Month: November 2020

1:53 PM ET Kim Ng mentioned all the people who texted or emailed her — over 1,000 congratulatory messages — since the Miami Marlins announced she had been hired as the team’s general manager on Friday. The list included fellow executives, former players, managers, scouts, writers. She has been working in baseball since 1991, when
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6:24 PM ET San Diego Padres right-hander Mike Clevinger is set to undergo Tommy John surgery on Tuesday and is expected to miss the entirety of the 2021 season. The team made the announcement Monday, saying that they’ve also re-signed Clevinger to a two-year deal. The agreement replaces Clevinger’s two remaining seasons of arbitration eligibility.
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2:48 PM ET The results of medical evaluations performed Monday on New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees revealed that he has multiple rib fractures on both sides of his chest and a collapsed lung on the right side, according to a source. Brees is unsure how much time he might be forced to miss before
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1:17 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiSenior NBA Insider Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Follow on Twitter Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print The Phoenix Suns are finalizing a deal to acquire Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star guard Chris Paul, sources told ESPN. The deal sends Paul and Abdel Nader to the
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12:40 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Curt Schilling, Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds are the leading candidates returning to baseball’s Hall of Fame ballot in a year without any favorites among the new names. Schilling was third behind Derek Jeter and Larry Walker with 278 of 397 votes last year, finishing at 70%
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9:57 AM ET A USA Today report on Monday alleges that several LSU officials had knowledge of sexual assault allegations made against former running back Derrius Guice and other former football players, and either ignored those complaints or denied the victims’ requests for protection. The report also cites three cases in which football players were
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1:26 PM ET The Atlanta Braves signed left-hander Drew Smyly to a one-year, $11 million contract on Monday, the team announced. The 31-year-old Smyly was 0-1 with a 3.42 ERA in five starts and two relief appearances last season for San Francisco, which signed him to a one-year major league contract in January. Smyly was
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12:35 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres signed their first-round draft pick, forward Jack Quinn, to a three-year entry-level contract Monday. Quinn was selected with the No. 8 pick in the draft last month. Listed at 6 feet and 176 pounds, he is coming off a season in which his 52
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10:00 AM ET Nostalgia might be the National Hockey League’s most reliable export. In a recent NHL survey that asked fans to rank the 25 best team jerseys, around 90% of them were throwback jerseys. As Adidas hockey considered its next NHL jersey collection, it felt it needed more than just nostalgia as a selling
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11:53 AM ET Due to challenges associated with the coronavirus pandemic, the entire 2021 NCAA men’s basketball tournament will be played in one location, the NCAA announced on Monday. The NCAA said it is in talks with Indianapolis and the surrounding metro area to be that location. The decision comes after NCAA officials met to
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11:45 AM ET Former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum has signed an exclusive contract to compete in the Professional Fighters League in 2021. Werdum (24-9-1) broke the news to ESPN on Monday. Widely considered one of the greatest heavyweights of all time, Werdum fought out his UFC contract in July, with a submission victory over
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11:19 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — Novak Djokovic overcame an early break to beat Diego Schwartzman 6-3, 6-2 Monday at the season-ending ATP Finals in an empty O2 Arena. The top-ranked Djokovic has won the tournament five times — one short of Roger Federer‘s record. Schwartzman broke Djokovic for a 2-1 lead in the
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