in 1995: “I’m back”.Butler continued the theme by posting several photos of himself on social media wearing the No. 45 Chicago Bulls jersey that Jordan wore upon his return.He last played…

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