Month: March 2021

5:43 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Highly regarded prospect Jazz Chisholm was declared the winner of the spring competition for the Miami Marlins‘ second base job Sunday, and he’ll be in the lineup on Opening Day. Chisholm batted .268 with three homers and four stolen bases in spring training. He was competing with Isan
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4:35 PM ET Some NFL standouts shared their displeasure on social media Sunday over this week’s expected expansion to a 17-game schedule. Owners are scheduled to decide on whether to approve the expansion during their virtual league meetings Tuesday and Wednesday. New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara was one of the most vocal critics
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3:49 PM ET New York Knicks assistant Mike Woodson is in talks to become Indiana’s next head coach, sources told ESPN. No deal is done yet, sources told ESPN, but the two sides are in discussions and there is belief a deal will be agreed. 2 Related Woodson, 63, is an Indianapolis native and Indiana
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3:35 PM ET Pitcher Randy Dobnak and the Minnesota Twins are in agreement on a five-year, $9.25 million contract extension with three club options, sources familiar with the deal told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The deal can max out at $29.75 million with the options and can grow with escalators, sources told Passan. Undrafted out of
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2:49 PM ET Georgia has gotten off to a fast start in the 2022 recruiting class and added another ESPN Junior 300 prospect on Saturday when linebacker Jalon Walker announced his commitment to the Dawgs. Walker is a 6-foot-2, 220-pound linebacker out of Salisbury High School in Salisbury, North Carolina, and is the No. 39
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2:30 PM ET The Oklahoma City Thunder have waived guard Austin Rivers, the team announced Sunday. Rivers, 28, was acquired at the trade deadline from the New York Knicks in a three-team deal that moved George Hill to the Philadelphia 76ers. With the Thunder focused on player development and playing younger players, Rivers wasn’t in
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8:13 PM ET Andre Drummond intends to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers once he clears waivers at 5 p.m. ET on Sunday, agent Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports Management tells ESPN. The Lakers’ star players and front office have been recruiting the center hard, selling him on the opportunity to step into the defending
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12:55 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI — Naomi Osaka advanced to the fourth round of the Miami Open for the first time in her career Sunday when qualifier Nina Stojanovic withdrew from their match shortly before the scheduled start because of a right thigh injury. Osaka, ranked No. 2, has won 22 consecutive matches
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