Month: January 2021

1:59 PM ET Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — NBA veterans Isaiah Thomas and Joe Johnson are on USA Basketball’s roster for the final round of AmeriCup qualifying next month. The Americans have already clinched an AmeriCup berth but still have two more games to play, against Bahamas on Feb. 19 and Mexico on Feb.
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2:46 PM ET HOUSTON — A day after it was reported that Deshaun Watson had requested a trade, new Houston Texans head coach David Culley said during his introductory news conference that he took the job knowing Watson was the Texans’ quarterback. “He’s the quarterback of the Houston Texans, and that’s all that I was
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2:24 PM ET ESPN News Services Kevin Durant will not play in Brooklyn‘s Friday night game in Oklahoma City as he continues to recover from right Achilles tendon surgery. Durant played 42 minutes and led all scorers with 32 points in Brooklyn’s double-overtime win in Atlanta on Wednesday. He has played in 15 of the
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2:02 PM ET PHILADELPHIA – New Philadelphia Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said he “can’t answer” whether quarterback Carson Wentz will be on the team in 2021, as he is in the process of “evaluating everything.” “What we need to do is evaluate the entire roster,” Sirianni said at his introductory press conference Friday. “We have
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1:39 PM ET LA Clippers stars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George cleared health and safety protocols and are set to return Friday against the Orlando Magic. Leonard and George rejoined the Clippers in Orlando after missing the first two games on this six-game road swing. The Clippers departed on the road trip without their two
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1:14 PM ET Belgium’s Thomas Detry, eyeing a maiden European Tour title, surged to the top of the leaderboard at the halfway stage of the Dubai Desert Classic on Friday. Detry, who started three shots behind overnight leader Richard Sterne, carded five birdies to match his first-round score of five-under-par 67 in a second successive
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12:15 PM ET The largest reported bet on Super Bowl LV so far is on the underdog Tampa Bay Buccaneers. On Thursday night, a bettor in Nevada placed a $2.3 million wager on the Bucs +3.5 (-115) with sportsbook BetMGM. If Tampa Bay covers the spread against the Kansas City Chiefs, the bettor would win
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12:26 PM ET Associated Press Alex Lasry, a 33-year-old Milwaukee Bucks executive and son of a billionaire, received the coronavirus vaccine this week at a senior living center in Milwaukee despite not being part of a group currently eligible for the shots in Wisconsin. Lasry told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that he “just got lucky”
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12:25 PM ET Kentucky‘s men’s basketball program is pausing team activities and the Wildcats’ game against No. 5 Texas on Saturday has been canceled, the school announced Friday. The school will reevaluate in 48 hours whether the Wildcats can resume practicing. Kentucky said the pause was “due to a combination of positive testing, contact tracing
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11:09 AM ET The Philadelphia Phillies and left-hander Matt Moore have agreed to a one-year deal worth $3 million, a source told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Moore pitched this past season in Japan for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. He last pitched in MLB for the Detroit Tigers in 2019 but made only two starts before undergoing
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11:42 AM ET The Kid is back. Hall of Fame outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. will serve as a senior adviser to MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, it was announced Friday. Griffey’s role will focus on consulting the commissioner’s office on a variety of issues, including an emphasis on baseball operations and youth baseball development, including the
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10:01 AM ET Former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Joc Pederson is in agreement on a one-year, $7 million deal with the Chicago Cubs, sources confirmed to ESPN. The Athletic was first to report the agreement. Pederson, 28, batted .234/.339/.479 with 123 homers and 108 doubles in 687 regular-season games for the Dodgers from 2015 to
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10:36 AM ET The NFL is ramping up COVID-19 protocol leading up to the Super Bowl. Coaches and players for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Kansas City Chiefs will be tested twice daily before the Feb. 7 game in Tampa, sources told ESPN. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy confirmed players receive a PCR (polymerase chain reaction)
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9:52 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell refused to remain silent on social justice issues off the court, becoming a go-to guy in NBA circles. His commitment to advance social justice coupled with his passion for education earned him the Offseason NBA Cares Community Assist Award. The award honors Mitchell’s efforts between
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