Month: March 2021

Mar 15, 2021 Tony Bennett’s five fellow NBA alumni coaching in the 2021 NCAA tournament can only hope Bennett has started a trend. When his Virginia Cavaliers became college basketball’s most recent national champions in April 2019, the ex-Charlotte Hornet Bennett became just the fifth person to both play minutes in a meaningful NBA game
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3:22 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Following a 31-point loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night, Warriors star guard Stephen Curry expressed frustration with his team’s recent play, acknowledging it’s time for Golden State to stop having “embarrassing” performances. “We’ve got to play better,” Curry told reporters after the 128-97 defeat. “We have
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1:47 AM ET One night after saying he was very concerned about the LA Clippers‘ inconsistent play, Kawhi Leonard made sure his team did not lose back-to-back games for the first time this season. Leonard logged 40 minutes on the second night of a back-to-back and had 22 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and four
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9:53 PM ET Former NFL player and current ESPN commentator Keyshawn Johnson said on Monday that one of his children has died. Johnson announced the death of his daughter Maia on social media. She was 25. “It is with incredible sadness that I have to share the news about the passing of my beautiful Daughter
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11:19 PM ET The Minnesota Vikings have agreed to a deal with former New York Giants defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson, his agency confirmed on Twitter. The deal is worth $22 million over two years, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Courtney Cronin, with $20 million in total guarantees and $16 million fully guaranteed. Tomlinson’s signing bonus is
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10:44 PM ET The Cincinnati Bengals have agreed to a four-year, $60 million deal with defensive end Trey Hendrickson, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Monday. The deal with the former New Orleans Saints standout includes $32 million over the first two years, the source said. Hendrickson joins a Bengals team that ranked last
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11:13 PM ET Veteran quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick has reached agreement with the Washington Football Team on a one-year deal worth $10 million that could grow to $12 million with incentives, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday. Fitzpatrick is expected to head to camp as the starter, with competition from Taylor Heinicke, the source
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10:32 PM ET ESPN News Services MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota fired Richard Pitino on Monday after the men’s basketball coach compiled a 54-96 regular-season record over eight years in the Big Ten and had only three conference finishes higher than 10th place. The Golden Gophers went 14-15 this season, dropping 11 of their last 14 games.
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10:25 PM ET Multiple referees have been sent home from the NCAA men’s basketball tournament’s controlled environment in Indianapolis due to a positive COVID-19 test and contact tracing, the NCAA said in a statement Monday night. Per the NCAA, one official tested positive on Monday and had interacted with five other officials. All six were
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10:29 PM ET Sacramento Kings forward Marvin Bagley III suffered a fractured left hand in the first half of Monday’s game against the Charlotte Hornets, the team announced. The third-year big man exited the game with 2:59 remaining in the first half having already registered 12 points on 6-for-9 shooting, three rebounds and one blocked
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9:16 PM ET Quarterback Jameis Winston now has an opportunity to become Drew Brees‘ successor with the New Orleans Saints. Just one day after Brees announced his retirement, Winston and the Saints reached agreement on a one-year deal worth up to $12 million, a league source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The former No. 1 overall
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