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Raphael Warnock has been projected the winner over Loeffler by several news organizations, while Jon Ossoff’s campaign has said he anticipates he will beat Perdue. While the Democrats have voiced their confidence, the incumbents have pushed back and suggested they each have routes to victory. Perdue’s campaign, in a statement released after Ossoff’s campaign manager said they anticipated the Democrat had won, said: “As we’ve said repeatedly over the last several weeks and as recently as this evening, this is an exceptionally close election that will require time and transparency to be certain the results are fair and accurate and the voices of Georgians are heard....

Price’s unlikely pitching coach hoping to break Price out of his slump? Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia. MORE: Naming the greatest Red Sox of all time According to MLB.com’s Ian Browne, Pedroia noticed a mechanical quirk while watching old film of himself batting against lefties. One of those Southpaws was Price. Something looked different. “You know, he was just watching video of himself hitting off lefties and I came into that video and he showed me,” Price said, according to MLB....

Several teams are thought to be willing to give up multiple top prospects for the lefty ace, according to multiple reports. MORE: Which team is the best fit for David Price? The Dodgers, Yankees and Blue Jays reportedly are interested in the 29-year-old. The Yankees reportedly are not interested in dealing top prospects right fielder Aaron Judge, starting pitcher Luis Severino, first baseman Greg Bird and shortstop Jorge Mateo, according to NJ....

Is it enough? He does not have a contract like John Calipari’s, although McKillop is well-compensated at Davidson. He does not coach as often on national television and, the 2008 miracle NCAA Tournament run notwithstanding, he isn’t likely ever to coach for the national championship. McKillop has answered that question many times over the years, always in the same fashion: by staying at Davidson. He could have had other jobs, and other jobs could have had him if the people in charge had known enough about what they were doing to hire him....

These tourists were a rather different class of visitors from the ones that frequent the large park. A tight-knit unit of colour co-ordinated men were here in Bengaluru to bond together over some tennis. The red and white ensembles that covered their proud hearts only served to accentuate the serious nature of their expedition into a deceptively serene setting. Using team colours as battle fatigue The Serbian team appeared to have left every piece of garment that was not white or red at home....

Javier Alonso, the CEO of the company behind the new competition, spoke to The Associated Press two days after France’s Davis Cup team lashed out at the changes being made to the traditional tournament. Lucas Pouille even said he would boycott the competition. “There are several reasons why there is a negative perception in France,” Alonso said. “If France hadn’t made it to the finals these last few years, the perception there would be different....

The Pelicans’ perennial All-Star was more eager to highlight an improved defensive performance that has given the Pelicans hope of stringing some victories together before the season gets away from them. Davis had 36 points, 13 rebounds and three blocked shots, and New Orleans pulled away for a 114-95 victory over reeling Memphis on Monday night. “That’s how we were able to be successful last year, by playing defense,” Davis said....

Davis is eligible to sign a five-year, $240million extension this year and can become a free agent in 2020. The 25-year-old’s agent, Rich Paul, told ESPN on Monday that Davis had made the decision “in the best interest of both Anthony’s and the organisation’s future” and that he was looking for a move to a team who could vie for championships. With the February 7 deadline approaching, the Pelicans are in no rush to trade the injured star and released a statement confirming any deal would be on their terms....

There are other models the Roman Catholic bishops might have used, but didn’t. Call to Action, a Chicago-based reform group with 25,000 members, drew up a proposal and mailed it to every bishop in the country last month. In return they got a thank-you note from Archbishop Harry Flynn, but no action on their key point, establishing an independent monitoring group appointed by parishioners. Another thoroughly researched proposal, compiled in 1985 for the U....

PlayStation’s Jim Ryan has confirmed that the Days Gone PC port will be released at some point this spring. In an interview with GQ, Ryan explained that Horizon Zero Dawn sold well on PC and that there was “no adverse reaction” to the port from the PlayStation community, so the company will continue pursuing PC ports for PlayStation exclusive games. Ryan stopped short of specifying which PlayStation exclusive games will be making the jump to PC, however....

The Italy international has been linked with a return to his homeland this summer, with Juventus among those to have expressed an interest as they seek cover for the departed Dani Alves. Darmian, though, says he is “happy” at Old Trafford, having emerged as a key figure under Jose Mourinho over the second half of the 2016-17 campaign. The 27-year-old was shifted from a more regular role at right-back over to the left, but revelled in the post and is now fully focused on chasing down more honours with United....

New Delhi - Indian Premier League franchise Kings XI Punjab Thursday named former Australia batsman Darren Lehmann as their new coach. “I am extremely honoured to get a chance to coach Kings XI Punjab in this year’s IPL. I’m looking forward to working with Adam Gilchrist again and help all the players grow on and off the field,” said Lehmann in a statement issued by the team. Lehmann had coached the now defunct Deccan Chargers earlier....

Previously, Chris Gayle and Sunil Narine had turned down WICB’s contracts. This year, however, WICB left them out of the contracted players’ list. Sunil Narine is currently suspended from international cricket by the International Cricket Council (ICC) due to an illegal bowling action. Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Dwayne Bravo are among the other big names missing from the list. WICB is quite known to shock the world with their list of contracted players....

“Darren Sammy has formally notified the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) of his decision to retire from Test cricket,” a board statement declared. “Sammy has also informed the Board of his decision to continue to make himself available for selection for the other formats of the game,” it added. The 30-year-old Sammy was replaced by Denesh Ramdin as the West Indies Test captain. Sammy captained 30 out of the 38 Test matches that he played in his career....

District Court Judge Karen Herman called Sharper’s behavior “such an epic disappointment,” according to The Associated Press. MORE: Where disgraced athletes went wrong Sharper, a six-time All-Pro selection and five-time Pro Bowler in a 14-year NFL career, was given an 18-year prison sentence by a federal judge last week as part of the case. He was already sentenced to nine years in Arizona and is still awaiting sentencing in California and Nevada....

Following a blockbuster offseason trade, he swapped his long-time rapport with Aaron Rodgers in Green Bay for a reunion with his former Fresno State QB Derek Carr in Las Vegas. Adams told Sporting News adjusting to a new team has been smooth, but it can get better as Adams and Carr get comfortable with a complex Josh McDaniels offense that’s new to both. “It’s kind of like riding a bike....

The Basketball Hall of Famer pulled no punches when airing his grievances on his blog about how the game is played nowadays. MORE: NBA Finals Game 6 betting line, pick | Lance Stephenson trade should help both teams “The NBA now stands for NO BIGS ALLOWED,” the former Celtics great and NBA coach wrote. “The game has evolved into an AND ONE game with better players.” Oh, and it gets better....