Month: April 2022

1:00 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — With reports swirling Friday night that the Carolina Panthers could trade for disgruntled Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield, general manager Scott Fitterer waited patiently and traded into the third round for Ole Miss’ Matt Corral. While Fitterer didn’t completely rule out adding a veteran to the quarterback room that
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11:59 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — A first-round series highlighted by dramatic Grizzlies comebacks, poster dunks, foul trouble, and a healthy serving of trash talk came to a close in Game 6 on Friday night, as Memphis eliminated the Minnesota Timberwolves 114-106 with yet another impressive rally. The Grizzlies advanced to the conference semifinals for the
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5:00 PM ET NFL NationESPN The first round of the 2022 NFL draft is in the books, and it included a lot of firsts. There were nine draft-day trades, the most in the first round since the draft expanded to three days in 2010. Georgia became the first school in NFL draft history to have
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10:50 PM ET Associated Press PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif. — Hannah Green took the lead into the weekend in the Palos Verdes Championship, rebounding from consecutive bogeys Thursday in gusting wind to birdie the two late par 5s in a 5-under 66. Green had a three-stroke lead over five players at hilly Palos Verdes Estates
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10:11 PM ET The NHL Players’ Association announced on Friday night that it has formed a search committee to find the successor to executive director Don Fehr. The NHLPA executive board held a conference call on Monday, and the players voted through the week on whether to begin the process of replacing Fehr. The 73-year-old
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10:33 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — New York Mets starter Tylor Megill and four relievers combined on the first no-hitter of the Major League Baseball season, teaming up to throw a whopping 159 pitches and beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-0 Friday night. Megill was pulled after five innings and 88 pitches. The
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No. 2 pick Aidan Hutchinson says ‘not a ton of great memories’ growing up as a Lions fan, but is looking forward to getting the ‘ball rolling’ for Detroit Although Michigan native Aidan Hutchinson is glad to start his NFL career journey in his backyard, there weren’t a ton of pleasant memories he could reflect
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9:38 PM ET Kentucky forward Keion Brooks Jr., who started all 33 games for the Wildcats last season, entered the transfer portal on Friday night. A former top-40 recruit, Brooks had an inconsistent freshman season at Kentucky before proving himself as one of the few bright spots during the Wildcats’ dismal 2020-21 campaign. This past
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6:38 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Los Angeles Angels right-hander Noah Syndergaard was scratched from his scheduled start against the Chicago White Sox on Friday night because of an undisclosed illness. Right-hander Jimmy Herget got the start in place of Syndergaard against Lucas Giolito in the opener of a four-game series. Manager Joe Maddon
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9:28 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — David Ojabo said “it means the world” to him to get drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the second round Friday, which was exactly six weeks to the day that he suffered a devastating Achilles injury at his Michigan pro day. Ojabo was considered a potential top-10 pick
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9:14 PM ET ESPN News Services On the same day Trevor Bauer was handed an unprecedented two-season suspension without pay Friday by Major League Baseball for violating the league’s domestic violence and sexual assault policy, another woman, in an interview with the Washington Post, accused the Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher of choking her unconscious without
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9:08 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs continued to rebuild at wide receiver Friday night by selecting Skyy Moore of Western Michigan in the second round of the NFL draft. The 5-foot-10, 195-pound Moore is part of the group of receivers acquired by the Chiefs to offset the loss of longtime
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8:57 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The Philadelphia 76ers announced Friday evening that superstar center Joel Embiid will be out indefinitely after suffering a right facial fracture and mild concussion in Philadelphia’s dominant Game 6 win over the Toronto Raptors. Embiid, who had 33 points and 10 rebounds in 36 minutes in the win, suffered the
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7:57 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — The late-season images were a source of confusion: Jamal Murray taking the floor before games and dunking on a surgically repaired knee. Nearby, Michael Porter Jr. launching his smooth long-range jumper following spinal surgery. They painted a picture of the talented Denver Nuggets tandem on the cusp of
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