Month: March 2022

7:46 PM ET Nick DePaulaESPN The Kobe Bryant Estate has reached a new long-term contract with Nike to continue producing both footwear and apparel from Bryant’s Zoom Kobe series, Vanessa Bryant and Nike announced on Thursday. The news comes nearly a year after Kobe Bryant’s initial endorsement deal with Nike expired. “We’re excited to announce
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7:48 PM ET Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The Washington Nationals are willing to wait for whatever Stephen Strasburg can deliver this season. That’s the approach Dave Martinez is taking with the former World Series MVP, who is recovering from thoracic outlet syndrome surgery and has pitched a total of only 26 2/3
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2:43 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — Bob Baffert has transferred four of his promising 3-year-old colts to other trainers, which will allow them to earn qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby while the Hall of Fame trainer appeals his 90-day suspension. Baffert on Thursday transferred Messier, Doppelganger and McLaren Vale to trainer Tim
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4:14 PM ET The Philadelphia Eagles re-signed free-agent defensive end Derek Barnett to a two-year contract on Thursday. After making significant contributions as a rookie during the Eagles’ championship run in 2017, Barnett hasn’t lived up to Philadelphia’s expectations the past four seasons. Injuries played a part, with Barnett missing 10 games in 2018 with
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5:28 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — In becoming the second Black team president in the NFL, Sashi Brown said he wants the Baltimore Ravens to remain leaders in providing opportunities to minorities. “I think this is something that, we as a league [and] we as an organization need to be committed to regardless of
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6:14 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — Terron Armstead stepped to the podium Thursday in front of a near-capacity conference room inside the Miami Dolphins‘ Baptist Health Training Complex wearing a throwback Dan Marino jersey with orange sneakers. Someone asked him why he wore the Marino jersey; his response — “why not.” Armstead was introduced
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6:45 PM ET The Memphis Grizzlies say star Ja Morant will be reevaluated in two weeks as he continues to deal with knee soreness that has sidelined him for the past week. Speaking before a game against the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night, Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins said the team expects Morant back before the
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6:32 PM ET Associated Press PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic — Ben Martin birdied six of the last eight holes for a 6-under 66 and the first-round lead Thursday in the PGA Tour’s windy Corales Puntacana Championship. After opening his morning round with a bogey and making the turn in even par, Martin began the run
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5:42 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Terence Crawford is looking to become undisputed in a third weight class, but he’s not limiting himself to welterweight. The 34-year-old became a promotional free agent after his long-term contract with Top Rank expired in November, eliminating one major roadblock to his pursuit of Errol Spence Jr., who holds two
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6:21 PM ET Andrew Miller, who spent his winter as one of the players’ union’s top representatives in helping negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement with the owners, announced his retirement from the major leagues after 16 seasons. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch first reported the news and ESPN’s Jesse Rogers has confirmed it. The 36-year-old
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2:41 PM ET Courtney Cronin Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered the 49ers, Raiders and Warriors for the San Jose Mercury News. She joined ESPN in 2017. Alaina Getzenberg Buffalo Bills restricted free-agent offensive guard Ryan Bates signed an offer sheet with the Chicago Bears on Thursday, a source told ESPN. Bates, 25, had free-agent visits
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5:29 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — With a thick, black smoke plume that was seen throughout downtown Denver on Thursday afternoon, a fire burned in a portion of the club level on the east side of Empower Field at Mile High, which is home to the NFL’s Broncos. The Denver Fire Department responded at about
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5:03 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Former South Carolina men’s basketball coach Frank Martin has an opportunity to coach at a new address. Martin was formally offered the head-coaching job at UMass on Thursday after the two sides met in person in South Carolina, a source told ESPN. Martin’s decision on whether to take the job
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3:59 PM ET Wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling is signing a three-year, $30 million deal worth up to $36 million with the Kansas City Chiefs, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. With the move, Valdes-Scantling goes from the NFL’s reigning MVP in Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers to a former MVP in Chiefs quarterback Patrick
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4:31 PM ET Chris Paul is set to return to the Phoenix Suns‘ lineup Thursday night in what is expected to be his first action since fracturing his right thumb last month. The Suns are listing their star point guard as probable for their Western Conference showdown against the Denver Nuggets. Paul hasn’t played since
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