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The Nationals outfielder was asked how he felt about the atmosphere at Nationals Park after an 8-5 loss to the Mets on Monday, and he spoke his mind. MORE: Must-see photos from Bryce Harper’s career | Harper crushes longest homer of his career “I mean, they left in the seventh,” Harper said, via the Washington Post. “That’s pretty brutal. I don’t know, whatever.” The Nats came into the series hoping to cut into the Mets’ four-game lead in the NL East, but a three-run seventh inning helped the Mets make the margin even wider....

While batting in the ninth inning Saturday against Brewers righty Michael Blazek, Harper took a 95 mph fastball in the left knee. He left the game for pinch runner Matt den Dekker, who replaced Harper in right field in the bottom of the inning. The Nats won, 7-2, thanks in large part to Harper, who went 3 for 3, scored a run, and had a pair of RBIs. It’s the second time in about two weeks Harper has missed a start after being hit by a pitch....

The Black Smiths started their ECS T10 Bulgaria 2022 campaign with two losses against Academic – MU Sofia by 34 and by 29 runs, respectively. Meanwhile, VTU-MU Pleven were up against BSCU – MU Plovdiv in their first couple of matches. They, too, lost both fixtures by 20 and two runs, respectively. With both teams eager to get off the mark, an interesting contest beckons in Sofia. BS vs PLE Probable Playing 11 Today FM XI...

The Bucs QB was whistled for the first unsportsmanlike conduct penalty of his career during the NFC South champions’ divisional-round matchup with the Rams. Brady was flagged by Shawn Hochuli’s crew after yelling at the officials following an 8-yard completion to Mike Evans. The veteran quarterback believed that Rams pass rusher Von Miller hit him high and late after he released the ball. MORE: Why Antonio Brown left the Bucs-Jets game, explained...

Still, Tampa Bay remains in first place in the NFC South, the NFL’s weakest division. It has been rough month in particular for Tom Brady. The Buccaneers blew a late lead against Browns in Week 12 and blew a big lead to the Bengals in Week 15, two unprecedented collapses for a team quarterbacked by the GOAT. In between, Brady saved the Buccaneers from near-certain defeat in New Orleans in Week 13 and suffered a 35-7 rout in a San Francisco homecoming in Week 14....

The franchise gave Hammond a one-year extension Monday, putting the general manager and his coach under contract for two more seasons. MORE: Grading every NBA team’s offseason | Will Jabari Parker’s return screw up Bucks? “A great deal of our team’s success and progress is due to the vision and hard work of John,” Bucks owner Wes Edens said, via the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. “He’s assembled a talented and competitive roster and we’re very pleased that he will continue to lead basketball operations....

At a press conference introducing new Milwaukee general manager Jon Horst, Edens threw some shade at the Sixers, saying rather than talking about “the process” he likes to talk about results. NBA TRADES: Handing out grades for Sixers-Celtics blockbuster deal As Embiid does, he had a clap back ready for Edens, basically dismissing the Bucks owner by tweeting “That’s cute.” Perhaps Edens was trying to get back at Embiid after the 23-year-old center disrespected the city of Milwaukee on his Instagram when he posted a picture of him playing inside the Bradley Center....

Bucks guards Sterling Brown and George Hill read a team statement to media members outside the team’s locker room Wednesday night that called for the Wisconsin State Legislature to “take up meaningful measures to address issues of police accountability, brutality and criminal justice reform.” (Players did not answer questions from reporters.) MORE: Kenny Smith walks off “NBA on TNT” set in support of boycott The Bucks’ statement, in full:...

“I think coach Koetter lost confidence in [Jameis] Winston after he forced the ball into a double zone,” Gruden said. FANTASY: Injury updates | Week 6 waiver wire pickups The ESPN announcer was criticizing the fact Tampa Bay had called a run on third down with nine yards to go, typically a passing play. When asked about Gruden’s comments Tuesday, Koetter said that couldn’t be further from the truth....

The Athletics still don’t have the new ballpark he says he believes they desperately need. Selig praised all parties after the A’s recently reached a 10-year lease agreement with the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority to stay at the rundown Coliseum. Whether the A’s are able to one day build a new stadium at the current Coliseum site or elsewhere in Oakland, Selig will support the team’s ideas. “This is always something I wanted to get resolved before I leave office, which is another 5½ or six months,” Selig said Tuesday, citing litigation as the current snag....

Juventus and Buffon were beaten 4-1 by Real in June’s Champions League final, as the Spanish side became the first team in the competition’s modern era to win back-to-back European titles. Real Madrid 4/1 to win CL Navas has been Real’s shot stopper for both of those triumphs, but that did not stop Zinedine Zidane’s men being linked with a new keeper in the transfer window. Manchester United’s David de Gea is repeatedly mentioned as a target, while Donnarumma was connected with a potential move prior to signing a new contract with AC Milan....

Juve host Madrid in Turin in Tuesday’s first leg as they look to take a positive result to the Santiago Bernabeu in pursuit of a third successive European crown. The Serie A side will be out for revenge after their defeat to Madrid in last season’s final in Cardiff, when Ronaldo led the way with a brace in a 4-1 win for Los Blancos. And the 33-year-old Portugal star goes into the tie in fine form, having scored 23 times in his last 13 appearances for club and country....

Buffon stepped away from Azzurri action after Italy’s surprise failure to reach the World Cup, his side losing a play-off against Sweden in November that left the Juventus goalkeeper in tears. But the 40-year-old is back in the squad named by interim Italy coach Luigi Di Biagio for upcoming friendlies against Argentina and England. Buffon, who holds the Italian national record of 175 caps, suggested the shock death of Fiorentina captain Astori was among the factors involved in his decision to reverse his retirement....

When it comes to how to blow up a team like this, though, it’s a different story. The Bulls could do it, but only if management has the stomach to swallow some difficult moves. “I think that team has big-time problems in the locker room,” one league source familiar with the situation told Sporting News. “There is no camaraderie. There’s no chemistry. I wouldn’t say it is fighting all the time or hatred or whatever....

That, of course, was the approach of a now-notorious ad that aired during this year’s Super Bowl, featuring Bruce Springsteen as one part Moses, one part Abraham Lincoln, one part Tom Joad. Olivier Francois, the CEO of Jeep’s parent company, called it a “prayer.” Meandering through a landscape that looked less like a real town and more like what you might get if you typed “America” into a screensaver generator, Springsteen stares meaningfully into space, framed by his shiny white Jeep CJ-5 and, occasionally, a church or a flag or a snow-dusted country road....

Down to their last shooter, Boston tied the shootout on Marchand’s goal. After Calgary’s Derek Ryan missed, DeBrusk scored the game-winner. Matthew Tkachuk scored the Flames’ lone goal in the shootout. Trent Frederic, Ryan Donato and John Moore scored in the first period for the Bruins, and Jaroslav Halak started for Boston. It’s the second year the NHL has played exhibition games in China. The Los Angeles Kings and Vancouver Canucks made the trip last season....

Bryan Kohberger, 28, is being held at the Latah County Jail, charged with four counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony burglary. Kohberger has yet to enter a plea. Prosecutors say Kohberger, a Washington State University doctoral student, broke into an off-campus rental house in Moscow in the early hours of November 13 and fatally stabbed Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20....

Bryan Kohberger, a criminology student and teaching assistant accused of the murders of four University of Idaho students, has attracted significant media attention since his arrest on December 30. The 28-year-old waived any extradition rights following his detention by law enforcement officials at his family home in Pennsylvania, before being flown to a regional airport near Moscow, Idaho. His attorney during the extradition case, Jason LaBar, said Kohberger was “eager to be exonerated” and was “looking forward to resolving these matters as promptly as possible....