Author: JamesMcGhee

Jaylen Brown and C players react to Grant Williams’ serious foul on Tatum originally appeared on NBC Sports BostonBoston Celtics guard Derrick White summed up Friday’s game against the Charlotte Hornets in a few words during his post-game interview.“That thing at the end was BS, but we got the win,” he told Kayla Burton of NBC Sports Boston.Boston got a 124-109 victory in Charlotte, but the final result was overshadowed by a choppy fourth quarter. Former Celtic Grant Williams was sent off with a Flagrant 2 after checking his ex-teammate Jayson Tatum. The Celtics star immediately got up and headed…

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Jessica Pegula says Saudi women and girls were excited to see them in Riyadh this week – Robert Prange/Getty ImageWhen the world’s best players backed Saudi Arabia to host this weekend’s WTA finalsone of the motivations was to avoid a LIV Tennis situation.This is what Jessica Pegula says, the recent US Open finalist and world number 6 who also sits on the WTA Players Council.“The golf thing, I don’t think it’s a perfect situation,” Pegula told Ttelegraph Sportin connection with the famous LIV Golf project of Saudi Arabia. “I think we wanted to learn from this situation (and) not let…

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LOS ANGELES – World Series MVP Freddie Freeman played with a rib injury during the Dodgers’ championship run, in addition to his other ailments.Freeman said Friday during the World Series celebration that he was suffering from intercostal strain. The painful injury involving the ribs usually sidelines a player for months.Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts introduced Freeman to the crowd as someone who “played with one leg and one rib.”Freeman sprained his right ankle during the final days of the regular season. In August, he fractured his middle finger. Off the field, his young son, Maximus, endured a major health alert…

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The forecast calls for rain, wind and temperatures in the 50s in Green Bay on Sunday afternoon, and Lions head coach Dan Campbell says he’s excited about the opportunity to face the Packers someday where his players will be dirty.Campbell said the Lions will wear white pants and jerseys and he looks forward to seeing grass stains on his players’ uniforms.“How exciting to be able to play these kinds of games,” Campbell said. “We’ll be out in the elements, which is great, it’s one of those you hope for. I think we’ll be all white so we’ll have the grass…

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DeRozan shows clutch gene in Kings’ road win over Hawks originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay AreaThere’s a reason the Kings took a gamble on six-time NBA All-Star forward DeMar DeRozan — and it showed on the road Friday night.When things got tough in the final minutes of the game, DeRozan and star guard De’Aaron Fox proved their worth, scoring a combined 58 points in Sacramento’s 123-115 victory over the Atlanta Hawks at the State Farm Arena.The Hawks, who trailed by as many as 18 points at one point, cut the Kings’ lead to three points with two minutes remaining,…

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