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Newcastle has plunged into its most challenging period since the club was bought by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund five years ago.
And its under-pressure manager knows it.
“I’m …
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By STEVE DOUGLAS
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4/18/26
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The NFL is not investigating Mike Vrabel’s behavior after published photos of the New England Patriots coach and former Athletic reporter Dianna Russini at an Arizona resort prompted her …
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By ROB MAADDI
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4/18/26
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This Date in Baseball - Jeff Cirillo ties ML record with 99 consecutive errorless games played at 3B
April 19
1900 — The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Boston Braves 19-17 in 10 innings to set a major league record for most runs scored by two clubs on opening day. The Braves scored nine runs …
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4/18/26
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A winning season usually gets you to the NBA playoffs. Not this year.
There were a record-tying three teams — Charlotte at 44-38, Miami at 43-39 and the Los Angeles Clippers at 42-40 — that …
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By TIM REYNOLDS
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4/18/26
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Ottawa Senators (44-27-11, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (53-22-7, in the Metropolitan Division)
Raleigh, North Carolina; Saturday, 3 p.m. EDT
LINE: Hurricanes -151, …
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By The Associated Press
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4/18/26
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Minnesota Wild (46-24-12, in the Central Division) vs. Dallas Stars (50-20-12, in the Central Division)
Dallas; Saturday, 5:30 p.m. EDT
LINE: Stars -121, Wild +101; over/under is 5.5
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4/18/26
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Philadelphia Flyers (43-27-12, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (41-25-16, in the Metropolitan Division)
Pittsburgh; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT
LINE: Penguins -147, Flyers …
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4/18/26
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Montreal Canadiens (48-24-10, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (50-26-6, in the Atlantic Division)
Tampa, Florida; Sunday, 5:45 p.m. EDT
LINE: Lightning -189, Canadiens +156; …
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4/18/26
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Utah Mammoth (43-33-6, in the Central Division) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (39-26-17, in the Pacific Division)
Paradise, Nevada; Sunday, 10 p.m. EDT
LINE: Golden Knights -153, Mammoth +127; …
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4/18/26
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Los Angeles Kings (35-27-20, in the Pacific Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (55-16-11, in the Central Division)
Denver; Sunday, 3 p.m. EDT
LINE: Avalanche -264, Kings +214; over/under is …
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4/18/26
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Boston Bruins (45-27-10, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (50-23-9, in the Atlantic Division)
Buffalo, New York; Sunday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
LINE: Sabres -158, Bruins +133; over/under …
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4/18/26
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Baltimore Orioles (10-10, third in the AL East) vs. Cleveland Guardians (11-10, second in the AL Central)Cleveland; Saturday, 6:10 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Dean Kremer (0-0, 3.60 ERA, …
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4/18/26
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Tampa Bay Rays (11-8, first in the AL East) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (12-8, second in the NL Central)Pittsburgh; Saturday, 4:05 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Drew Rasmussen (1-0, 1.13 ERA, 0.50 …
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4/18/26
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Kansas City Royals (7-13, fifth in the AL Central) vs. New York Yankees (11-9, second in the AL East)New York; Saturday, 1:35 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Noah Cameron (1-0, 3.94 ERA, 1.25 …
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4/18/26
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Atlanta Braves (13-7, first in the NL East) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (8-11, fourth in the NL East)Philadelphia; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Chris Sale (3-1, 3.27 ERA, 1.04 …
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4/18/26
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Philadelphia 76ers (45-37, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (56-26, second in the Eastern Conference)
Boston; Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT
LINE: Celtics -12.5; over/under is …
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4/18/26
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Portland Trail Blazers (42-40, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (62-20, second in the Western Conference)
San Antonio; Sunday, 9 p.m. EDT
LINE: Spurs -10.5; over/under …
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4/18/26
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Ex-NBA player Damon Jones is expected to become first person to plead guilty in gambling sweep
NEW YORK (AP) — Ex-NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones is expected to become the first …
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4/17/26
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The family of late San Diego Padres owner Peter Seidler is nearing a sale of the team, a person with knowledge of the negotiations tells The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of …
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By GREG BEACHAM
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4/17/26
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Capsules on the Eastern Conference first-round series:
No. 2 Boston Celtics (56-26) vs. No. 7 Philadelphia 76ers (45-37)
Season series: Tied, 2-2.
Story line: This is by far the most …
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By BRIAN MAHONEY and TIM REYNOLDS
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4/17/26
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