5:34 PM ET German forward Michael Rataj has committed to Oregon State, he told ESPN on Friday. Rataj, 18, is considered one of the most promising European forwards committing to the college route. He averaged 15 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.4 steals in just 22 minutes per game at the FIBA U18 European Challengers this
Month: November 2021
11:29 AM ET Associated Press TURIN, Italy — A year ago, Casper Ruud had just cracked the top 30 in the rankings. Look at him now. The eighth and final qualifier for the ATP Finals, the 22-year-old Norwegian has joined top-ranked Novak Djokovic, No. 2 Daniil Medvedev and No. 3 Alexander Zverev in the semifinals
4:11 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers manager Chris Woodward got a contract extension Friday that goes through the 2023 season and includes a club option for another year after that. The Rangers before last season had exercised their club option for 2022. Woodward originally got a three-year contract with that option
11:44 AM ET Caitlin Murray After a thrilling pair of playoff games last week that yielded two underdog finalists, the NWSL will crown a champion Saturday between the Washington Spirit and the Chicago Red Stars, and it will cap off the most difficult season in the young league’s existence. Little more than a month ago,
3:48 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Noah Syndergaard got a qualifying offer and not much else from the New York Mets over the past two months. That’s one big reason he’s switching coasts to join Mike Trout, Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Angels. The imposing right-hander known as Thor said Friday he
4:31 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians said Friday that he has no reason to believe wide receiver Antonio Brown procured a fake COVID-19 vaccination card, and that the team did its due diligence in vetting player vaccine cards. “None whatsoever,” Arians said. “We did our due diligence. The league
Report Gayle and Paul Stirling smash 97 in five overs together as Team Abu Dhabi get off to a flyer Judging by the way Gayle helped to get Team Abu Dhabi’s campaign off to a flyer on Friday evening at the Zayed Cricket Ground, he seems a man who, even at the age of 42,
1:29 PM ET Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Isaiah Thomas is putting on the red, white and blue again. Thomas was announced Friday as an injury replacement for USA Basketball’s team that will open World Cup qualifying play this month in Mexico. The two-time NBA All-Star was added to the roster, along with Justin
2:46 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — The Boston Celtics have announced that star forward Jaylen Brown will miss his seventh straight game Friday night against the Los Angeles Lakers because of a right hamstring strain. Brown has been out for two weeks, since playing in both halves of a back-to-back the Celtics won in
2:04 PM ET The Golden State Warriors will be very short-handed against the Detroit Pistons on Friday night. Star guard Stephen Curry (hip contusion), Draymond Green (right thigh contusion), Andre Iguodala (right knee soreness) and Otto Porter Jr. (left foot) will all sit out on the second night of a back-to-back. Curry said after Thursday’s
2:44 PM ET NEW YORK — The New York Mets introduced new general manager Billy Eppler and made their intentions for the offseason clear. They’re hoping to spend money on free agents, and a lot of it. Mets owner Steve Cohen made the team’s desire to build a postseason contender clear on Monday, as the
2:34 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski says the “arrow is pointing up” toward him playing Monday night against the New York Giants after he has missed five games this season because of cracked ribs, a punctured lung and back spasms. Gronkowski practiced in full Thursday and Friday for
2:34 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Standout Chicago Bears pass-rusher Khalil Mack will have season-ending foot surgery, coach Matt Nagy announced Friday. Mack originally hurt his foot in Chicago’s third game of the season but then played injured for several more weeks. Eventually, the pain became too great and Mack was ruled out of
1:57 PM ET The NBA has suspended New Orleans Pelicans guard Didi Louzada 25 games without pay for violating the NBA/NBPA’s anti-drug program. Louzada tested positive for drostanolone and testosterone. In a statement to ESPN, Louzada, 22, described the source of unknowingly ingesting the banned substances as an offseason trip back to his Brazilian home
1:24 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cam Newton will make his first start in his second stint with Carolina on Sunday against Washington and former Panthers coach Ron Rivera. Coach Matt Rhule made it official on Friday after the 32-year-old quarterback got in a full week of practice working with the first team. “He’s really
1:07 PM ET Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant has been ruled out of Friday night’s home game against the Orlando Magic because of a right shoulder sprain, the team announced. Durant said Sunday that he had been getting treatment on his shooting shoulder but had been playing through the issue. Friday will mark Durant’s first
12:49 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Russian tennis player Teymuraz Gabashvili has accepted a 20-month ban after failing a doping test, the International Tennis Federation said Friday. Gabashvili tested positive at a Challenger-level tournament in Kazakhstan in June for the diuretic furosemide, which has legitimate medical uses but is banned in sports because it
12:02 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — A special opening day for the newly named Cleveland Guardians began with a bang. Not the one they hoped for, either. While fans were buying the first available Guardians merchandise on Friday as the team officially transitioned from Indians after 106 years, a sign installed outside the team
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