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Raptors overcome 30-point deficit in franchise record comeback against Mavericks
Toronto extended its winning streak to five games and handed Dallas its first road loss since a 106-103 setback to NY on November 14. They chipped away at the deficit and when Lowry drilled a three-pointer with 8:05 to play, glancing over at the Dallas bench as the ball dropped, the Raptors were within 10 points. [Full Article...]
Jays, Shaw agree to contract
With Justin Smoak recently signing a one-year deal with the Brewers , Shaw will provide an experienced left-handed bat to this young Jays lineup. The Blue Jays' plan is for Shaw to play first base on a almost everyday basis in 2020, TSN's Scott Mitchell reports. [Full Article...]
Martin Peters, England World Cup victor, dies aged 76
The versatile Peters, who in the opinion of his England manager Alf Ramsey was "10 years ahead of his time", won the FA Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup with West Ham. "And his contribution to our club and our game will never, ever be forgotten". Peters is the fifth member of England's World Cup final team to have died after captain Bobby Moore, Alan Ball, Ray Wilson and Gordon Banks. [Full Article...]
Sabres' Eichel returns after 1-game absence due to upper-body injury
With his two points Tuesday night in Toronto, Eichel became the first Sabres player to reach 50 points in 35 or fewer games since 1992-93 (Pat LaFontaine and Alexander Mogilny). Eichel was scratched after being injured during warmups before the Sabres' 6-1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center on Thursday, ending his point streak at 17 games. [Full Article...]
Tigers sign 2 former Twins players
Still, as with Cron, Schoop figures to be a big upgrade for the Tigers' offense. In 802 career games over parts of seven seasons with the Baltimore Orioles , Milwaukee Brewers and Twins, Schoop has hit.257 with 133 homers and 392 RBIs. [Full Article...]
LeBron James ruled out vs. Nuggets for first DNP of season
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James will miss his first game of the season Sunday against the Denver Nuggets , L.A. coach Frank Vogel announced before the game. James first sustained the injury , a pull in the rib cage area, against the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday and played through it during Thursday's loss to the Milwaukee Bucks . [Full Article...]
Mikel Arteta needs to be an effective mouthpiece for Arsenal | David Hytner
The Spaniard has said that the playmaker had brilliant talent. "I can not find another reason". Unfortunately, he didn't have the necessary qualities for the pressing game he wanted to implement at the Emirates. But as the league's profile has entered a different stratosphere, so the demands on him to explain his choices and, very often, those of his club have ramped up. [Full Article...]
Agent confirms Real Madrid's interest in Paul Pogba
The midfielder's agent Mino Raiola has been reaching out to Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane but has not got a positive response, per Marca . " Paul Pogba is Manchester United's best player, let's be clear about that". " By that, I mean that sometimes it seems the club is more concerned about the economic part than the sports part and that is a very American way of thinking ". [Full Article...]