Month: March 2022

2:03 PM ET PALM BEACH, Fla. — With the expectation that a trade would be forthcoming and Trey Lance would be taking over as the team’s starting quarterback, Jimmy Garoppolo sounded certain at his Feb. 1 news conference that it would be his last as a member of the San Francisco 49ers. Nearly two months
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2:26 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Cavaliers forward Dean Wade will miss the rest of the season following knee surgery, the latest medical setback for a Cleveland team bitten by major injuries for months. Wade, who made 28 starts this season, underwent a procedure Monday to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee,
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11:15 AM ET PALM BEACH, Fla. — New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick said Monday that Matt Patricia, the former Detroit Lions head coach and New England defensive coordinator, will be part of the team’s offensive coaching staff in 2022. It’s a notable transition for Patricia, whose primary focus since entering the NFL in 2004
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12:01 PM ET Boston Celtics center Robert Williams III — an anchor of the league’s best defense — suffered a meniscus tear in his left knee, the team announced Monday. He will miss several weeks, minimally, sources told ESPN on Monday. An MRI on Monday revealed the tear, and further evaluation Monday will help provide
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12:25 PM ET Victoria Azarenka said her personal life had been “extremely stressful” in recent weeks and that she should not have played at the Miami Open on Sunday after the former world No. 1 retired against 16-year-old Czech Linda Fruhvirtova. Wild card Fruhvirtova was leading 6-2, 3-0 when the 32-year-old Azarenka informed the chair
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10:46 AM ET Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner will miss the rest of the season, sources told ESPN, after being out since mid-January with a left foot stress reaction. Turner, 25, has made good progress in his recovery, sources said, but both the organization and Turner’s representatives decided that it didn’t make sense to push
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9:47 AM ET PALM BEACH, Fla. — Quarterback Baker Mayfield remained on the Cleveland Browns‘ roster Monday morning, 10 days after the team traded for Deshaun Watson. Nevertheless, the Browns have every plan to part ways with him, coach Kevin Stefanski said during a media availability at the league’s annual meeting. “I think everyone understands
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10:30 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN Louisiana Tech is expected to hire Texas Tech assistant coach Talvin Hester as the school’s next men’s basketball coach, sources told ESPN. The hire is expected to be completed on Monday, per sources. Hester is a familiar face in Ruston. He spent three years there as an assistant under the
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8:38 AM ET After leading Pitt to its first ACC championship in 2021, Pat Narduzzi received a contract extension that could make him the longest-tenured Panthers coach in nearly a century, the school announced Monday. While Pitt didn’t announce financial terms of the new deal, Narduzzi’s contract would run through 2030. According to USA Today,
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8:50 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville center Brandon Linder announced his retirement on Monday morning after eight years with the franchise. Linder posted a four-paragraph statement on his Instagram page in which he thanked the city and his teammates and said he plans on remaining in the area. Linder had one year remaining on
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