Month: March 2022

12:00 AM ET Center Ryan Jensen has agreed to a three-year deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, his agent, Mike McCartney, announced on Sunday night. The deal is worth $39 million and includes $23 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN’s Jenna Laine. Jensen, who turns 31 on May 27, sustained an ankle sprain in the
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12:29 AM ET ESPN News Services VENICE, Fla. — Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker held court in front of a “2021 World Champions” banner, peaking occasionally at the nearby bullpen, where World Series hero Charlie Morton threw a side session. Around the corner, Ronald Acuna Jr. and Cristian Pache pulled up in matching, glitzy-gold SUVs
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11:21 PM ET The NIT announced its 32-team field on Sunday night, highlighted by the first four teams left out of the NCAA tournament bracket: Dayton, Oklahoma, SMU and Texas A&M. Those four teams earned the four 1-seeds in the NIT bracket, with Dayton — which was bounced from the NCAA field when Atlantic 10
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11:25 PM ET ESPN News Services Free-agent designated hitter Nelson Cruz and the Washington Nationals have reached agreement on a one-year, $15 million deal, a source told ESPN’s Enrique Rojas, confirming multiple reports. The contract includes a mutual option for 2023; Cruz will earn $12 million in 2022 and will receive an additional $3 million
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9:17 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN The game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Oklahoma City Thunder was briefly delayed on Sunday night when both teams came out for the opening tip in white jerseys. As confused players stood around on the court, team officials gathered with the referees to determine the root of the problem. Lead
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9:45 PM ET Associated Press AVONDALE, Ariz. — Chase Briscoe jumped out of his car and was obviously emotional, kneeling by his No. 14 for a few seconds before a couple of voice cracks during his postrace television interview. The 27-year-old Briscoe took his lumps last season as a NASCAR Cup Series rookie. Now, he’s
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8:14 PM ET Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews will have his cross-check against Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin, which came during Sunday’s Heritage Classic, reviewed by the NHL’s department of player safety in a hearing Monday. The play happened late in the third period of Sunday’s outdoor game in Hamilton, Ontario. The Leafs had
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10:19 PM ET Gonzaga remains the consensus favorite to win the national championship heading into the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. The Zags, the No. 1 overall seed, were the favorites in the preseason and, months later, they sit atop the odds to win the tournament. Caesars Sportsbook has Gonzaga at 7-2, followed by 1-seed Arizona
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9:49 PM ET Associated Press PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Steve Cohen heard that baseball’s new luxury tax level was being nicknamed “the Cohen Tax.” “It’s better than a bridge being named after you,” the New York Mets owner said Sunday as spring training camp opened after a 25-day delay caused by Major League Baseball’s
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9:07 PM ET Associated Press PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Anirban Lahiri showed up at the TPC Sawgrass in darkness Sunday morning wearing four layers of clothes — with a fifth layer just in case — to cope with near freezing temperatures he never experienced growing up in Bangalore, India. He walked off the course
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7:11 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys have finalized a five-year deal, $62.5 million deal with wide receiver Michael Gallup, according to sources. The deal includes a $10 million signing bonus. Gallup’s return comes a day after the Cowboys agreed to trade wide receiver Amari Cooper to the Cleveland Browns, sources told ESPN’s
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9:16 PM ET Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez — out with a back injury since opening night — will make his return to the lineup against the Utah Jazz on Monday night, the team announced. Lopez’s return fortifies the Bucks’ front line as the franchise prepares for the Eastern Conference playoffs and the chance to
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7:32 PM ET ESPN News Services MILWAUKEE — Brad Boxberger will be back in the Milwaukee Brewers’ bullpen this season. The Brewers announced Sunday they have signed the veteran right-hander to a one-year free agent deal that includes a club option for 2023. The deal is worth $2.5 million and Boxberger can earn another $550,000
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