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Matt Murray makes 25 saves for 1st NHL win in nearly 21 months as Maple Leafs beat Sabres 6-3

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Matt Murray felt tingles in making sure to take in the moment during pregame warmups and the national anthem before making his first NHL start in nearly 21 months. “A big release,” Murray said, in coming to the realization of the exhaustive work he’s put in spending much of the past year rehabbing …

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2 months ago

Charlie Parker's Playful Spirit Captivates on Rare Hometown Recordings

Associated Press

This album captures Charlie Parker's playful and masterful saxophone playing in his hometown from 1941 to 1951. The recordings showcase Parker's improvisational prowess and his ability to create intricate and captivating music even in casual settings. The album features a variety of performances, from intimate solo solos to energetic group numbers, and offers a rare glimpse into Parker's creative process.

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2 months, 1 week ago

Blue Jackets honor Johnny Gaudreau by playing 13 seconds without a left winger

New York Times

COLUMBUS, Ohio — When the Columbus Blue Jackets came out for the opening faceoff on Tuesday, something — or someone — was missing. What a fantastic gesture.” Said Blue Jackets winger James van Riemsdyk, who has played more than 1,000 NHL games: “That’s definitely gotta be up there as one of the most powerful, emotional moments I’ve seen in my …

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2 months, 1 week ago

New York Liberty found a key factor in Betnijah Laney-Hamilton for WNBA Finals win

New York Times

NEW YORK — Betnijah Laney-Hamilton couldn’t immediately pick her favorite moment from the New York Liberty’s WNBA Finals Game 2 win over the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday. “When she’s playing like that we’re a different team.” Or maybe Laney-Hamilton will look back on her final 3-pointer with 3:21 remaining in the contest — a triple that stretched the Liberty’s lead …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Ravens-Chiefs opener to NFL season delayed by 20 minutes after storm passes through Kansas City

Associated Press

— The start of the NFL opener between the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs was delayed by 20 minutes Thursday night when a strong but brief storm passed over Arrowhead Stadium, bringing with it torrential rain and lightning. The teams agreed to an abbreviated 25-minute warmup beginning at 7 p.m., leaving about 15 minutes for the Chiefs to raise …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Rams’ Matthew Stafford on another return to vocal Detroit: ‘I want to hear all of it’

LA Times

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford speaks to the media ahead of the season opener at the Detroit Lions. “That stuff just motivates me.” On Sunday night, for the second time in eight months, Stafford is expected to get an earful when he returns to Ford Field in Detroit, where he starred for 12 seasons before he was traded to the Rams …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Colorado’s Deion Sanders praises rival coach Matt Rhule ahead of Nebraska game

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! BOULDER, Colo. — A year ago, Deion Sanders made the matchup with fellow coach Matt Rhule and Nebraska personal. He was a professional, did a phenomenal job, maybe not the job that he aspired to do, but he has a ton of experience, and I love …

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4 months ago

Rookie Bo Nix wins Broncos’ starting QB job over Jarrett Stidham and Zach Wilson

Associated Press

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver’s unconventional quarterback competition concluded Wednesday with one final plot twist when Broncos coach Sean Payton walked up to his QBs during warmups and informed them rookie Bo Nix had won the starting job. “Because I’m not going to spend meetings with the rest of the team on every one of these other positions.” Besides, he said, …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Tom Brady cheers Simone Biles on alongside daughter Vivian on dramatic Olympics morning - as fans joke: 'It's GOAT watching GOAT!'

Daily Mail

Tom Brady and his daughter Vivian, 11, were in the French crowd cheering on gymnast Simone Biles on Monday, as she competed in the final two Olympic events of her stay in Paris. Yet, fans have joked due to Brady and Biles abilities in their respective sports that the former New England Patriots presence in France has made for 'GOAT …

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5 months ago

Simone Biles is back at the Olympics, and no one is telling her what to do anymore

New York Times

One went on when she probably should have stopped. With the United States trying to break Russia’s stranglehold and simultaneously win its first gymnastics Olympic team gold medal, Béla Károlyi sent Strug off with words of encouragement spliced with an ominous tone. He told her to “shake it out.” Unsure if the U.S. had secured enough points to win the …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Germany beats Denmark 2-0 to advance to Euro 2024 quarterfinals after storm stops play

Associated Press

DORTMUND, Germany — Let that patriotic fervor soar. “We’re going to Berlin,” sang the jubilant Germany fans who were first battered by rain and hail after a thunderstorm that stopped play for 25 minutes, then saw their team benefit from back-to-back video review calls that helped to set up a 2-0 victory in Dortmund. “We’re playing with euphoria, we’re playing …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Olympic gymnastics hopefuls DiCello and Jones scratch from U.S. trials due to injuries

Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS — Olympic gymnastics hopefuls Kayla DiCello and Shilese Jones scratched from the first night of the U.S. Olympic trials on Friday due to injury. The 21-year-old — the best all-around gymnast in the U.S. not named Simone Biles when fully healthy — gingerly made her way off the podium and met with medical staff before being removed from the …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine arrives at Euro 2024 to a patriotic welcome and vivid reminder of the war at home

Hindustan Times

WIESBADEN, Germany — With patriotic songs broadcast and thousands of exiled Ukrainians in the stadium, the men’s national team was made to feel at home at its first training in Germany for the European Championship. Ukraine arrives at Euro 2024 to a patriotic welcome and vivid reminder of the war at home After the national anthem played, and before the …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Euro 2024: Ukraine arrives at Euro 2024 to a patriotic welcome and vivid reminder of the war at home

The Hindu

With patriotic songs broadcast and thousands of exiled Ukrainians in the stadium, the men’s national team was made to feel at home at its first training in Germany for the European Championship. “I know that some people are tired about the news of the war but we are continuing to fight and we need your support.” “It’s very important that …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine arrives at Euro 2024 to a patriotic welcome and vivid reminder of the war at home

Associated Press

WIESBADEN, Germany — With patriotic songs broadcast and thousands of exiled Ukrainians in the stadium, the men’s national team was made to feel at home at its first training in Germany for the European Championship. “I know that some people are tired about the news of the war but we are continuing to fight and we need your support.” “It’s …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Connor McDavid, hockey’s best player, finally gets a chance to win a Stanley Cup championship

Associated Press

Sherry Bassin sees the intense look on Connor McDavid’s face during warmups and knows the best hockey player in the world is going to have one of those games. “I said, ‘Because I’ve seen it 100 times.’” THE STAGE McDavid’s sublime skill was on display the other day against the Dallas Stars when he made an incredible individual effort to …

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7 months ago

Simone Biles starts her Paris Olympics build-up and looks ready for the moment

New York Times

Follow our Olympic coverage in the lead-up to the Paris Games. At the Core Hydration Classic here, the last three all-around Olympic champions assembled for the first time in history — Sunisa Lee, the 2020 winner back from a debilitating kidney disease; Biles, the 2016 winner; and Gabby Douglas, the wizened 28-year-old trying to return to the Olympics 12 years …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Gabby Douglas withdraws from Core Hydration Classic amid Olympic comeback attempt

New York Times

Gabby Douglas, attempting to make an Olympic comeback 12 years after winning an all-around gold medal, withdrew from the Core Hydration Classic after struggling on her uneven bars routine. On Friday, a bubbly Douglas told reporters “I just want to go out there and do my very best and not try too hard or try too much.” She even kept …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Top tennis players say they're playing too much because the tournaments are too long

The Hindu

More competition days, more tickets sold, more TV time, more money. With Madrid and Rome following already established two-week events in Indian Wells and Miami, several of the highest-ranked players — the ones who consistently reach the final stages of these tournaments — are growing weary of spending so much more time on the road. “We wanted more drama and …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Rangers rookie Matt Rempe doesn’t mind playing the villain role in the NHL playoffs

Associated Press

Matt Rempe stretched on the bench several minutes before warmups when the chants started. That’s a lot to carry for someone like him, but I think he’s done a great job of it.” Rempe became something of a cult hero thanks to his fists and his enormous frame — and also a lightning rod for criticism after some big hits, …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Canucks’ Casey DeSmith injured, Arturs Silovs to start Game 4 vs. Predators: Sources

New York Times

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Arturs Silovs will be the third goaltender to start for the Vancouver Canucks in their first-round series against the Nashville Predators. Team sources confirmed to The Athletic’s Rick Dhaliwal that Casey DeSmith is injured, but that injury isn’t related to the hit he took in the first period from Michael McCarron. Silovs — who has made seven …

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8 months ago

Defending champion Lilia Vu withdraws from Chevron Championship with back injury before 1st round

Associated Press

THE WOODLANDS, Texas — Defending champion and world No. 2 Lilia Vu withdrew from the Chevron Championship on Thursday before the first round because of a back injury. She issued a statement on Instagram saying she had “severe discomfort” in her back during warmups Thursday to force her withdrawal. During my normal warmup routine, I had severe discomfort in my …

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8 months, 4 weeks ago

Germany celebrates turnaround as confidence grows before hosting Euro 2024

Associated Press

BERLIN — What a difference a game makes. “Something has come out of the last week that wasn’t there before,” said Toni Kroos, who came out of international retirement to rejoin the team for Euro 2024. “There’s a confidence in our actions and I hope we take that with us toward the tournament because then we can be confident of …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Curry returns to Warriors’ lineup going into pivotal Western Conference clash vs. Lakers

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Golden State star Stephen Curry returned to the starting lineup on Saturday when the Warriors faced the Los Angeles Lakers. The two-time MVP missed the last three games after he sprained his right ankle late in the fourth quarter during a March 7 game against the Chicago Bulls. Curry has dealt with the same ankle injury several …

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Matt Murray makes 25 saves for 1st NHL win in nearly 21 months as Maple Leafs beat Sabres 6-3

Charlie Parker's Playful Spirit Captivates on Rare Hometown Recordings

Blue Jackets honor Johnny Gaudreau by playing 13 seconds without a left winger

New York Liberty found a key factor in Betnijah Laney-Hamilton for WNBA Finals win

Ravens-Chiefs opener to NFL season delayed by 20 minutes after storm passes through Kansas City

Rams’ Matthew Stafford on another return to vocal Detroit: ‘I want to hear all of it’

Colorado’s Deion Sanders praises rival coach Matt Rhule ahead of Nebraska game

Rookie Bo Nix wins Broncos’ starting QB job over Jarrett Stidham and Zach Wilson

Tom Brady cheers Simone Biles on alongside daughter Vivian on dramatic Olympics morning - as fans joke: 'It's GOAT watching GOAT!'

Simone Biles is back at the Olympics, and no one is telling her what to do anymore

Germany beats Denmark 2-0 to advance to Euro 2024 quarterfinals after storm stops play

Olympic gymnastics hopefuls DiCello and Jones scratch from U.S. trials due to injuries

Ukraine arrives at Euro 2024 to a patriotic welcome and vivid reminder of the war at home

Euro 2024: Ukraine arrives at Euro 2024 to a patriotic welcome and vivid reminder of the war at home

Ukraine arrives at Euro 2024 to a patriotic welcome and vivid reminder of the war at home

Connor McDavid, hockey’s best player, finally gets a chance to win a Stanley Cup championship

Simone Biles starts her Paris Olympics build-up and looks ready for the moment

Gabby Douglas withdraws from Core Hydration Classic amid Olympic comeback attempt

Top tennis players say they're playing too much because the tournaments are too long

Rangers rookie Matt Rempe doesn’t mind playing the villain role in the NHL playoffs

Canucks’ Casey DeSmith injured, Arturs Silovs to start Game 4 vs. Predators: Sources

Defending champion Lilia Vu withdraws from Chevron Championship with back injury before 1st round

Germany celebrates turnaround as confidence grows before hosting Euro 2024

Curry returns to Warriors’ lineup going into pivotal Western Conference clash vs. Lakers