Day: November 9, 2018
NASCAR at Phoenix: Look for drama in the desert with three Playoff spots up for grabs
Seven drivers will be competing on Nov. 11 for berths in the season-ending Championship 4 race.
Capitals raffle winner donates more than $19,000 to Pittsburgh shooting victims
The winner told the team to donate the jackpot to the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh before the Capitals’ game vs. the Penguins.
Longtime Twins star Joe Mauer announces retirement
The six-time All-Star and 2009 AL MVP had been hampered by a couple of concussions in recent years.
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The Summer of Scam Is Bleeding Into Winter
2018 may be the year of the scam, but is it also now the year of the extremely short-sighted grift? The tale of a “metal” “band” called Threatin (very fun spelling) is almost as elaborate as Anna Delvey’s labyrinthine art-world influe…
Outlaw King Is a Lot Better Than You’ve Heard
David Mackenzie’s Scottish war saga Outlaw King opened September’s Toronto International Film Festival to muted, occasionally belittling reviews, which felt to me like looking not one but a hundred gift horses in the mouth — horses, I…
Mike D’Antoni on Rockets’ 4-6 start: ‘Our offense is anemic’
Houston fell to the Thunder 98-80 in Oklahoma City on Thursday to drop to 4-6 in 2018-19.
‘My heart hurts for you’: NFL players react to Dez Bryant’s injury on social media
The newly signed Saints receiver reportedly tore his Achilles on the final play at practice Friday.
Dez Bryant injury update: MRI confirms torn Achilles, report says
Bryant, who had been seeking a new team since the Cowboys released him in April, had just signed a one-year deal Wednesday with the Saints.
Lonzo Ball injury update: Lakers guard ‘tweaks’ ankle in practice, may miss game against Kings
The 21-year-old Los Angeles guard hurt his ankle when he landed on a teammate’s foot during a scrimmage, Luke Walton told reporters Friday.