Author: JamesMcGhee

THE Nashville Predators The Red Sox announced their full roster and training camp schedule for the 2024-25 preseason on Tuesday. Camp is scheduled to open Sept. 18 at Ford Ice Center Bellevue, with organized workouts beginning the following day.Practices are staggered throughout the day and the team is divided into three different groups. Group assignments will be announced at a later date and a full training schedule is available here.Related: L’Heureux, Molendyk and others headline Predators’ 2024 rookie listAfter the biggest offseason in franchise history that saw general manager Barry Trotz spend more than $111 million on four key players…

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C’s fans will love Jayson Tatum’s answer to the MVP question originally appeared on NBC Sports BostonJayson Tatum is an NBA champion, five-time All-Star and four-time All-NBA selection. Boston Celtics The star is among the league’s best players, but the MVP award still eludes him as he prepares for his eighth season.Tatum finished sixth in NBA MVP voting last season, fourth in 2023 and sixth in 2022. He will almost certainly be in the running again next spring if he stays healthy, but he still isn’t concerned about individual accolades after leading Boston to the 18th banner.In a Conversation with…

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THE Yankees the programming could not arrive Seth Lugo as they managed just three hits in their 5-0 defeat to the Kansas City Royals Tuesday night in the Bronx.Here are the key points…-Marcus Stroman The Royals had runners on base for most of the game — partly because of poor defense behind Stroman — but the veteran right-hander got out of some trouble early. However, Kansas City scored two runs on a Bobby Witt Jr. Simple RBI and Salvador Perez Double RBI.Perez homered again in the fifth, hitting an RBI single up the middle to give the Royals a 3-0…

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Hill incident before Dolphins game puts NFL on moral hold again originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay AreaAfter the NFL walked away from Colin Kaepernick and his admirable cause for eight full years, one of its teams is aligning itself with the Super Bowl quarterback it pushed into the streets.Miami Dolphins executives, after seeing Police body camera video Brutal star wide receiver Tyreek Hill released a statement Monday condemning the act and calling for the “overly aggressive and violent” officers to be reprimanded for their “despicable” behavior toward the 5-foot-10, 190-pound black man.https://twitter.com/MiamiDolphins/status/1833316157463449919The Dolphins’ statement should be commended for its…

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This play perhaps best sums up the NBA’s announced change to what referees can review when a coach challenges an out-of-bounds play. During the Western Conference Finals, Dallas’ Kyrie Irving reached and made a mistake Minnesota’s Jaden McDanielswhich caused McDaniels to lose the ball out of bounds. On the court, the referees did not call the foul but called the ball out on Irving. Dallas challenged it, but by the rules, the referees could not change their call to foul Irving, all they could do was change the call to say the ball went out on McDaniels, a successful challenge…

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Faces Off the Field gives us a deeper look into the thoughts and lives of Austin-area high school student-athletes. Today, we feature Westlake tennis player Luke Riezebeek, who overcame a serious injury to reach the UIL state finals.All About Luke: Watching and Playing on Tennis’s Greatest StageSay something about yourself that most people don’t know.I’m half Dutch and growing up I spent my summers visiting my father’s family in the Netherlands.Luke Riezebeek played tennis for Westlake in the spring and even reached the state championship despite a broken sesamoid bone in his foot.What was your favorite vacation?My favorite vacation was…

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