National Sports

Cowboys' Elliott gets another reprieve, will play vs 49ers

NEW YORK — Dallas Cowboys star Ezekiel Elliott was granted another legal reprieve Tuesday night in the running back's fight to avoid a six-game suspension over domestic violence allegations.

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Celtics star Hayward suffers gruesome injury in opener

CLEVELAND — Just five minutes into his Boston career, new Celtics star forward Gordon Hayward gruesomely broke his left ankle, an injury that may end his season.

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San Antonio Stars moving to Las Vegas, bought by MGM Resorts

NEW YORK — Las Vegas is getting a WNBA franchise. The San Antonio Stars are moving to the gambling mecca after being bought by MGM Resorts International, the league said Tuesday.

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Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan criticizes Fox Sports commentator Skip Bayless

Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan criticized Fox Sports commentator Skip Bayless over Twitter on Tuesday night after the TV personality made light of an injury to Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward.

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Bulls' Mirotic injured in fight with Portis at practice

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls say forward Nikola Mirotic suffered multiple broken bones in his face as well as a concussion in a fight with teammate Bobby Portis during practice. The team says Mirotic will likely need surgery and is out indefinitely.

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New Calgary arena for NHL's Flames in tense limbo after civic election

CALGARY — The friction between the Calgary Flames and city council over a new arena shows no sign of abating with the re-election of Mayor Naheed Nenshi.

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Dressler's return gives injury-depleted Blue Bombers a timely boost

WINNIPEG — The return of Weston Dressler gave the Blue Bombers a much-needed boost Tuesday.

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Lawmaker: Mascot wrong to rally for kneeling cheerleaders

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Rider coach Chris Jones downplays Carter, Williams fight as part of football

REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders are throwing a flag on speculation that star receiver Duron Carter is on his way out of town after a fight at practice.

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DeRozan can't wait for "real" season to begin, Raptors open Thursday vs. Bulls

TORONTO — Even the shortened NBA pre-season has been too long for DeMar DeRozan. "It sucks," DeRozan summed up Tuesday. The Toronto Raptors star said his goal to begin every season is to be a better player than the previous one.

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