Month: February 2021

2:51 PM ET Associated Press The Seattle Mariners finalized a $7 million, two-year contract with reliever Ken Giles on Friday that includes a club option for the 2023 season. Seattle signed Giles knowing he won’t pitch for the Mariners this season while recovering from Tommy John surgery. Manager Scott Servais stressed that no matter how
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2:06 PM ET The NBA is expected to share with teams a draft of the league’s second-half schedule as early as this weekend, or likely next week, sources told ESPN. The NBA released only the first half of the schedule in order to build in flexibility to make up games postponed due to health and
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1:22 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Daytona 500 winner Michael McDowell was rewarded Friday with a sponsorship increase from CarParts.com. The online parts sales company was already part of McDowell’s program at Front Row Motorsports but was still working on its 2021 budget when the NASCAR season began Sunday with the Daytona
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1:41 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Dynamic point guard Chris Lykes is unlikely to play again this season for the Miami Hurricanes because of an ankle injury that has sidelined him since Dec. 4. Lykes returned to drills and appeared on the verge of rejoining the lineup in two weeks, but he aggravated the
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11:14 AM GMT Nine minutes of brilliance were all the Queensland Reds needed to spark the new-look Super Rugby AU season into life during a crushing 41-7 home win over the NSW Waratahs. The hosts had scored 24 of their points by the 18th minute but only after the Waratahs had scored first – their
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Brazilian Pietro Fittipaldi is to stay on as reserve driver at Haas this year. Fittipaldi, 24, replaced the injured Romain Grosjean in the final two grands prix last season following the Frenchman’s fiery crash at Bahrain. The grandson of two-time world champion Emerson Fittipaldi finished 17th in the Sakhir race and 19th in Abu Dhabi.
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12:07 PM ET Eduardo Rodriguez felt the effects of COVID-19 firsthand, missing the entirety of the 2020 season after being diagnosed with myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart linked to the coronavirus. An offseason later, Rodriguez is ready to take his spot at the top of the Boston Red Sox rotation, feeling the way he
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11:02 AM ET The Carolina Panthers have informed starting safety Tre Boston on Friday that they are releasing him, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Boston, 28, was third on the Panthers with 95 tackles last season. He also had an interception, a sack and two fumble recoveries. Boston has played seven seasons with the
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11:34 AM ET The NCAA will allow a limited number of fans at every round of this year’s men’s NCAA tournament, it announced on Friday. Up to 25% capacity with physical distancing will be permitted at all rounds and the Final Four, a decision made in conjunction with state and local health authorities in Indiana.
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11:26 AM GMT Ireland’s Caelan Doris is unlikely to return for the remainder of the Six Nations after coach Andy Farrell said the Leinster back-rower would be out for the “foreseeable future” because of concussion symptoms. Doris, 22, had been named in the initial 37-man squad for the tournament but was withdrawn after reporting symptoms
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10:19 AM ET Associated Press JUPITER, Fla. — Right-hander Edward Cabrera, one of the Miami Marlins‘ top prospects, will be sidelined indefinitely with an inflamed nerve in his right biceps. The team became aware of the injury earlier this winter, manager Don Mattingly said Friday. Cabrera is with the Marlins at their spring training complex
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9:08 AM ET The New York Mets have reached a deal with free-agent starting pitcher Taijuan Walker, a source confirmed to ESPN on Friday. The right-handed Walker, 28, was 4-3 with a combined 2.70 ERA and 50 strikeouts in 53 1/3 innings for the Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays in 2020. With the Mets,
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6:09 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Daniil Medvedev simply does not lose right now. Not to Top 10 opponents. Not to anyone, really. Certainly not to a drained Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Australian Open semifinals. Now let’s see what happens against Novak Djokovic. Medvedev made it to his second Grand Slam final as
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