Month: May 2021

10:04 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Atlanta Braves outfielder Marcell Ozuna was arrested Saturday and charged with felony assault after a domestic incident in Sandy Springs, Ga., according to jail records on the Fulton County (Ga.) website. Ozuna,
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10:10 PM ET Getting little resistance and confident in deploying his full array of offensive skills, Joel Embiid unleashed a crushing performance Saturday night as he posted a playoff career-high 36 points in just 28 minutes to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 132-103 victory over the Washington Wizards. He made 14-of-18 shots, with a
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8:08 PM ET Associated Press TULSA, Okla. — Steve Stricker took advantage of Mike Weir‘s back-nine collapse Saturday to take the lead into the final round of the Senior PGA Championship. Stricker shot a 3-under 67 in a stiff north breeze at Southern Hills for a one-stroke lead over Alex Cejka, the senior newcomer who
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7:49 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Jordan Spieth knows how to finish right out of the rough, and still had the lead after three rounds at Colonial. After hitting his final drive Saturday into the thick grass on an incline right of the No. 18 fairway, Spieth recovered with an approach to
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5:30 PM ET Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic is listed as questionable for Sunday’s Game 4 against the LA Clippers due to a cervical strain. Mavs coach Rick Carlisle said he thinks Doncic will play, “but we’ll see how he feels tomorrow.” After the Mavs’ Game 3 loss Friday night, Doncic said he started experiencing
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6:19 PM ET Seven months after suffering a devastating defeat in the 2020 conference semifinals to the Miami Heat as a No. 1 seed, the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday avenged that loss with a 120-103 win, clinching their first-round series over the Heat in a sweep. “It’s a great moment for us, winning 4-0, and
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4:50 PM ET Associated Press CONCORD, N.C. — Ty Gibbs is giving his grandfather plenty to think about. The 18-year-old grandson of championship car owner Joe Gibbs took the lead with 20 laps left at Charlotte Motor Speedway and held off the field Saturday for the second Xfinity Series win of his rookie season. If
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5:28 PM ET ESPN News Services Josh Donaldson of the Minnesota Twins scored the 2 millionth run in major league history Saturday, trotting home in the first inning on a ground-rule double by Nelson Cruz against the Kansas City Royals. The Elias Sports Bureau confirmed Donaldson touched the plate for the milestone mark. The former
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5:06 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Despite the team listing him as questionable with a left knee sprain, Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis says there is “no chance” he sits out Sunday’s Game 4 with L.A. looking to take a commanding 3-1 lead in its first-round series with the Phoenix Suns. “There’s no chance
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4:24 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Cubs infielder David Bote left Saturday’s game against the Reds after hurting his left shoulder on a slide. Bote grabbed his shoulder after the play at second base in the fourth inning. He was helped off the field and replaced by Patrick Wisdom at third base before the
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3:55 PM ET Former All-Sun Belt wide receiver Kaylon Geiger announced on Saturday that he will transfer from Troy to Texas Tech. The move allows Geiger to be closer to his home of Fort Worth, Texas. Geiger, a senior, caught 64 passes in 11 games last season. In 2019, Geiger was voted Sun Belt Newcomer
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