Month: April 2021

10:31 AM ET The Atlanta Braves have placed left-hander Drew Smyly on the 10-day injured list with left forearm inflammation ahead of his scheduled start Friday against the Chicago Cubs. Manager Brian Snitker told reporters that the hope is that Smyly will miss only one start. The Braves recalled right-hander Kyle Wright from their alternate
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12:10 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 A lawyer representing Los Angeles Rams defensive lineman Aaron Donald says there is video evidence refuting a claim by De’Vincent Spriggs that Donald physically assaulted him outside
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11:23 AM ET Marquette Golden Eagles men’s basketball transfer Theo John is going from a Coach K protégé to Coach K himself. John, who spent the past four seasons playing under former Duke star and assistant Steve Wojciechowski with the Golden Eagles, announced Friday that he had committed to Mike Krzyzewski and Duke. “After conversations
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12:01 PM ET USC Trojans 7-footer Evan Mobley – the No. 2 prospect in ESPN’s Top 100 – has declared for the 2021 NBA draft via an NFT. “LEAGUE BOUND!” he said in a post on Twitter. “I’ve dreamed about turning pro since I was a kid. Come along for the journey.” Mobley was named
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11:06 AM ET The Chicago Cubs have activated infielder Matt Duffy off the COVID-19-related injured list three days after he went on it, the team announced Friday. Duffy, who is hitting .125 in eight at-bats this season, missed two games. Three Cubs relievers — Brandon Workman, Jason Adam and Dan Winkler — remain on the
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9:22 AM ET Multiple employees within the New York Mets organization say their complaints about inappropriate workplace behavior were not acted on, according to a report from The Athletic. The report also details allegations of inappropriate conduct or sexual harassment by David Newman — the Mets chief marketing, content and communications officer who was rehired
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The second race of the 2021 F1 season is on Sunday with the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix. Over the winter break, the head of F1, Stefano Domenicali, mentioned his desire for Formula 1 to return to Africa – to make it a true World Championship. F1 has not been to Africa since 1993, but before that
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8:00 AM ET FCS’ 2021 spring season continues to make us say, “Wait, WHAT?” The season’s eighth full week was no exception. Kennesaw State was favored over Monmouth in the de facto Big South title game, and Monmouth won, 42-17. In Sunday’s Northeast Conference Championship, road underdog Sacred Heart lost a two-score lead in the
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8:24 AM ET Ahead of the NFL’s first 17-game regular season, the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers have opened with the highest win totals at Caesars Sportsbook by William Hill. Oddsmakers for William Hill opened the Chiefs at 12, and the Super Bowl champion Buccaneers at 11.5. Kansas City won 14 games last
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7:00 AM ET The 2021 NHL trade deadline was this week. “Dead” being the operative word. There were only 17 deals made on April 12, involving 26 players. Compare that with last season’s deadline day, which yielded 32 trades involving 55 players. But the 2020 NHL trade deadline happened in “the before times.” Obviously, a
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7:47 AM ET Ben Baby Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show
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