Month: March 2022

7:59 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Having lost Randy Gregory to the Denver Broncos at the start of the week, the Dallas Cowboys agreed to a one-year deal with Dante Fowler Jr., sources told ESPN. Fowler, the former No. 3 overall pick of the 2016 draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars, has 35 career sacks but
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12:59 PM ET Sergino Dest has been ruled out of the U.S. men’s national team‘s final three CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers, with left-back George Bello called up in his place by head coach Gregg Berhalter on Friday. Bello, 20, has made six appearances for the United States. After signing as a homegrown player with Atlanta
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7:57 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Florida quarterback Emory Jones is headed to the NCAA transfer portal. His private quarterback trainer, Quincy Avery, told ESPN in an interview on Friday night that Jones has informed Florida coaches that he’s entering the portal, and he’s already begun that process. Jones, a redshirt senior, started 12 games for
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7:07 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Bills general manager Brandon Beane expressed his frustration with the Washington Commanders after they offered running back J.D. McKissic a contract this week, despite McKissic already agreeing to terms with Buffalo. “That was tough. Obviously, he was a guy we targeted and, in this business, in
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8:07 PM ET San Francisco is expected to promote associate head coach Chris Gerlufsen to replace Todd Golden, sources told ESPN. Golden left earlier Friday for the head coach position at Florida. With Gerlufsen sliding over one seat, the Dons are following the same model they did in 2019, when they promoted Golden to replace
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7:58 PM ET SAN DIEGO — Alabama guard Jahvon Quinerly suffered a “significant [left] knee injury” in the opening minutes of the Crimson Tide’s 78-64 loss to Notre Dame. Quinerly, Alabama’s second-leading scorer, is set to graduate this spring and planned to test the NBA waters, according to Alabama coach Nate Oats. “His plan was
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7:22 PM ET Jeff Borzello Close ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Paul Biancardi Close Basketball Recruiting National Recruiting Director for ESPN.com 18 years of coaching experience at Division I level Former Horizon League coach of the year at Wright State Five-star junior guard Jared McCain
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6:16 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Hawks forward John Collins is out indefinitely after tests revealed a plantar fascia tear in his right foot. The Hawks said Friday that tests conducted Thursday at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, also confirmed a right finger sprain. Collins was given an anti-inflammatory shot in
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5:04 PM ET Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for directing profane language toward a fan during a home game against Dallas. The fine was announced Friday by Byron Spruell, the president of league operations. It stems from an incident at the end of Brooklyn’s 113-111 loss to the
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6:28 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Queens University coach Bart Lundy has accepted the job to become the next men’s basketball coach at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, sources told ESPN on Friday. The two sides finalized a five-year deal on Friday, sources said. In two different stints at Queens University, Lundy has led the school to two
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5:52 PM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — For new Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman, the unthinkable started to become a reality last season as the face of the Atlanta Braves for 12 years began to contemplate life on another team with Atlanta just not showing the interest he desired. “As the season went on,
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5:23 PM ET The Dallas Mavericks responded Friday to a wrongful termination suit by Donnie Nelson, accusing the former longtime general manager of a “lengthy scheme to extort as much as $100 million” and saying the lawsuit was preceded by demands that he receive “in effect, a blackmail payment” in exchange for his promise not
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4:23 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry will be reevaluated in two weeks, the team announced, after he sprained a ligament in his left foot Wednesday night. Curry injured the foot in the second quarter of Golden State’s game against the Boston Celtics when he and Marcus Smart
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3:27 PM ET The Chicago Blackhawks have traded forward Brandon Hagel to the Tampa Bay Lightning for a hefty return that includes two first-round draft picks, sources told ESPN. The Lightning traded their 2023 first-round pick, their 2024 first-round pick, and 23-year-old forwards Boris Katchouk and Taylor Raddysh for Hagel and the Blackhawks’ 2022 and
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10:32 PM ET On Wednesday, the Florida Panthers acquired one of the top defenseman on the 2022 NHL trade market, sending prospect Tyler Smilanic along with two picks (a 2023 first-rounder and 2022 fourth-rounder) to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Ben Chiarot. While the move may not be the last for either team, it’s
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