Month: April 2021

11:28 PM ET Associated Press One week with coach Mike Woodson convinced Trayce Jackson-Davis he wanted to stick around and revive Indiana‘s program. The decision could help convince a few more players to stay. Less than a week after Woodson accepted the job at his alma mater, Jackson-Davis made the announcement Hoosiers fans had been
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8:22 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN New Orleans Pelicans‘ guard Josh Hart suffered a torn UCL in his right thumb in Thursday’s game, the team announced Friday evening. While the team said a timetable for Hart’s return will be announced at a later date, a source told ESPN Hart is expected to miss significant time because
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4:44 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Italian 19-year-old Jannik Sinner, playing in only his third top-level ATP tennis event, advanced to the Miami Open final by beating Roberto Bautista Agut 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 on Friday. Sinner became the fourth teenager to reach the Miami men’s final, joining Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Andre Agassi.
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8:58 PM ET Associated Press SAN ANTONIO — Cameron Tringale made a move for his first PGA Tour victory with a 3-under-par 69 Friday and a two-shot lead after two rounds of the Valero Texas Open. Tringale, a 12-year veteran, was at 9-under 135 after a round that included five-straight birdies and leads Jordan Spieth
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8:31 PM ET Budding lightweight contender Ryan Garcia and former champion Javier Fortuna have agreed to terms on a fight this summer, a source confirmed to ESPN. In March, the WBC ordered Garcia to fight Fortuna in a defense of the WBC’s interim lightweight title. The winner will likely be in contention to face Devin
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7:56 PM ET Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle tested positive for COVID-19, preventing him from coaching Friday night against the New York Knicks in Madison Square Garden. Carlisle, 61, called the test result “unexpected,” saying that he was fully vaccinated in January. “There’s a chance and a hope that it will be a false positive,”
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6:47 PM ET Associated Press ROCK HILL, S.C. — Winthrop has picked Mark Prosser, son of the late Skip Prosser, as its new men’s basketball coach. The younger Prosser succeeds Pat Kelsey, one of his father’s most trusted players and assistant coaches, who took the head coaching job at College of Charleston last month. Mark
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6:54 PM ET HOUSTON — The Houston Police Department has launched an investigation concerning Deshaun Watson after a complainant filed a report against the Houston Texans quarterback on Friday. “As with any allegation, the Houston Police Department is now conducting an investigation and will not comment further during the investigative process,” the department said in
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7:02 PM ET West Virginia sophomore Miles McBride is entering the 2021 NBA draft, but will maintain his college eligibility and retain the option to return to school, he told ESPN Friday. “After conversations with my family and coaching staff and receiving an evaluation from the NBA’s Undergraduate Advisory Committee, I felt like this would
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5:59 PM ET Loyola Chicago’s Porter Moser is in negotiations with Oklahoma to become the Sooners’ next head coach, sources told ESPN on Friday. A deal hasn’t been finalized yet, but it’s headed in that direction, sources said, confirming multiple reports. Moser has been one of the hottest mid-major coaches in the country since leading
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