Month: November 2021

12:01 AM ET LAS VEGAS — The Oakland Athletics sent a survey via email Monday to fans of their Triple-A affiliate team in Las Vegas to gauge whether an MLB team would get support in Southern Nevada. The A’s have been open about their interest in potentially moving to Las Vegas. 1 Related Among the
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12:15 PM ET Another great soccer weekend and a fresh batch of talking points! Manchester United‘s win over Tottenham cemented the exit of Nuno Espirito Santo, but it doesn’t necessarily mean Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is safe in his job. Barcelona stumbled to a draw, Juventus are in trouble, Bayern Munich shrugged off last week’s 5-0
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10:33 PM ET KANSAS CITY — The short-handed New York Giants lost two more wide receivers Monday night against the Kansas City Chiefs when Sterling Shepard and Dante Pettis left early with injuries. Shepard suffered a quad injury running a route late in the second quarter of New York’s 20-17 loss. He immediately grabbed at
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10:49 PM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO — Perhaps Chicago Blackhawks center Kirby Dach put it best on Monday when illustrating how important it was to have star forward Patrick Kane back with the team. “It’s just good to have him back in the locker room,” he said, “and on the ice.” Especially the latter.
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10:52 PM ET One week before former Los Angeles Angels communications director Eric Kay is scheduled to go on trial in connection with the death of Tyler Skaggs, defense attorneys are seeking to delay proceedings after federal prosecutors said they planned to amend the charges against him. According to a motion filed Monday, federal prosecutors
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11:04 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — After yet another ugly individual performance Monday night in a season full of them so far, Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard said his poor start is a chance for him to show the world what he’s really about. “I always look at struggles as an opportunity to
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8:48 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers have hired Donnie Ecker as their bench coach and also offensive coordinator, a role in which he will oversee the organization’s overall hitting program at both the major and minor league levels. Texas is coming off a 102-loss season and ranked 29th in the
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9:23 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Acting general manager Zack Scott will not return to the New York Mets after being placed on administrative leave following an arrest on drunken driving charges in August, according to multiple reports. Scott’s dismissal is hardly a surprise after New York fell apart in the second
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7:54 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — As they enter a critical two-game stretch against top NFC West Division foes, the San Francisco 49ers are set to welcome back some key reinforcements. When the Niners begin preparation for Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals, they will have tight end George Kittle, kicker Robbie Gould and
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8:30 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott appears to be tracking to a return Sunday against the Denver Broncos after sitting out Sunday night’s 20-16 win over the Minnesota Vikings to rest his ailing calf. Coach Mike McCarthy said he anticipates Prescott participating in Wednesday’s practice, which will be scaled back
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7:55 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Max Strus expects to be sidelined for maybe just a couple weeks. Given how badly he initially feared his left knee was injured, that’s a major win for the Miami Heat guard. The Heat diagnosed Strus’ injury as a sprain Monday, learning he did not suffer major structural
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7:07 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson had the pin removed from his surgically repaired right middle finger, a key step in his return from the most significant injury of his career. But the question remains of whether Wilson will be ready to play against the Packers at Lambeau
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7:32 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — Already without Ben Simmons, the Philadelphia 76ers also were missing both Joel Embiid and Tobias Harris for Monday night’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers at Wells Fargo Center. Embiid, who has been questionable for each of the past five games because of right knee soreness, was ruled
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6:54 PM ET HOUSTON — The Astros are turning to rookie Luis Garcia, pitching on short rest, to stave off elimination from the Atlanta Braves in Game 6 of the World Series on Tuesday. Manager Dusty Baker said it’s Garcia’s turn to throw, and that he can always rely on a rested bullpen if things
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5:01 PM ET The Miami Hurricanes football team was issued a public reprimand for violating an NCAA rule concerning in-game communication devices, the ACC announced Monday. In addition, Miami will have a 20% reduction in communication devices it can use against Georgia Tech on Saturday. A Miami spokesperson said the school had no comment. Miami
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