Monthly Archives: March 2019

Pacers, Celtics meet with No. 4 seed lurking

The Indiana Pacers and Boston Celtics will be getting better acquainted over the next few days, and possibly beyond. The Pacers (45-30) play the Celtics (44-31) in the first of two meetings in an eight-day stretch on Friday night in Boston. They are also in line to square off in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs should…
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Pirates OF Chisenhall out with fractured finger

The Pittsburgh Pirates’ first moves of the 2019 season Thursday were not what the front office had in mind for Opening Day. The Pirates placed seven players, including starting right fielder Lonnie Chisenhall and starting pitcher Jordan Lyles, on the injured list prior to their game against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park.…
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Jazz closing in on playoff berth as they host Lakers

The Utah Jazz are moving closer to wrapping up a playoff berth while the Los Angeles Lakers are trying not to clinch a sixth straight losing season. The two teams collide Wednesday night in Salt Lake City as the Jazz look to defeat the Lakers for the 13th time in the past 15 meetings. Utah is looking for its…
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Blazers’ Nurkic suffers compound leg fractures

They had just clinched a playoff spot, though there were no cheers or celebrations from the Portland Trail Blazers. Instead, just silence and prayers for Jusuf Nurkic. The gruesome injury suffered by their center overshadowed everything else on Monday night. “Devastating,” Blazers coach Terry Stotts said of the injury. Nurkic had 32 points and 16 rebounds…
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Dan Straily released by Marlins

The Miami Marlins’ starting rotation is set. The final move to set up the rotation came Monday morning, when the Marlins released veteran pitcher Dan Straily for assignment. Couple that with Sunday’s announcement that Wei-Yin Chen is coming out of the bullpen, and the Marlins are down to their five candidates — and are going…
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Eagles bring back DE Curry on 1 year deal

The Eagles are bringing back defensive end Vinny Curry, a league source confirmed to NBC Sports Philadelphia. Philly.com first reported a deal was close. The one-year deal is worth $2.25 million and Curry can earn an extra $1.25 million in incentives, a league source said. Curry, 30, played six years for the Eagles before joining…
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