We’ve reached the middle of an NBA season filled with injuries to top players — Luka Doncic and Joel Embiid have already missed too many games to qualify for end-of-season awards — and plenty of surprises, like the Cleveland Cavaliers. at the top of the East and the rapid rise of the Houston Rockets in the West. The midpoint also means it’s time to take stock of the NBA playoff awards. Throughout the week, I’ll be making my picks for some of the NBA’s biggest awards at this point in the season. Today: Defensive Player of the Year.NBA DPOY: Victor…
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Chris Kreider is expected to return to the New York Rangers lineup on Tuesday, but his status heading into the 4 Nations showdown will be worth monitoring.Wendell Cruz Imagn ImagesThe NHL 4 Nations showdown begins on February 12 in Montreal, meaning any injuries at this time could affect the teams.The most significant potential absence appears to be that of Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs, who had two lengthy stints on injured reserve during the first half of the regular season.Reigning Rocket Richard Trophy winner returned to the Maple Leafs lineup last week and it appears he will be…
Stefanos Tsitsipas was knocked out of the Australian Open in the first round (Getty Images)Stefanos Tsitsipas I remembered another time. “I had a fresher mind then, I felt like I was hungrier,” Tsitsipas began, as he seemed to contemplate his career, his life and everything else. “I’ve been pretty well established over the last couple of years,” he continued. “I saw the match. I went around again and again, the same circle of tournaments and events.At the age of 26, Tsitsipas looked like he had suddenly woken up and found himself in a mid-life crisis. In reality, the world number…
Brian Matusz has been described as a “cherished teammate” by the Orioles. Photograph: Patrick Semansky/APFormer Baltimore Orioles pitcher Brian Matusz has died at the age of 37 from an apparent drug overdose, according to police documents.The Orioles announced Matusz’s death last week. According to a report from the Phoenix Police Department obtained by the Baltimore bannerMatusz’s body was found by his mother, Elizabeth, on January 6 after she went to see him at his home. A lighter, straw and a small square of aluminum foil, often used to ingest drugs, were located near his body. The report says police are…
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After virtually every Dallas Cowboys game, Jerry Jonesthe team’s owner, general manager and center of attention, arrives in the hallway outside the team’s locker room and makes himself available for a media gathering.He stands among the cameras and recorders, and answers all inquiries about the match, the players, the performances, the referees, the decisions and what he plans for the future until, pretty much, the journalists are exhausted.And if that wasn’t enough, he makes a weekly appearance on a local sports radio show every Tuesday to speak again, creating a new media cycle.This is how Jones runs the Cowboys and…
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