The NBA has far and away the largest Western sports presence in China, but it’s hardly alone. Virtually every professional sports entity has worked to establish a foothold there — wooed by the country’s exploding economy and a population.
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For NBA and other sports leagues, a difficult tightrope to business in China
The NBA has far and away the largest Western sports presence in China, but it’s hardly alone. Virtually every professional sports entity has worked to establish a foothold there — wooed by the country’s exploding economy and a population. Click here to read the full article…
Defending champion Brooks Koepka withdraws from THE CJ CUP with knee injury
Defending champion Brooks Koepka has withdrawn from THE CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES with a knee injury. After opening the tournament with rounds of 69-75 to sit T51 at even-par, Koepka has pulled the plug on the final two rounds. At this stage, there is no word on the seriousness of the flare-up. Koepka admitted…
Pair of NASCAR teams scrambling amid hauler issues at Kansas
One hauler caught fire while traveling to Kansas Speedway, another went off the road when its driver had a medical emergency and wound up totaled at the bottom of a 60-foot embankment. The No. 47 team from JTG Daugherty Racing was busy Friday morning putting an engine into a backup car for Ryan Preece Click…
Matt Every suspended three months for drug of abuse
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Matt Every has been suspended for three months for violating the PGA TOUR’s conduct policy on drugs of abuse. The TOUR announced the suspension Friday afternoon. Every will be eligible to return January 7. He will miss only three tournaments for which he would have been eligible. Every has two…
Astros look to close series vs. Yankees
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Giannis fueled by playoff failure, not MVP
Giannis Antetokounmpo isn’t a finished product and wants to improve after the Bucks fell short of the NBA Finals last year. Click here to read the full article…
Rodman pleading not guilty to slapping man
Dennis Rodman is pleading not guilty to a misdemeanor charge of slapping a man who was celebrating the former NBA star’s birthday at a Florida bar in May. Click here to read the full article…
Source: ‘Best-case scenario’ on Mahomes’ MRI
While the medical evaluation of Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes is still ongoing, the team received “a best-case scenario” after the results of the MRI was “good,” a source told ESPN. Click here to read the full article…
Patrick Mahomes dominoes: Barnwell on the Chiefs’ options, AFC playoff picture
The star quarterback will miss weeks with a dislocated kneecap. Is Kansas City doomed? Which QBs could it add? Bill Barnwell weighs the options. Click here to read the full article…
CC Sabathia has a case for Cooperstown
It’s more than likely that fans saw the final pitch of a Hall of Fame career. Click here to read the full article…
Hamilton assures fans: I haven’t given up
Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton sent his fans a burst of positive energy on Friday after he started the week by saying he felt like “giving up on everything” because the world was in such a mess. Click here to read the full article…
Sources: Zion (knee) expected to miss weeks
Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson has avoided a severe injury to his right knee but is expected to miss a period of weeks to start the regular season, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Friday. Click here to read the full article…