Month: March 2021

1:52 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. – The Arizona Cardinals agreed to a one-year contract with cornerback Malcolm Butler, the team announced on Thursday. Butler will replace Patrick Peterson as the team’s top cornerback option. Peterson, who played for the Cardinals all 10 years of his career, signed with the Minnesota Vikings last week. After the
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11:39 AM ET ESPN News Services The Boston Celtics are finalizing a deal to acquire Orlando Magic guard Evan Fournier for two second-round picks ahead of Thursday’s trade deadline, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Magic have already traded Nikola Vucevic and now Fournier, and they have been entertaining offers for Aaron Gordon. The Celtics
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1:06 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Georgia Tech senior guard Bubba Parham will take advantage of the extra year of eligibility provided by the NCAA due to the coronavirus pandemic and return for the 2021-22 season. Coach Josh Pastner announced Parham’s decision Thursday. Pastner said other seniors, including top scorers Moses Wright and Jose
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12:20 PM ET Cameron Wolfe The World Boxing Council has ordered rising lightweight star Ryan Garcia to face contender Javier Fortuna for the interim lightweight title and right to be mandatory challenger to champion Devin Haney. The negotiation period has begun for a Garcia-Fortuna bout with a purse bid scheduled for April 16 if no
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12:46 PM ET The Orlando Magic and Denver Nuggets have agreed on a deal to send forward Aaron Gordon to Denver, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Thursday. In exchange, Gary Harris, R.J. Hampton and a first-round pick will go to the Magic, as well as a protected 2025 first-round pick, according to sources. Orlando
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9:49 AM ET ESPN News Services Rutgers guard Geo Baker says the Scarlet Knights discussed delaying their NCAA tournament game last week against Clemson as part of an ongoing player protest of inequities in college sports. Baker, Michigan’s Isaiah Livers and Iowa’s Jordan Bohannon are leading the #NotNCAAProperty movement that is pushing the NCAA to
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11:18 AM ET Assoicated Press LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Three-time Grand Slam winner Stan Wawrinka has undergone surgery for an injury to his left foot. Wawrinka said Thursday that he would be out “for a few weeks,” with the French Open starting May 23. He won at Roland Garros in 2015. “After having some problems in
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10:59 AM ET Associated Press SARASOTA, Fla. — Matt Harvey is back in the major leagues with the Baltimore Orioles. Baltimore selected the contract of the right-hander on Thursday, one week before its season opener at Boston. Harvey, who turns 32 on Saturday, gets a one-year, $1 million contract and the chance to earn performance
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11:09 AM ET The Orlando Magic are trading All-Star center Nikola Vucevic and Al-Farouq Aminu to the Chicago Bulls, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Thursday. The Bulls are sending Wendell Carter Jr., Otto Porter and first-round picks in 2021 and 2023 to the Magic, sources told ESPN. Vucevic, who is averaging 24.5 points and
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4:16 PM ET LAS VEGAS — A women’s strawweight fight between Hannah Goldy and Jessica Penne has been removed from Saturday’s UFC 260 card after Goldy tested positive for COVID-19. Goldy posted about the positive test Wednesday on Instagram, writing in part, “I have never felt better, stronger or more complete. I was so ready
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