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The National Basketball Association has confirmed the rescheduling of 11 NBA games that were postponed as a result of a surge in COVID-19 cases across the United States and Canada. In total, 21 games will need to be rescheduled, with eight games being affected by the need to reschedule the aforementioned games while two more are scheduled to be...

The Miami Heat confirmed that Jimmy Butler has been ruled out of Wednesday night's game against the Trail Blazers at the Moda Center in Portland. This comes after the forward injured his right ankle late on during the third quarter of Miami's 115-108 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Monday night. Butler lost his footing while attempting to plant...

FC Barcelona is traveling to Mallorca with a heavily depleted squad for their match on Sunday. With 10 players in isolation due to testing positive for COVID-19 in addition to a lengthy injury list, the Blaugranes only have nine first-team players available for the trip to the Spanish island. The club recently announced that Sergino Dest, Abde Ezzalzouli, and Philippe...

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo was absent from his team's training session on Monday following a long holiday weekend. This was the result of two injuries, namely a fracture as well as a torn ulnar collateral ligament of the right thumb. Garoppolo incurred these injuries early on during his team's 20-17 loss to the Tennessee Titans on Thursday. As...

The Portland Trail Blazers announced on Tuesday that guard CJ McCollum will be out of action for an indefinite time after being diagnosed with a collapsed lung. While McCollum was initially believed to be suffering from a rib contusion, the real nature of his injury was revealed by a CT scan. The 30-year-old's injury came during the last quarter of...

La Liga giants FC Barcelona were eliminated from the Champions League on Wednesday night, losing 3-0 to group E winners Bayern Munich. This is the first time that the Blaugranes have failed to qualify for the knockout stages of the tournament since the 2003-04 season. Barca manager Xavi Hernandez expressed disappointment in his team's elimination, admitting that Bayern dominated the...

Quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick is set to undergo arthroscopic hip surgery, thereby bringing a premature end to his NFL season. The Washington quarterback incurred a partial dislocation of his right hip during the second quarter of his team's opening game against the Los Angeles Chargers which ended in a 20-16 loss. Following his injury, the 39-year-old underwent an MRI in early...

New York City mayor-elect Eric Adams confirmed on Friday that the city's current COVID-19 vaccination mandate will remain in place during his leadership. As a result, Brooklyn Nets' Kyrie Irving will remain unable to play games at the Barclays Center given his current vaccination status. The current vaccination mandate stipulates that athletes are required to undergo at least one dose...

The Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat exchanged blows during a high-intensity clash on Thursday night, with the Celtics coming out on top with a 95-78 victory. Despite the win, the Celtics found themselves wounded as Jaylen Brown was forced to leave the court early through injury. Miami incurred an injury concern of their own, with Kyle Lowry also...

Liverpool forward Robert Firmino has suffered a serious hamstring injury, the club announced via a public statement on Friday. The injury occurred on Wednesday, with Firminho limping off the field during the Reds' 2-0 victory over Atletico Madrid in the Champions League. According to manager Jurgen Klopp, the Brazilian attacker will most likely be unavailable through December. This news comes...