Month: March 2021

9:03 PM ET Associated Press GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Luis Castillo is set to start on opening day for the Cincinnati Reds, heading a rotation that lost NL Cy Young Award winner Trevor Bauer to free agency. “Luis is as ready as he’s ever been,” manager David Bell said Friday at the Reds’ spring training complex.
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7:57 PM ET Running back Chris Carson is re-signing with the Seattle Seahawks on a three-year, $24.625 million deal that voids after two years, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The 26-year-old Carson is coming off a season in which he totaled 968 yards from scrimmage and nine touchdowns, but an early career trend continued
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7:06 PM ET Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) – Scott Hend and Kalle Samooja shared a one-shot lead on Friday after two rounds of the European Tour’s Kenya Open. Hend shot the joint best round of the day with a 7-under 64 to move 11 under overall. The Australian had eight birdies and only one
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7:48 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Washington Wizards forward Davis Bertans is expected to miss about two weeks because of a strained right calf. The team said Friday that Bertans had an MRI that revealed the extent of the injury. He was hurt during Washington’s 131-122 victory over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night,
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7:14 PM ET Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry will not play Friday against the Memphis Grizzlies and is doubtful for Saturday’s game as he continues to recover from a tailbone contusion. “Steph is still pretty sore,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said before Friday’s game. “Frustrated he wants to be going tonight, but will
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7:31 PM ET Jeff Borzello Close ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Tim Bontemps Boston Celtics coach Brad Stevens said Friday he’s not considering the head coaching vacancy at Indiana University, issuing his strongest denial yet. “I said it the other day: I’m not (considering it),”
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7:38 PM ET As Oral Roberts head coach Paul Mills prepared his players for overtime Friday against Ohio State, a 2-seed in the NCAA tournament and the Big Ten tournament runner-up, he had one message for them. “We’re winning this,” he said. Mills said he preached confidence to the 15-seed Golden Eagles, who beat the
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3:32 PM ET FIFA president Gianni Infantino says a merger between Mexico’s Liga MX and Major League Soccer (MLS) would be seen positively by the game’s governing body and could produce “the best league in the world.” There has been speculation that MLS, which includes clubs from the United States and Canada and who cooperate
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6:11 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Milwaukee Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said he expects P.J. Tucker to be available for Saturday’s game against San Antonio barring any last-minute setbacks. Tucker, 35, participated in a significant part of Friday’s practice after his trade from the Houston Rockets became official earlier in the day. “The situation is perfect,”
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5:56 PM ET Associated Press Brooks Koepka and past finalist Gary Woodland were among five players from the top 64 in the world who will not be playing in the Dell Technologies Match Play next week at Austin Country Club. Koepka is recovering from a strain in his right leg. The Match Play, which starts
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4:53 PM ET Cornerback Desmond Trufant is signing a one-year deal with the Chicago Bears, a source tells ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The move comes a day after a league source confirmed that the Bears were releasing two-time Pro Bowl cornerback Kyle Fuller in a move that frees up $14 million in salary-cap space. Trufant joins
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5:44 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — While far from settled in Southern California after 12 seasons with the Detroit Lions, new Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford is already embracing expectations
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5:39 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has joined the board of directors of the New York Mets. Christie, 58, was New Jersey’s governor from January 2010 to January 2016. His son Andrew has worked for the team since 2018 and is the Mets’ coordinator of international scouting.
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