It looked like a typical late August Sunday in Tuscaloosa, three days before the University of Alabama began its fall semester. In the heat of summer, UA students’ clusters formed loud noises outside bars near campus, many of them wearing no masks and mostly following non-social distancing guidelines. It was …
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Mike Milbury convicted by NHL for statement about women
NBC Sports removed Mike Milbury from his NHL assignment Friday after backlash against comments he made during a game. The NHL issued a formal statement Friday condemning Milbury for commenting during the Capitals’ game in New York Islanders-Washington. “The National Hockey League condemns the insensitive and insulting remark made by …
Read More »DANNY MURPHY: Mbappe, Lewandowski or Neymar … I know who I would choose to win a Champions League final!
Robert Lewandowski and Neymar are two world-class fighters, but they could hardly have been more different. What Lewandowski is doing is phenomenal. He’s a real throwback to those old-school No 9s, like Alan Shearer and Les Ferdinand. They linked play, kept the ball up and scored many goals. Lewandowski is …
Read More »The latest outfielder from Bradley Zimmer has to be optional and 3 other things about the Cleveland Indians
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Indians once had so many outfielders on the roster of the big leagues that it was hard to keep them. Guys like Oscar Mercado and Jordan Luplow would be missed from the boxing score for days. Things situation has pretty much disappeared over the past week …
Read More »Astros insider: Why Dusty Baker kept Yuli Gurriel on the bench
SAN DIEGO – A possible solution to the Astros’ misery sat on the bench and saw Friday’s frustrating loss unsatisfactory. Yuli Gurriel has a career percentage of 10.8 percent. His bat control and pitch selection are among the best of the lineup. Earlier this month, manager Dusty Baker even called …
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