Author: JamesMcGhee

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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The Giants’ on-field situation heading into the offseason originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay AreaSAN FRANCISCO — The Two long circuits attracted all the attentionbut a throw that Giants center fielder Grant McCray made in the ninth inning Saturday night in San Diego was equally impressive from an athletic standpoint.McCray returned to the edge of the track on Donovan Solanoand noticed that Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr., the speedy, daring runner on second base, was scoring even though the Giants held a three-run lead. His 96-mph rocket from deep center bounced once on the dirt before settling into Matt ChapmanTatis’…

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Ancient Nashville Predators defender Tyson Barrie has officially been granted PTO with the Calgary Flames.About a week after the Flames announced they were set to hold a professional tryout with the veteran offensive defenseman, the two sides have reached an agreement. Barrie hasn’t fit in well with the Predators and hasn’t played much, but he has a chance to change that this season by proving himself and earning a contract.The Flames’ defense is very uncertain. The team has a lot of younger or inexperienced defensemen, brought in through trades or recent signings. Barrie is not a top-tier defenseman, but he…

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Crawl to camp: Who will emerge as the Celtics’ 10th man this season? originally appeared on NBC Sports BostonTHE Boston Celtics bring back their top nine rotation players from last season’s NBA championship team, a group that accounted for more than 90 percent of the team’s total minutes.Additionally, the Celtics only lost two players from their roster from last season. Oshae Brissett And Svi Mykhailiuka duo that combined for just over 1,000 minutes of regular-season play. On paper, there’s not much room for anyone to carve their way into significant rotation minutes.However, these departures, associated with Kristaps Porzingis being sidelined…

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THE Put continue a three-game series against the Blues The Jays Tuesday at Toronto at 7:07 p.m. on SNY.Here’s what you need to know about the game and how to watch it…Notes on FoodFrancisco Lindor is in a mini cold snap, going hitless in his last three gamesEdwin Diaz has been dominant in his last seven appearances, allowing no runs on just two hits in 7.0 innings while walking one and striking out 14.Ryne Stanek has not been scored on in six of his last seven appearances and has struck out nine batters over his last 4.2 inningsReed Garrett has…

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Inside Roob’s Eagles Stats: Saquon, AJ and More originally appeared on NBC Sports PhiladelphiaRoob Eagles The Statistics column returns this fall with a weekly collection of trends, numbers and statistics you won’t find anywhere else.This week, a lot of Saquon Barkley And AJ Brownnaturally, but I found plenty of other fascinating things from the Eagles’ 34-29 season-opening win over the Packers using my high-powered super-electron hyper-charged abacus.1. Start with Barkley, who became the seventh player in NFL history to score three touchdowns in his first game with a new team (not counting the 1987 strike-down games played with substitutes). Bobby…

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