Month: November 2021

7:40 PM ET Associated Press U.S. captain Mardy Fish hinted at a lack of passion within his team after the record 32-time champion Americans were eliminated from the Davis Cup Finals by following up a lopsided loss to host Italy with a humbling defeat to Colombia on Sunday. The Americans left Turin 0-2 when Reilly
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8:20 PM ET The Atlanta Hawks say Bogdan Bogdanovic will be out at least two weeks after an MRI on Sunday revealed a right ankle sprain. Bogdanovic had to be helped off the floor midway through the second quarter of the team’s 99-90 loss to the New York Knicks on Saturday because of the injury.
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4:42 PM ET Center fielder Byron Buxton and the Minnesota Twins are in agreement on a seven-year, $100 million contract extension, sources familiar with the deal told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Sunday. Buxton received a full no-trade clause in the deal and will be paid $500,000 every time he reaches 502, 533, 567, 600 and
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7:20 PM ET Vikings running back Dalvin Cook was carted off the field late in the third quarter after suffering a shoulder injury and was ruled out for the remainder of Minnesota’s Week 12 game at San Francisco. Coach Mike Zimmer did not have an update on Cook’s condition following the Vikings’ 34-26 loss to
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7:01 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Leonard Fournette not only had four touchdowns that propelled the team to a 38-31 road victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday — including a gashing 28-yard TD run with 29 seconds left — he also gave an impassioned halftime speech that resonated with teammates
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5:35 PM ET ESPN News Services Outfielder Avisail Garcia and the Miami Marlins are in agreement on a four-year, $53 million contract, a source told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Sunday. The Marlins will become Garcia’s fifth team. The 30-year-old is coming off his best season, hitting 29 home runs with 86 RBIs — both career
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4:37 PM ET Duke and coach David Cutcliffe have mutually agreed to part ways, the school announced Sunday. Cutcliffe spent the past 14 seasons with the Blue Devils, leading them to 77 wins with six bowl appearances and the 2013 Coastal Division championship. But in recent years, Duke has struggled to win at a consistent
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5:38 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Goran Dragic has left the Toronto Raptors because of a personal matter. The Raptors said Sunday before their game against the Boston Celtics that the 35-year-old guard — acquired along with Precious Achiuwa in the offseason deal that sent Kyle Lowry to Miami — wasn’t with the team.
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6:45 PM ET The news that Lincoln Riley has accepted the head-coaching position at USC has already reverberated in the college football recruiting sphere, with ESPN 300 running back and Oklahoma commit Raleek Brown telling ESPN that Riley’s relocation will impact his recruitment. “That changes everything,” Brown said Sunday after ESPN and other outlets reported
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6:44 PM ET Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant avoided a serious knee injury but is expected to miss at least a “couple of weeks,” coach Taylor Jenkins told reporters ahead of Sunday’s game against the Sacramento Kings. Jenkins said Morant avoided any tears or ligament damage to his left knee but added that there was
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5:14 PM ET The Golden State Warriors assigned Klay Thompson and James Wiseman to their G League affiliate on Sunday, the team announced Sunday. The hope is that Thompson (left ACL/right Achilles) and Wiseman (meniscus) receive practice time at that level while they continue their respective rehabilitation programs. Thompson, 31, who was cleared for contact
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