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Raptors’ VanVleet, Siakam move up again in third All-Star vote returns

| January 20, 2022, 1:20 PM January 20, 2022, 1:20 PM Toronto Raptors stars Fred VanVleet and Pascal Siakam have both moved from eighth to seventh for their respective positions in Eastern Conference NBA All-Star voting after the third round of fan votes came in on Thursday. LeBron James (6,827,449) and Stephen Curry (6,019,418) lead all players in voting, while Kevin Durant (5,496,513) and DeMar DeRozan (4,121,034) lead all Eastern Conference frontcourt and guards, respectively. Canada’s own Andrew Wiggins is a 300,000-plus vote lead over Paul George for the third and final Western Conference frontcourt spot. VanVleet has received 577,540 votes and Siakam has received 424,135. LeBron James now leads the NBA in the latest fan returns for NBA All-Star Voting presented by Tissot, which concludes this Saturday, Jan. 22. Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, DeMar DeRozan and James continue to be the top vote-getters at their respective position groups. pic.twitter.com/LBIU5Bam...

Bergwijn’s stoppage-time double completes epic Spurs comeback

Steven Bergwijn scored twice in stoppage time for Tottenham to stage one of the craziest comebacks in Premier League history to beat Leicester 3-2. Leicester looked set for three points with the clock at 95 minutes at 2-1 up but two goals in 80 seconds from the substitute Bergwijn turned the game completely around and left the Foxes in complete shock. “To get two goals like that in stoppage time – it’s a game I’ll never forget for the rest of my career,” Harry Kane told BT Sport . Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Steven Bergwijn became Spurs’ super sub as he scored twice in stoppage time to stage one of the craziest comebacks in Premier League history to beat Leicester 3-2. The victory moves Tottenham above Arsenal into fifth and they are just one point off West Ham in fourth and have three games in hand on the Hammers. Spurs play Chelsea next on Super Sunday . Sunday 23rd January 4:00pm Kick off 4:30pm Leicester took the lead again...

Aisha Visram reflects on impact of her NHL moment: ‘Representation matters’

It was when the lights went low and the anthems rung out within the walls of the Los Angeles Kings ’ arena that Aisha Visram truly felt the weight of her big-league moment. Thrust into the spotlight last Thursday with her presence on the bench making some NHL history, it was in that near-darkness that Visram was granted a quiet moment to reflect on the path that had brought her there. “I had to hold back tears a little bit during the anthems, which was not something I’m used to,” she said with a laugh Wednesday. “Working with the L.A. Kings organization, I’m used to seeing our superstars every day at the practice facility. … But then when you get on an NHL bench and we’re playing the Pittsburgh Penguins, and you see Sidney Crosby standing there and all the rest of them, it was definitely, you know, ‘Wow. This is real. This is happening.’” The opportunity came as the Kings navigated the continued chaos of the pandemic, the virus leaving the club’s training staff with holes in need ...

MLB kills plan for Rays to split home between Tampa, Montreal

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays ‘ proposed plan to split the season between Florida and Montreal has been rejected by Major League Baseball. Rays principal owner Stuart Sternberg announced the news on Thursday. “Today’s news is flat-out deflating,” Sternberg said. The idea of playing in both the Tampa Bay area and Montreal has been discussed over the past several years after attempts to build a new full-time ballpark locally failed. “Things had progressed nicely and things had been working nicely, and then recently it just sort of took a turn to the south and we don’t precisely know why,” Sternberg said. “I have no doubt that what we tried to accomplish with our sister-city plan will become accepted in all of professional sports. Major League Baseball simply isn’t prepared to cross that threshold right now.” When asked if he felt somewhat betrayed by his fellow owners, Sternberg replied “that’s a word.” “The game is peculiar in a lot of senses and things happen for a ...

‘Why did you take me off?’ | Rangnick explains Ronaldo sub

Manchester United interim boss Ralf Rangnick has defended his decision to substitute Cristiano Ronaldo after the Portuguese showed his disappointment at being hauled off during his side’s 3-1 win at Brentford. Goals from Anthony Elanga, Mason Greenwood and Marcus Rashford boosted Manchester United’s top-four ambitions in a Premier League victory in west London on Thursday night. But it was another less than convincing display from the visitors, while Ronaldo was far from impressed at being substituted with 19 minutes left. It required a much-improved second-half showing from United in order to secure their first league win of 2022, but Rangnick was forced to answer questions about Ronaldo’s reaction to being replaced by Rashford with the visitors leading 2-0 at the Brentford Community Stadium. “That is normal – a striker wants to score,” Rangnick told BT Sport . “But he has come back from a little injury and it was important to remember we have got another game coming up. Plea...

Rink Fries: 10 of the most interesting NHL trade candidates to watch

I was having a conversation with a manager a couple of weeks ago who mentioned to me that more than a few teams were looking to do deals just before the Olympic break. They were almost treating the next few weeks here as a mini trade deadline before the actual halting of trades on March 21. Teams wanted to get things done before the players split for Beijing. And while that may no longer be a thing, there is still plenty of trade chatter around the league. I’ll go over 10 of the more likely bigger candidates we expect to be on the move. But before we get to the names, there’s something I’ve been thinking about the past month or so as the Florida Panthers position themselves for a Stanley Cup run. As anyone who’s listened to the podcast or radio show knows, I’m forever fascinated by the alternative NHL universe by way of trades that never happened, and I’ve been thinking a lot about the Cats. I go back to the day the fortunes of this franchise changed – June 30, 2013. The day of ...

Sheff Utd held after gutsy Preston fightback

Ten-man Preston pulled off a sensational second-half comeback as they came from behind to draw 2-2 with Sheffield United at Deepdale. The hosts looked down and out after Jayden Bogle and Billy Sharp scored for the Blades before half-time, while Andrew Hughes was dismissed. But Ryan Lowe’s side were far from dead and buried and they staged a dramatic turnaround late on, grabbing a point thanks to goals from Alan Browne and Emil Riis. Both goalkeepers were called into action in the early exchanges, with Wes Foderingham denying Preston’s Scott Sinclair at one end and then Daniel Iversen tipping away Iliman Ndiaye’s low effort at the other. The Blades were not to be deterred though and they scored with their next meaningful attack when John Egan’s bullet header was well saved, only for the ball to fall straight to Bogle. The 21-year old was on the edge of the area, but he had only one thing on his mind and smashed a low drive through a forest of legs and into the back of the net...