Month: April 2021

12:34 AM 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 The attorney representing De’Vincent Spriggs, the man who accused Los Angeles Rams defensive lineman Aaron Donald of assault earlier this week, is now offering an apology to
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6:00 AM ET CINCINNATI — The way Penei Sewell shuffled his feet and struck his opponents convinced Oregon coach Mario Cristobal the budding offensive lineman was going to be special. Cristobal was recruiting the 6-foot-5, 349-pound Sewell, a Class of 2018 tackle from Desert Hills, Utah, located less than four miles north of the border
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10:20 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The Boston Celtics have signed former No. 2 overall pick Jabari Parker, the team announced Friday. At just 26-years-old, Parker has only played a combined 41 games over the past two seasons — including only three this season for the Sacramento Kings before getting waived last month. He’s also played
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8:04 PM ET The San Diego Padres activated shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. on Friday, as expected, putting him in the No. 2 spot of the lineup for their highly anticipated matchup against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Petco Park. Infielder Tucupita Marcano was optioned to the team’s alternate site in order to make room on
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8:57 PM ET A recent scan revealed that Cody Bellinger has a hairline fracture in his left fibula, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Friday. Bellinger has been out since April 5 with what was originally diagnosed as a bruised calf. Roberts said the latest development “hasn’t really changed the course of his timetable”
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8:14 PM ET NEW YORK — Ten days after James Harden was diagnosed with a right hamstring strain, Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks said that the All-Star guard is “progressing well.” Marks added that Harden will need “at least one or two” practice days when he plays 4-on-4 and 5-on-5 before returning to the
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7:49 PM ET Associated Press NAPLES, Fla. — Fred Couples put in more work than usual to get ready for the Masters, only to have his worst performance in 36 appearances. Back on the PGA Tour Champions, he was more at ease and close to flawless. Couples didn’t miss a fairway, setting up wedges or
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8:17 PM ET Associated Press LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Chicago Bears signed wide receiver Marquise Goodwin to a one-year contract Friday. Goodwin has 140 receptions for 2,323 yards and 13 touchdowns over seven seasons with the Buffalo Bills (2013-16) and San Francisco 49ers (2017-19). He had a career-best 962 yards in 2017 with San
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7:57 PM ET Portland Trail Blazers star guard Damian Lillard did not play Friday night against the San Antonio Spurs because of a right hamstring injury. “I don’t know if there was a specific moment that he injured it,” Blazers coach Terry Stotts said before the game. “I talked to him, he said he felt
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6:35 PM ET Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — Bubba Wallace says get the shot, like he did. Brad Keselowski says he hasn’t decided yet whether to get vaccinated against COVID-19 while Austin Dillon and reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion Chase Elliott say it’s a personal choice and no one else’s business, though Dillon’s Richard Childress
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4:58 PM ET Associated Press Six Challenger tennis tournaments scheduled for Canada this year have been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Tennis Canada said Friday the events are the men’s Winnipeg (Manitoba) National Bank Challenger; the women’s Challenger event in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; the National Bank Challenger in Granby, Quebec; and the Odlum Brown VanOpen
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1:00 PM ET Players from the Pittsburgh Steelers and Atlanta Falcons on Friday became the latest from the NFL to say that they won’t be reporting to team facilities next week to begin voluntary offseason workouts. The announcements, made via the NFL Players Association, brings the total to 11 teams for which players say they
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5:05 PM ET ROCK HILL, S.C. — The police report on last week’s mass shooting involving former NFL cornerback Phillip Adams revealed little motive to what led the Rock Hill native to kill six people and then himself. The report, released Friday from the York County Sheriff’s office, listed six counts of murder, possession of
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5:11 PM ET Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell needed to be helped off the floor and into the locker room by teammates during the third quarter of Friday’s game against the Indiana Pacers due to a right ankle injury. He did not return. X-rays were negative on Mitchell’s ankle, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Sources
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4:13 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres will be leaning on their fourth-, fifth- and even sixth-string goalies for potentially the remainder of the season with Linus Ullmark listed as week to week with a lower-body injury. Interim coach Don Granato provided the update on Ullmark on Friday, saying the timetable
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