Novak Djokovic, the world’s No. 1-ranked men’s tennis player, traveled all day Wednesday from Dubai to Australia, a journey that was supposed to begin his defense of the Australian Open singles championship.On Thursday, he was told he would need to leave the country, following a 10-hour standoff with government officials at a Melbourne airport, where he was held in a room overnight over the validity of his visa and questions about the evidence supporting a medical exemption from a coronavirus vaccine. The exemption was supposed to allow Djokovic, a 20-time Grand Slam tournament champion and one of the biggest stars…
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The Philadelphia Flyers announced on Wednesday night that two more players have been entered into the NHL’s COVID protocol as forward Travis Konecny and defender Travis Sanheim were added.With those latest additions the Flyers now have six players in the protocol as those two join Claude Giroux, Ivan Provorov, Jackson Cates and Nick Seeler. Along with those absences the Flyers are also missing several key players to injury, including forward Sean Couturier and defender Ryan Ellis.Their next scheduled game is on Thursday at home against the Pittsburgh Penguins.More COVID protocol news from Wednesday• Florida Panthers goalie Spencer Knight has been…
The Chicago Bears’ loss has been the Washington Football Team’s gain. And it’s been a lucrative gain for left tackle Charles Leno Jr.. Leno, released by the Bears in May, has been excellent since joining Washington and is being rewarded with a three-year, $37.5 million contract extension, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport and NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo reported Wednesday night. A starter for the Bears for six seasons, Leno, 30, has started all 16 games so far with Washington. Leno boasts a 79.9 grade from Pro Football Focus, which is 18th among NFL tackles.
Through 3 QuartersDown three at the end of last quarter, the Orlando Magic have now snagged the lead. After three quarters neither squad has the contest in the bag, but Orlando leads 89-88 over the Philadelphia 76ers. The Magic have been relying on center Mo Bamba, who has 17 points along with five rebounds and two blocks, and point guard Cole Anthony, who has 19 points and six assists. Those points put Bamba near his season high of 18. Bamba does need to be careful, however, as he is in foul trouble with four. Power forward Wendell Carter Jr. is…
(CNN) – Xfinity Series driver Brandon Brown’s team says NASCAR has rejected Brown’s sponsorship deal with the cryptocurrency meme coin “LGBcoin.”In this case, “LGB” stands for “Let’s Go Brandon.”Last year, that phrase became code for a profane chant targeting President Joe Biden, originating from a viral video clip of Brown giving an interview after winning a race.Under the sponsorship deal, the LGBcoin.io sponsorship would have been displayed on Brown’s No. 68 car.Brown announced the deal last week, posting a video of the car on social media.Brandonbilt Motorsports said in a statement that they followed the standard process and a NASCAR…
HOUSTON — The Astros on Wednesday added a member to their Major League staff, announced two hires as assistant general manager and unveiled some additional promotions in their baseball operations staff: Major League coaching staff Jason Kanzler, who spent the last three seasons coaching in the Astros’ Minor League system, including serving as a hitting coordinator in 2021, will join the Major League staff as a coach. The rest of Dusty Baker’s staff returns intact: Alex Cintron (hitting coach), Michael Collins (Major League coach), Joe Espada (bench coach), Dan Firova (quality assurance), Omar Lopez (first base), Josh Miller (pitching coach), Bill…
Although he’s been an equipment free agent for several years, Patrick Reed appears to have found a new home. If the logo on the front of his cap during a practice round at the Sentry Tournament of Champions in Kapaula, Hawaii, is any indication, expect to hear of an agreement sometime this week that Reed has signed on with Scottsdale-based PXG. The move would mark the second significant long-time free agent going back to an endorsement deal as Brooks Koepka signed with Cleveland/Srixon in November. Of all the equipment free agents, Reed has used his freedom to play whatever he…
By TERESA M. WALKER – AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have made the easy move opening the 21-day window for Derrick Henry to practice Wednesday.The next decision, particularly the timing, will be more challenging.Taking the 2020 AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year off injured reserve by Sunday means he could help beat Houston, clinching the AFC’s No. 1 seed. Waiting means the Titans try to earn the first-round bye without Henry, giving him more time to shake off the rust from missing the past nine weeks with a broken right foot.“See how he…
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By Huck Allen: Joseph Parker has turned down the IBF heavyweight title eliminator against Filip Hrgovic for the #1 mandatory. Next up in the IBF’s rankings is #6 Tony Yoka, who twice beat Hrgovic in the amateur ranks, including in the 2016 Olympics. The unbeaten 6’7″ Yoka (11-0, 9 KOs) is fighting this month on January 15th against Martin Bakole in Paris, France. Yoka’s team will need to quickly decide whether to accept the IBF eliminator against Hrgovic (14-0, 12 KOs). This is a bad match-up for Hrgovic if his old nemesis Yoka accepts the fight against him in the…