Tag: Athlete health
Brubaker, Bucs open doubleheader with 7-0 win over Rockies
PITTSBURGH — JT Brubaker tossed six shutout innings to help the Pittsburgh Pirates win the first game of a seven-inning doubleheader against the Colorado...
Dodgers’ Bellinger ready to come off IL, to start Saturday
LOS ANGELES — Cody Bellinger is ready to return from a broken leg that's sidelined him for nearly two months.
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Clutch captains lead way into 2nd round of NHL playoffs
Right about the time the Boston Bruins made a “C” change by naming Patrice Bergeron captain, the Vegas Golden Knights decided to have a...
German gymnast Nguyen out of Olympics with knee injury
FRANKFURT, Germany — German gymnast Marcel Nguyen, who won Olympic all-around and parallel bars silver in 2012, will miss the Tokyo Olympics and fears...
Liverpool agrees to sign Leipzig defender Ibrahima Konate
LIVERPOOL, England — Liverpool bolstered its defensive corps Friday by agreeing to a contract with Ibrahima Konate from German club Leipzig.
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5 substitutes option in soccer extended through 2022
ZURICH — A pandemic-era rule giving competition organizers the option to let teams use five substitutes in a match was extended Friday through 2022.
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Scioscia says US Olympic roster fluid, changes with call-ups
Mike Scioscia was planning on having Alek Manoah for the U.S. rotation for Olympic qualifying next week. Instead, the Toronto Blue Jays called up...
Pulisic or Steffen? American Champions League winner awaits
It has been 24 years since Jovan Kirovski became the first American player to earn a Champions League winner's medal.
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South Africa shows the complexities of IOC’s vaccine offer
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa has decided to vaccinate its Olympic athletes against COVID-19 with surplus local doses which were about to...
Chelsea duo Mendy, Kante set to be fit for CL final
PORTO, Portugal — Chelsea is set to have goalkeeper Edouard Mendy and midfieder N’Golo Kante fit to start the Champions League final against Manchester...