NBA-SCHEDULE 76ers top Celtics, catch Nets UNDATED (AP) — Joel Embiid (joh-EHL’ ehm-BEED’) and the Philadelphia 76ers have regained a share of first place in the NBA’s Eastern Conference, pulling even with the Brooklyn Nets by downing Boston. Embiid scored 35 points as the Sixers finished a three-game season sweep of the Celtics, 106-96. Danny Green added 17 points for…
NBA-SCHEDULE 76ers top Celtics, catch Nets UNDATED (AP) — Joel Embiid (joh-EHL’ ehm-BEED’) and the Philadelphia 76ers have regained a share of first place in the NBA’s Eastern Conference, pulling even with the Brooklyn Nets by downing Boston. Embiid scored 35 points as the Sixers finished a three-game season sweep of the Celtics, 106-96. Danny Green added 17 points for…
NBA-SCHEDULE 76ers top Celtics, catch Nets UNDATED (AP) — Joel Embiid (joh-EHL’ ehm-BEED’) and the Philadelphia 76ers have regained a share of first place in the NBA’s Eastern Conference, pulling even with the Brooklyn Nets by downing Boston. Embiid scored 35 points as the Sixers finished a three-game season sweep of the Celtics, 106-96. Danny Green added 17 points for…
MLB-SCHEDULE Correa’s blast lifts Astros UNDATED (AP) — The Houston Astros have shown they don’t mind playing in hostile environments. The Astros have completed a 5-1 road trip with a 4-2 win over the Angels, one day after fans threw an inflatable garbage can and a real one onto the warning track. Houston played amid constant booing in protest over…
MLB-ALL STAR GAME Major League Baseball confirms that All-Star Game will be played in Denver DENVER (AP) — The All-Star Game will be played at hitter-friendly Coors Field this year. Major League Baseball officially announced the new venue Tuesday after pulling the Midsummer Classic from Atlanta over objections to sweeping changes to Georgia’s voting laws. Coors Field last hosted the…
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: Massachusetts will be without four players when the Minutemen face Minnesota Duluth on Thursday night at the Frozen Four in Pittsburgh due to COVID-19 contact tracing protocols, UMass announced Tuesday. Top goal-scorer Carson Gicewicz, forward Jerry Harding, and goaltenders Filip Lindberg and Henry Graham will miss…
MLB-ALL STAR GAME Major League Baseball confirms that All-Star Game will be played in Denver DENVER (AP) — The All-Star Game will be played at hitter-friendly Coors Field this year. Major League Baseball officially announced the new venue Tuesday after pulling the Midsummer Classic from Atlanta over objections to sweeping changes to Georgia’s voting laws. Coors Field last hosted the…
Major League Baseball plans to relocate the All-Star Game to Coors Field in Denver after pulling this year’s Midsummer Classic from Atlanta over objections to sweeping changes to Georgia’s voting laws, according to a person familiar with the decision. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Monday night because MLB hadn’t announced the move yet. The…
MLB-SCHEDULE Nationals open delayed season WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Nationals will finally begin their 2021 season this afternoon at home against the Braves. The Nationals’ scheduled season-opening series against the Mets was postponed, as was a Monday game against Atlanta, after four players on the Nationals tested positive for COVID-19. Seven more were placed under quarantine. Max Scherzer will…
