RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka reached the semifinals of the WTA Finals with a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Jasmine Paolini on Monday for a second straight group stage victory.Top-ranked Sabalenka advanced in the first set after taking a 4-0 lead, then saved two set points in the second to advance to the year-end tournament for the top eight players.Sabalenka will face already eliminated Elena Rybakina on Wednesday in the final group match of the week.Sabalenka has won 22 of her last 23 matches and three of the last four tournaments she has played.Another round robin victory will secure…
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The 2024 MLB general managers meetings are set to begin Tuesday in San Antonio, the first step in what should be a very interesting offseason for baseball — and especially baseball. Yankees.General manager Brian Cashman will be on hand to answer a multitude of questions from the media following the Yankees’ five-game World Series loss.This offseason is similar to the one following the 2022 season, where the team had a disappointing finish to the playoffs, a superstar hit free agency and questions arise around the manager.Although the winter meetings are where talk of trades and free agents will intensify, Cashman…
Atlanta Falcons linebacker Kaden Elliss (55) tackles Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)The Dallas Cowboys will have to play without their starting QB for at least a few games. According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, Dak Prescott will miss “multiple games” after injuring his hamstring against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.#Cowboys Quarterback Dak Prescott is expected to miss several weeks due to the hamstring injury he suffered in Sunday’s loss at Atlanta, sources tell me and @RapSheet.No decision yet on whether to…
The Kings will be in Nashville today to face the Predators at 5 p.m. They are coming off a tough shootout loss to the Chicago Blackhawks, who scored with 30 seconds left to tie the game.Are these the rebounding Kings? After losing to San Jose, Los Angeles bounced back by beating the Vegas Golden Knights 6-3 in one of their best performances of the year. Can they do it again this time?The Predators’ season got off to a bad start, going 0-5. Since then, they have improved to 4-1-1 in their last six games, with their most recent victory coming…
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Two teams with different backgrounds collide when the Phoenix Suns welcome the struggling Philadelphia 76ers to town.Philadelphia is 1-4 this year with two consecutive losses against Memphis (124-107) and Detroit (105-95). The 76ers are still without Joel Embiid but could get Paul George’s debut for this contest (debatable). As a result, the 76ers have leaned heavily on Tyrese Maxey. Maxey led the team in scoring in four of five games (29.8 PPG) and ranks 11th in usage.The Suns are 5-1 this season with the only loss coming against the Lakers (123-116) in Game 2. Phoenix has won four straight and…
THE Yankees added three players to their 40-man roster Sunday night, choosing to protect OF Taylor Trammel, RHP Yerry de los Santosand receiver JC Escarra of minor league free agency.Trammell, 27, was claimed by New York on waivers of the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 18. He was originally drafted by the Cincinnati Reds with the No. 35 pick in the 2016 MLB Draft. Trammell was named MVP of the 2018 All-Star Futures Games and was subsequently traded twice, first to San Diego in 2019, then to Seattle in 2020. He debuted with Seattle in 2021 and played there for…
Eagles left impressed after Saquon Barkley’s insane hurdle against Jaguars originally appeared on NBC Sports PhiladelphiaBecause he was pretty busy blocking during the play when it happened live, veteran Eagles right tackle Lane Johnson didn’t get a good look at Saquon Barkley’s ridiculous running back obstacle until he entered in the winning locker room.“How the hell did he see it?” » Johnson said.Good question.Barkley finished with 199 yards from scrimmage in the Eagles’ too-close-for-comfort 28-23 win over the Jaguars at Linc on Sunday. But the most important topic in the winning locker room was witnessing a unique match.“God blessed Saquon…
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