Month: April 2021

11:40 AM ET Cleveland Cavaliers coach J.B. Bickerstaff will miss Wednesday’s game against the Chicago Bulls due to personal reasons, the team announced. Assistant coach Greg Buckner will serve as head coach vs. the Bulls. The Cavs said Bickerstaff is expected to return for Friday’s game at Charlotte. Bickerstaff was disappointed with his players’ effort
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UAE-Team Emirates have been prevented from racing in Wednesday’s La Fleche Wallonne after two team members tested positive for coronavirus, despite the team’s vaccination programme. Italian Diego Ulissi and a staff member tested positive on Tuesday but have since provided three negative tests. The staff member had been vaccinated in January after a UAE-based “collective”
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6:01 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars are a little more than a week away from having the franchise quarterback they’ve been trying to find for two decades. Trevor Lawrence is the best quarterback prospect since Andrew Luck (and maybe Peyton Manning), the fourth-highest-rated quarterback prospect ESPN NFL draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr.
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8:55 AM ET Alabama freshman Joshua Primo is entering the 2021 NBA draft but will maintain his college eligibility and retain the option to return to school, he announced Wednesday. “I’m hoping to learn more about the habits I need to build for making the jump from being an amateur to a professional,” he told
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8:00 AM ET Tom Luginbill Close ESPN Analyst Senior National Recruiting Analyst for ESPN.com Coached in four professional football leagues Graduated from Eastern Kentucky and Marshall Craig Haubert Close ESPN Staff Writer National recruiting analyst and analyst for ESPNU More than a decade of college and pro coaching experience. Graduated from Indiana and Nebraska-Omaha The
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3:31 AM ET The Minnesota Timberwolves dedicated their game ball to George Floyd’s family after defeating the Sacramento Kings 134-120 on Tuesday night. The win came hours after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the murder of Floyd in Minneapolis last May.
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Report The home side went for Angelo Mathews in place of Dinesh Chandimal Bangladesh chose to bat vs Sri Lanka Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque opted to bat first against Sri Lanka in the first Test in Pallekele. The visitors picked a rare six-five batter-bowler combination by selecting Abu Jayed, Taskin Ahmed and Ebadat Hossain in
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10:53 PM ET ESPN News Services Spencer Knight made 33 saves in his NHL debut as the recharged Florida Panthers defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-1 on Tuesday night in Sunrise, Florida. Knight, a 2019 first-round pick of Florida out of Boston College, signed his entry-level deal with the Panthers after the Eagles’ season ended
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9:02 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — San Diego Padres left-hander Adrian Morejon needs Tommy John surgery, the team said Tuesday. Although no date has been set for the operation, it will be performed by Dr. Neal S. ElAttrache, head physician for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Morejon came out of his second start of
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10:01 PM ET Freddie Freeman, the 2020 National League MVP, indicated Tuesday that he is apparently not interested in negotiating a long-term contract extension with the Atlanta Braves during the regular season. Freeman is eligible for free agency after the 2021 season. “I don’t know if we could really even talk right now,” Freeman said
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