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Danny Green PHI Out (Health Protocols) BKN Away Green will need to pass through the league’s health and safety protocols before being eligible to rejoin the team. Ben Simmons PHI Out (Personal) BKN Away Simmons is not expected to play for the 76ers in the foreseeable future. Shake Milton PHI Questionable (Health Protocols) BKN Away Milton is still in the league’s health and safety protocols and is uncertain to take the court for the 76ers. Kyrie Irving BKN Out (Conditioning) PHI Home Irving has cleared health and safety protocols but will not be available for the Nets due to reconditioning.…

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On December 29, 2021, John Madden, one of the biggest stars in American sports history, passed away at the age of 85. Madden was an NFL icon; a Hall of Famer Super Bowl-winning coach, arguably the greatest broadcaster ever, and the name bearer of NFL’s most popular video game.ADVERTISEMENTArticle continues below this adAnd naturally, the news of his passing transcended into other sports as well, including NASCAR.Several drivers and teams retweeted and posted about Madden’s passing. One of the most touching tributes came from Joe Gibbs. The Joe Gibbs Racing owner is a former NFL coach and is the only…

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You can always find weird numerology with sports and celebrities if you look hard enough. Babe Ruth and Elvis Presley both passed away on Aug. 16. Then there’s today, Dec. 30, the birthday of three American athletes of whom you may have heard: Tiger Woods, LeBron James and Sandy Koufax. Koufax turns 86. He was the pitching version of The Babe, once. And maybe Elvis, too. Because for four historic seasons — the last four of his dazzling career in the 1960s before elbow pain forced him into early retirement — Koufax, out of Lafayette High School in Brooklyn, N.Y.,…

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When the position of Triton head golf coach became available prior to the 2006 season, all Rich Dube knew was that he loved playing the sport with his buddies down at Ould Newbury.“By no means was I a swing coach,” joked Dube. “I just loved to play.”That’s why, even today, when people ask him how he got the job all those years ago, he still can’t give a straight answer. He had started teaching business and math at the school a few years prior, and when the position opened, he thought he might as well throw his name into the…

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Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. Heat-Spurs postponed, Miami down 12 players Wednesday night’s game between the Miami Heat and host San Antonio Spurs was postponed by the NBA due to Miami not having the minimum eight players. The Heat list 12 players as out on their injury report — six due to COVID-19 protocols and six due to injuries. Soccer-Welch to become first woman referee in FA Cup third round Rebecca Welch is set to become the first female to referee in the FA Cup third round, organisers said on Wednesday. Welch will take charge…

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LIVE SCORE IND vs SA 1st Test, Day 5 Live Match Today UpdatesCenturion: Hello and welcome to our live cricket coverage on day 5 of the 1st Test between India and South Africa at the SuperSport Park in Centurion. Check the latest IND vs SA Test Live Score, India vs South Africa Live Match, India vs South Africa Live Score Today, IND vs SA Live Score, India vs South Africa Live Cricket Score, IND vs SA Live Streaming, IND vs SA Test Scorecard, IND vs SA Test Live Score 2021 and Today cricket updates here. Jasprit Bumrah produced a couple…

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Since 2011, Jr. bantamweight titlist Kazuto Ioka has missed only one New Year’s Eve appearance. He’s 8-1 on the date so far and even with the disappointment of a COVID-related replacement opponent, Ioka will still be ring center to see out 2021. This was supposed to be a big one for Ioka. After handing Kosei Tanaka his first loss on New Year’s Eve 2020, and then defeating former unified strawweight titlist Francisco Rodriguez Jr. in September, Ioka was set to face IBF titlist Jerwin Ancajas in a unification showdown.  Obviously, travel restrictions scuttled that excellent match. With a win on…

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Aleks Vukic will end this year with a career-best ranking, but he explains why it was also the toughest of his career.There was a taste of home for Aleks Vukic at the very end of what was the toughest year of his tennis life.And this Sydneysider knows what tough is.Vukic grinded away in some of the world’s most obscure – and sometimes dangerous – locations to give himself a shot at the kinds of breakthroughs he’s achieved in the past 24 months.Now 25, he is at a career-best ranking of No.156, having spent nine-straight months on the road after playing…

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Buffalo Sabres defenseman Jacob Bryson (78) during the first period at KeyBank Center on Nov. 13, 2021. Derek Gee / Buffalo News More bad news arrived for the Buffalo Sabres when the team reported to KeyBank Center for their morning skate Wednesday.Jacob Bryson, a 24-year-old defenseman, became the sixth Sabres player to enter the NHL’s Covid-19 protocol, joining forwards Jeff Skinner, Vinnie Hinostroza, Zemgus Girgensons, Dylan Cozens and Mark Jankowski, all of whom weren’t available to play in the club’s first game since Dec. 17.Coach Don Granato also remained in protocols and assistant Matt Ellis was thrust into the role…

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For the past three weeks, NFL teams have been hit hard with COVID-19 cases because of the rise of the Omicron variant throughout the world. More than 100 players have already landed on the COVID/reserve list ahead of Week 17 games, and there were 96 positive tests alone on Monday, a new high for a single day. At the start of Week 16, more than 200 players were on the COVID/reserve list. At the beginning of Week 17, various players are being activated, but dozens more are being put into the league’s protocols. One of the bigger names to go on the list in Week 17…

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