Daily Roundup: Oct. 4
Oct 4, 2018
Here’s a roundup of the latest sports news:
- Capitals winger Devante Smith-Pelly is one of 24 black players in the NHL this season. “Devante isn’t there because he’s black,” Hall of Famer Willie O’Ree, who broke the league’s color barrier in 1958, told ESPN the Magazine. “He’s there because he’s a good hockey player.”
- Cristiano Ronaldo, who stands accused of rape, has been left out of Portugal’s squad for upcoming friendlies, according to CNN. Ronaldo denies the allegations.
- Bob Miller, Mike Rizzo’s longtime right-hand man, will not be back in the general manager’s box with him next season, The Washington Post reports.
- After a 14-year hiatus, two of baseball’s premier franchises will lock horns once again on the game’s biggest stage. This edition of Yankees-Red Sox, however, is not a carbon copy of the contentious battles taken place a decade ago, Sports Illustrated reports.
