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Mark Giordano, TJ Brodie rise from the depths as Maple Leafs blast Washington Capitals
We interrupt this narrative on lack of defensive depth with the Maple Leafs for a special pronouncement from Mark Giordano and TJ Brodie. Don’t count them out of important roles when playoffs roll around in three weeks. Missing injured starters ...
Nationals 3B Nick Senzel (thumb) injured prior to game
Washington Nationals third baseman Nick Senzel fractured his right thumb prior to Thursday's season-opening game and will miss approximately three to four weeks. Senzel, 28, sustained the injury while fielding grounders during batting practice prior ...
A Blue Jays blowout win by the numbers
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — There were some big numbers put up by the Jays in their blowout 8-2 win over the Rays, a solid start against a team that won 13 in a row to begin last season. Among them, of course, was the 450-foot homer from Jays first ...
Baseball-Ohtani delivers for Dodgers in home opener
By Rory Carroll LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Shohei Ohtani said he was grateful for the warm welcome he received in his first home game in a Dodgers' uniform and rewarded the sold-out Los Angeles crowd by reaching base three times in a 7-1 win over ...
Giants release the Panda, World Series hero Pablo Sandoval
The San Francisco Giants released longtime fan favorite Pablo Sandoval on Thursday, hours before the season opener against the San Diego Padres. Sandoval, the MVP of the 2012 World Series, was signed to a minor league contract in February but his bid ...
Vlad Guerrero Jr. bomb the show-stopper as Blue Jays power up for season-opening win over Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It was a 450-foot thing of Vlad Guerrero Jr. bombing beauty that was the show stopper in what had to feel like a large opening day win for the Blue Jays here at Tropicana Field on Thursday afternoon. While just one of ...
Canucks: The number that explains Dakota Joshua's season
After being out injured for six weeks, Dakota Joshua finally returned to the Vancouver Canucks’ lineup on Thursday night. And it was no small role he was filling: before he was hurt, he’d been a linchpin on a hard-working third line with Conor ...
Tennis-Rybakina survives Azarenka test to reach Miami Open final
(Reuters) - Fourth seed Elena Rybakina overcame a second-set meltdown to beat Belarusian Victoria Azarenka 6-4 0-6 7-6(2) on Thursday and secure a return trip to the Miami Open final. Rybakina, the highest seed remaining in the women's draw, won ...
Duquesne elevates Dru Joyce III to succeed retired coach Keith Dambrot
Duquesne has promoted Dru Joyce III to replace retired coach Keith Dambrot, the university announced Thursday. Dambrot had coached Joyce and teammate LeBron James in high school in Akron, Ohio, before moving on to the college ranks. Joyce served as ...
Report: Big bidding expected for NFL Christmas games
There will be a hot commodity on the market ahead of next holiday season: a pair of NFL games on Christmas Day. The league plans to auction off the TV rights to those two games to the highest bidder, with the price starting at $50 million per game, ...