New York Jets wide receiver Elijah Moore is drenched in sweat, working on top-of-the-route ball drills in the middle of Shirley Small Park in Fort Lauderdale on a blistering summer day. A quick explosion of complex footwork is followed by an effortless leap as he high-points the football. The former St. Thomas Aquinas standout is…
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CINCINNATI – Jacob deGrom is expected to remain on a five-day schedule as he progresses through his rehab assignment. This is terrific news for the Mets ace, who came out of his first rehab start on Sunday night for the Single-A St. Lucie Mets feeling good. If deGrom can advance without any setbacks, then his…
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He traded in his helmet for a shield. Former NFL player Dominique Williams will soon suit up for the NYPD now that he has graduated from the police academy, officials said. Being part of the police department was always Williams’ goal. He just joined the roster a little sooner than he planned. “It’s a lot…
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By HOWARD FENDRICH WIMBLEDON, England — Nick Kyrgios stepped into a nearly full Centre Court to polite applause at precisely 1:30 p.m. on Monday, exited about 3 1/2 hours later to a louder ovation and, somehow, the 100-year-old stadium survived the experience. In the warmup period, Kyrgios flicked a ball between his legs and closed…
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Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Craig Kimbrel, left, is hit by the ball as San Diego Padres’ Jake Cronenworth, left, hits a single as catcher Austin Barnes, right, and home plate umpire home plate umpire Charlie Ramos watch during the ninth inning of a baseball game Sunday, July 3, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark…
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For Orlando Magic guard R.J. Hampton, volunteering to play in the Las Vegas summer league was a simple decision. To coach Jamahl Mosley, Hampton stepping forward was an embodiment of the kind of team he’s looking to build. “That’s what we want [from] all our guys,” Mosley said after Sunday’s pre-summer league practice. “We talk…
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It was back on June 7 that Chicago White Sox general manager Rick Hahn first was asked about the possibility of a summer sell-off. “I really hope I don’t have to sit here in six weeks and eat these words,” he said. “But I don’t foresee us being in sell mode come the (trade) deadline,…
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The Chicago White Sox consulted with Major League Baseball on whether to play Monday night’s game with the Minnesota Twins after shootings at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park killed six and wounded more than two dozen others. “There was a conversation with MLB and they decided that we would play,” Sox manager…
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A man was shot and left in critical condition on Sunday night in La Habra, authorities said early Monday morning, July 4. After a brief pursuit, a watch commander with La Habra Police said officers quickly detained two men in connection with the shooting. They don’t believe any additional suspects remain outstanding, a press release…
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CLEVELAND — When the Yankees first got Clay Holmes from the Pirates, there was hardly a ripple of a reaction. The big right-hander had underwhelmed with Pittsburgh. A converted starter who walked a lot of batters, Aaron Boone wanted to get him into a game right away, just to get an idea of what they…
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