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Red Sox-Twins series

to begin; Wednesday

doubleheader added

(AP) — The Minnesota Twins have rescheduled their
postponed game with the Boston Red Sox as part a
straight, seven-inning doubleheader on Wednesday.

The Twins called off the series opener on Monday, a day after
a fatal police shooting of a Black man in a nearby suburb, out
of sensitivity to the situation and precaution for safety.
The games on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons
remained on schedule. The Monday game was tacked on to
Wednesday’s, to begin about 30 minutes after completion of
the first game. Per a Major League Baseball rule enacted in
2020 during the pandemic-shortened season, the double-
header will consist of seven-inning games.
Fans with tickets to the Wednesday game will receive admis-
sion to both games. Ticket-holders for the Monday game will
receive credit toward a future game ticket plus two free tickets
to a future weekday game.

Nuggets’ Murray tears ACL in left knee, out indefinitely

(AP) — The Denver Nug- games with a sore right knee. lineup following his acqui-
gets will be without Jamal He is averaging 21.2 points sition from Orlando at the
Murray indefinitely after and 4.8 assists this season trade deadline.
the dynamic point guard as the Nuggets sit in fourth “You all know what he
suffered a torn ACL in place in the West. means to us. He’s ‘the dude,’
his left knee. Murray drew rave reviews you know what I’m saying
for his postseason perfor- — Nikola and Jamal,” Porter
The Nuggets announced mance inside the NBA bub- said after the 116-107 loss
the diagnosis in a statement ble in Florida last season. He to the Warriors. “They’ve
Tuesday. It’s a big blow to averaged 26.5 points and 6.6 brought this team to new
a team coming off a season assists to help the Nuggets heights. You talk about their
in which it advanced to the overcome 3-1 series deficits closing all the time, but we
Western Conference finals against Utah and the Los need Jamal. We all know
and is hoping to make an- Angeles Clippers before los- that. But we’re more wor-
other deep postseason run. ing to LeBron James and the ried about his well-being
Murray was hurt late in Los Angeles Lakers in the right now — how he is in-
a loss at Golden State on conference finals. dividually — than we are the pain, Jokic said: “It’s really Morris doesn’t make many
Monday night. He drove This was looking like an- team. The team right now is sad to see anybody in pain. mistakes, with an assist-to-
the lane, tried to elevate off other season in which the an afterthought. We’re just The guy who’s the war- turnover ratio that ranks
his left foot and fell to the Nuggets could challenge the worried about Jamal.” rior, who is going to fight among the top in the league.
ground, instantly grabbing top teams in the West, with Murray played 33 minutes through everything, was in He’s averaging 10.4 points a
his knee in pain. Murray running the show. and had 17 points against the pain.” game.
Coach Michael Malone ex- They also have a bona fide Warriors before getting hurt Facundo Campazzo or Murray showed off his of-
pressed immense concern MVP contender in big man with around 50 seconds re- Monte Morris figure to step fensive flair at Cleveland in
soon after Murray’s injury. Nikola Jokic, who is averag- maining. A wheelchair was in for Murray. February when he erupted
Same with his teammates ing nearly a triple-double. brought out for him, but he The 5-foot-11 Campazzo for 50 points — and didn’t
and players around the Plus, they have a potent refused it and hobbled off is a brilliant passer who can even attempt a free throw.
league, who posted their outside weapon in Michael the court with help. efficiently run the offense. It’s the first time in NBA
well-wishes on social media. Porter Jr. and depth after the Asked what was going But he doesn’t quite have history that a player went
Before Monday, the 24-year- addition of Aaron Gordon, through his mind when he Murray’s long-range abili- for 50 and didn’t step to the
old Murray had missed four who moved into the starting saw Murray on the floor in ties. free-throw line.

Indians 1B Chang receives racist tweets after making error

(AP) — Indians first base- speech in a right way, I ac- playing first base for the first
man Yu Chang shared cept all comments, positive time this season. The Indians
some racist tweets he re- or negative but DEFINITE- signed him as a free agent in
ceived after making a LY NOT RACIST ONES,” 2013. With the game tied 3-3
costly error in Monday Chang wrote. “Thank you all in the ninth inning and the
night’s game in Chicago. and love you all.” White Sox threatening with
He included the hashtag Sto- two runners on base, Chang
Chang, who is Taiwanese, pAsianHate. Soon after his fielded a ground ball and at-
posted some of the anti-Asian posting, Chang received an tempted to get the force-out
tweets on his Twitter account outpouring of positive re- at second but hit Chicago’s
Tuesday while asking for tol- sponses and support from In- Yasmani Grandal in the hel-
erance. One of the messages dians fans and others across met.
referred to the shape of his social media. The ball ricocheted toward
eyes and another referred to The 23-year-old who came the left-field line, allowing
the coronavirus. up as a middle infielder in pinch runner Nick Madrigal
“Exercise your freedom of Cleveland’s organization is to score the winning run.