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Astros’ Altuve asks out of leadoff spot to have more time to get ready to hit
HOUSTON — Jose Altuve requested supervisor Joe Espada to maneuver him out of the leadoff spot and into the second gap for the Houston Astros. The explanation? He needed extra time within the dugout to get able to hit within the backside of the primary inning after coming in from left subject. Altuve is enjoying left for the primary time…
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Nichushkin’s personal life in a ‘good spot’ ahead of Avalanche-Stars playoff series
DENVER — Valeri Nichushkin took strides to take his hard-checking, goal-scoring recreation to a different degree this season. Similar along with his life away from the rink, his Colorado Avalanche teammates, coach and GM preserve. It was almost a 12 months in the past in opposition to the Dallas Stars when Nichushkin was suspended for six months and positioned in Stage…
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NBA Roundup: Magic clinch top play-in spot with win over Celtics
ORLANDO, Fla. — Franz Wagner scored 23 factors, Cole Anthony got here off the bench with 18 factors and the Orlando Magic beat the Boston Celtics 96-76 on Wednesday night time to clinch seventh place within the Jap Convention and the highest spot within the play-in match. Baylor Scheierman and Payton Pritchard scored 15 factors every to guide the Celtics,…
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Senators clinch first playoff spot since 2017 after Red Wings lose
Regardless of dropping on Tuesday night time, the Ottawa Senators ended their playoff drought. The Detroit Purple Wings’ loss to the Montreal Canadiens locked up Ottawa’s first playoff berth since 2017. In the meantime, Ottawa misplaced 5-2 in Columbus in opposition to the Blue Jackets, snapping the Senators’ three-game win streak. The Senators maintain down the primary wild-card spot. They’re…
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Homan’s Team Canada clinches playoff spot at women’s curling worlds
Canada’s Rachel Homan earned two wins Thursday to safe a playoff spot on the LGT World Girls’s Curling Championship. The defending champion defeated Switzerland’s Silvana Tirinzoni 7-6 earlier than rolling to an 11-2 rout of Japan’s Sayaka Yoshimura at Uijeongbu Area. Homan and her top-ranked Ottawa-based rink of Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew and Sarah Wilkes improved to 8-2, good for…
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Canada clips Finland, books spot in 4 Nations Face-Off final vs. USA
Canada clearly needed one other shot on the U.S. The Canadians beat Finland 5-3 on Monday to guide their spot in Thursday’s 4 Nations Face-Off closing towards the Individuals. It was a must-win sport for the Canadians, as a loss in any capability would’ve ended their match. Connor McDavid in contrast Monday’s matchup with the Finns to a “Recreation 7,”…
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Takeaways: Demko’s best game puts Canucks back in playoff spot
Amid one of many franchise’s darkest moments, the Vancouver Canucks have performed their approach again into the sunshine of the playoff race. In a season of turmoil and drama unseen on the West Coast since Mike Keenan confirmed up within the late Nineteen Nineties with a mandate to explode the staff, the Canucks received their third straight sport Wednesday, 3-1…
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Raptors waive centre Bruno Fernando, open up roster spot
A day after Monday’s loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, the Raptors introduced that they’ve waived centre Bruno Fernando. Fernando was on a non-guaranteed contract, which might have grow to be absolutely assured on Tuesday. The 26-year-old centre appeared in 17 video games for the Raptors this season and averaged 3.4 rebounds and three.0 rebounds over a median of 8.6 minutes…
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Broncos rout Chiefs backups to grab final AFC playoff spot
The Denver Broncos are going again to the playoffs for the primary time since profitable Tremendous Bowl 50 in 2015. Led by rookie Bo Nix, the Broncos routed the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs 38-0 to seize the seventh and last playoff spot within the AFC. The highest-seeded Chiefs, who had nothing to play for, rested many starters together with quarterback Patrick…
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Flames enter 2025 in playoff spot after fireworks with Canucks
CALGARY – Lest we neglect, for the higher a part of the final 20 years the Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks have been each other’s chief rival. Nicely, what’s outdated is new once more. Each groups resurrected the hate on Tuesday with an old school battle that included three fights, 50 penalty minutes, an tried kick, countless jawing and a…
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