Author: JamesMcGhee

Pittsburgh Penguins right winger Bryan Rust shoots at Buffalo Sabers goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen during an October 16 game.Charles LeClaire-Imagn ImagesAfter a lot of hype and a lot of patience, the Buffalo Sabers are this close to making the playoffs in the very competitive Atlantic Division.At the crucial U.S. Thanksgiving juncture in the current regular season, the Sabers sit in fifth place in the Atlantic Division, just one point behind fourth-place Tampa Bay and two points behind third-place Boston, with Buffalo having two games in hand. Bruins.Despite stumbling out of the door, the Sabers are 7-3-0 in their last 10 games.…

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After taking off on Thanksgiving, the NBA returns with a full day of Black Friday feasting. Two-thirds of the league will be in action as Emirates NBA Cup 2024 picks up with 10 games, starting with Knicks-Hornets at 12 p.m. ET and moving through a tasty Thunder-Lakers matchup at the 10 p.m. ET nightcap.Here is an overview of the issues Friday’s 10 NBA Cup gamesas well as the lay of the field in each of the six groups as the tournament progresses:How it works: group winners and wildcardsThere will be two more evenings of group play, concluding on Tuesday, December…

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Iga Swiatek is the second high-profile tennis player to test positive for a banned substance this year, joining Jannik sinner. While Sinner, currently ranked No. 1, has been completely cleared, Swiatek, who went from No. 1 to No. 2 last month, accepted a one-month suspension this was announced on Thursday.The International Tennis Integrity Agency said it determined that Swiatek’s contaminated urine sample was due to contaminated medication she had taken and therefore bore a low level of responsibility.“These are not cases of intentional doping. These are cases — in Sinner’s case… no fault or negligence. In (Swiatek’s) case, very low…

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Baseball star Shohei Ohtani wants his former interpreter to hand over baseball cards worth hundreds of thousands of dollars that he claims were fraudulently purchased with his money.The Los Angeles Dodgers star is also asking Ippei Mizuhara, who previously pleaded guilty to bank and tax fraud for stealing nearly $17 million from the unsuspecting athlete, to return signed collectible baseball cards featuring Ohtani who were in “unauthorized and wrongful possession” of Mizuhara, according to court documents filed Tuesday.The legal filing alleges that Mizuhara accessed Ohtani’s bank account starting around November 2021, changing its security protocols so he could impersonate him…

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Here is the last Dishes free agency and trade buzz during the 2024-25 MLB offseason…November 28, 10:33 a.m.Like the Mets and Yankees, the Blue Jays remain focused on Juan Soto draw, but they also keep an eye on other targets in case the superstar outfielder lands elsewhere.On the pitching front, Toronto is one of the teams expressing interest in the former Mets right-hander. Luis Severinoaccording to Ben Nicholsen-Smith of Sportsnet.Severino turned down New York’s qualifying offer last week in hopes of securing a multi-year pact on the open market.The veteran is coming off a good year in which he stayed…

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