Month: November 2021

5:13 AM ET Wheelchair tennis player Alfie Hewett, who completed the doubles calendar slam this year said he has been cleared to continue his career after a change in International Tennis Federation (ITF) classification rules. Britain’s 18-time Grand Slam champion Hewett has Perthes disease, which affects hip movement. Under initial changes to the ITF’s regulations
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7:48 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey and Baltimore Orioles slugger Trey Mancini were named baseball’s Comeback Player of the Year Award winners on Monday night. Posey, the National League winner, sat out the 2020 season after twin girls adopted by him and his wife were born prematurely.
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1:53 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — David Ortiz, Alex Rodriguez, Ryan Howard and Tim Lincecum are among 13 first-time candidates on the Hall of Fame ballot of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, joining 17 holdovers. Steroids-tainted stars Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens make their 10th and final appearance on the BBWAA ballot
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