Month: March 2022

5:36 PM ET Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A jury on Monday convicted a Tennessee man in the slaying of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright, whose bullet-riddled body was found in a field nearly 12 years ago in his hometown of Memphis. The 12-person jury deliberated for about two hours before it found Billy Ray
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4:32 PM ET The Portland Trail Blazers announced Monday that guard Damian Lillard will officially miss the remainder of the 2021-22 season after undergoing abdominal surgery in January. The team said Lillard has progressed well through the reconditioning phase of his rehab protocol and has met several key performance benchmarks to date. He will continue
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2:04 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — After losing out on running back J.D. McKissic to the Washington Commanders last week, the Buffalo Bills are signing veteran Duke Johnson to address some of the team’s needs at the position. Johnson is signing a one-year deal with the Bills, his agents, Drew Rosenhaus and Robert
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2:34 PM ET NEW YORK — A letter detailing a 2017 investigation into the New York Yankees will become a public document, two years after a federal judge ruled it should be unsealed. The plaintiffs in a lawsuit over the daily fantasy ramifications of electronic sign-stealing in baseball allege that a 2017 news release from
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2:49 PM ET The New Orleans Saints are bringing back quarterback Jameis Winston after missing out on their pursuit of Deshaun Watson. Winston and the Saints agreed to two-year deal with a base value of $28 million, including $21 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday. The Saints were one of four
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3:33 PM ET PLAYA VISTA, CA. — Paul George participated in a four-on-four practice against LA Clippers assistant coaches with minimal contact on Sunday and his shooting elbow is “feeling better.” With the play-in tournament three weeks away, George took an encouraging next step in rehab and is making progress as he tries to make
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3:31 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN LSU is expected to hire Murray State‘s Matt McMahon as the school’s next basketball coach, sources told ESPN. McMahon comes to LSU after a charmed run at Murray State, where he recruited and coached Ja Morant and won NCAA tournament games in both 2019 and 2022. After leading Murray State
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2:24 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Infielder Ryan McMahon and the Colorado Rockies agreed on a six-year, $70 million contract extension Monday, capping a week of spending in which the team guaranteed more than a quarter-billion dollars in
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1:50 PM ET ATLANTA — After 14 seasons and becoming the best quarterback in franchise history, Matt Ryan is moving on from the Atlanta Falcons. Atlanta traded Ryan on Monday to the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for a 2022 third-round draft pick, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Chris Mortensen and Dianna Russini. Ryan will become
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12:57 PM ET Associated Press Sam Burns withdrew from the Dell Match Play on Monday, one day after outlasting Davis Riley in a playoff to become a back-to-back winner at the Valspar Championship. The 64-man field at Austin Country Club will be missing four golfers from the top 12 in the world ranking. Cameron Smith
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12:28 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Middleweight champion Gennadiy Golovkin (GGG) filed a lawsuit against Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions on Friday in Los Angeles seeking at least $3 million in damages in connection with the September 2018 rematch with Canelo Alvarez. According to the complaint, obtained by ESPN, GGG wants to be paid
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12:34 PM ET Josh Heupel got a commitment from his highest-ranked prospect since joining Tennessee as head coach when ESPN Junior 300 quarterback Nico Iamaleava announced his commitment to the Vols. Iamaleava is the No. 24 prospect in the 2023 class and the No. 4 quarterback. He’s a 6-foot-6, 195-pound signal-caller from Long Beach Polytechnic
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12:18 PM ET NEW YORK — Kevin Durant says Kyrie Irving is “frustrated” that he still cannot play Nets home games because of New York City’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, but also thinks Brooklyn’s championship window extends beyond this season regardless of when his star teammate returns on a full-time basis. “He’s frustrated in not being
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