Rangers have decided to part ways with manager Philippe Clement after 16 months in charge. The Belgian enjoyed a successful start to his reign but he has been under pressure from early in the season and chief executive Patrick Stewart has decided a change is needed. He had publicly backed Clement in midweek despite the […]
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — A collection of notes, insights, ruminations and did-you-knows gathered throughout the week that was for the Columbus Blue Jackets: Item No. 1: The outdoorsman James van Riemsdyk insists he didn’t have an ulterior motive when he signed a free-agent contract with the Blue Jackets late last summer. GM Don Waddell laughed when
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Fiorentina have confirmed that forward Moise Kean has been taken to hospital after sustaining a “head trauma” during the side’s 1-0 loss to Hellas Verona on Sunday. Kean collided with Verona players Pawel Dawidowicz and Diego Coppola during the second half of the Serie A fixture and initially returned to the pitch after having his
The evening sun shines on the Reichstag building of the German Bundestag with the inscription “Dem Deutschen Volke. Fabian Sommer | Picture Alliance | Getty Images BERLIN — The Christian Democratic Union and the allied Christian Social Union secured the largest share of votes in the German federal election on Sunday, according to exit polls
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes’ 6-3 loss to Toronto on Saturday started a stretch of 26 games in 55 days until the end of the regular season, a run that will include the March 7 trade deadline — which shockingly is under two weeks away. While the NHL was paused for the 4 Nations
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Despite scoring four goals in 11 first-half minutes, there was a sense of unease around St James’ Park in the second half before Newcastle United finally saw out victory against Nottingham Forest. Eddie Howe’s side fell behind early on to a great finish from Callum Hudson-Odoi, who took advantage of a calamitous throw-in and Jacob
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LOS ANGELES — Months of pushing through the drudgery of recovery and rehabilitation got Drew Doughty into a Team Canada sweater, even though chances seemed to be between slim and none when he broke his ankle just minutes into his first preseason game in September. Playing in the 4 Nations Face-Off — as well as
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When Mikaela Shiffrin’s 100th victory arrived Sunday, it looked like so many others that Shiffrin has collected over the past dozen years. Her head goes back, her poles go out wide and up in the air, and underneath the goggles, there’s this infectious look of joy and surprise, even after all these years and all
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It’s the Larry Bird jersey in a sweltering Brooklyn summer. It’s Melo and KG hurling obscenities at each other; Clyde surviving a 3-1 series comeback in 1973; Bird’s 39-point triple-double in 1984’s Game 7. It’s the New York Knicks and the Boston Celtics! Things haven’t quite been to the level of Yankees-Red Sox due to
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As you have read, the Big Ten and SEC are plotting to transform the College Football Playoff into the Tony Petitti/Greg Sankey Invitational. They want their conferences to be guaranteed four automatic berths each in an expanded 14-team field, versus two for the peons in the ACC and Big 12. Currently, in the 12-team CFP,
