A man slips a piece of paper with the name Sophie Linda on it under the teller’s window. It’s the end of the day at Madrids Zarzuela Racecourse, time for the horses to be stabled and for jockeys to put away their whips, harnesses, boots and other gear. ”Fortunately, we have a lot of space,” said Guillermo Arizkorreta, a racehorse trainer with plenty of winning experience.
It took playing games on all seven days of the week, a wide receiver starting at quarterback, numerous schedule changes and constant revisions to health and safety protocols for the NFL to reach Week 17 on time. ”Since March, the league, clubs, coaches, Players Association committed to a tremendous medically-led collaborative effort to create a safe work environment that maintained a level of acceptable equity,” NFL executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent told Sports Betting News on Monday. COVID-19 wiped out spring practices, canceled the preseason and took 2020 into uncharted territory but it didn’t stop the NFL from conducting business under the most unusual circumstances.
After another disappointing performance in which he was pulled midway through the third quarter of a blowout loss to the Bills, Cam Newton vented his frustrations that accompany such an outing after having “sacrificed so much this year.”
Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator Kellen Moore said Monday he wants to remain focused on their playoff push as he courts interest from his alma mater, Boise State, for its head coaching position. According to Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning News, Moore acknowledged his affinity for Boise State while saying he wants to remain focused [more]
In March, Rudy Gobert’s positive test for COVID-19 started a series of events that rocked the sports world. On Monday, he and his Jazz teammates returned to the scene.
Cam Newton was the league’s Superman five years ago and a trendsetter for big, physical QBs. Now it’s fair to wonder if the former MVP will ever start another game.
After making a flurry of big moves, is San Diego ready to stand up to the defending World Series champions in the NL West?
Chicago was left for dead after a six-game losing streak, but now it enters Week 17 with a good shot at the playoffs. An unlikely duo has sparked the turnaround.
Trae Young scored 29 points, Bogdan Bogdanovic added 17 and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Detroit Pistons 128-120 in their home opener Monday night. John Collins finished with 15 points for the Hawks, who are 3-0 for the first time since 2016-17 and hit 20 3-pointers while shooting 47.6% beyond the arc. Young’s 3 from the right wing put Atlanta up 122-112 with 1:47 remaining before Jerami Grant’s 3 trimmed the lead to five with 1:05 left.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks reserve forward Torrey Craig fractured his nose during a loss to the New York Knicks on Sunday.
