Month: April 2022

9:26 PM ET ESPN News Services Wendell Moore Jr. is the third Duke player this week to announce plans to enter the NBA draft. The school revealed Moore’s decision Thursday night, saying he would hire an agent. The 6-foot-5, 213-pound junior and potential first-round pick won the Julius Erving Award as college basketball’s top small
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8:07 PM ET Associated Press AVONDALE, La. — Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele are a good team even when they’re playing for cash and not just a flag. Cantlay holed a 25-foot eagle putt early and chipped in from 40 feet for birdie late, while Schauffele contributed six birdies of his own, and their three
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6:10 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Mike Tyson was involved in a physical altercation on an airplane Wednesday night, with an edited video obtained by TMZ Sports showing the Hall of Famer striking a passenger seated behind him. A spokesperson for the San Francisco Police Department told ESPN on Thursday that at approximately 10:06 p.m. local
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7:37 PM ET Associated Press CANTON, Ohio — Senior candidates will have more opportunities to be selected for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the next three years. The hall’s Board of Trustees on Thursday approved several changes to the bylaws governing the selection of Hall of Fame enshrinees. In the past, only one
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4:15 PM ET In a court filing Thursday, the NFL expressed an intention to file a motion to compel former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores’ lawsuit against the league and several of its teams alleging racial discrimination into arbitration. Flores’ attorneys pushed back on NFL’s intended move, saying it eliminates much-needed transparency in the
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6:28 PM ET Muhammad Mokaev, one of the UFC’s top prospects, has booked his second appearance in the Octagon. Mokaev, of Manchester, England, will meet Charles Johnson in a 125-pound contest on July 23 at a location to be determined, multiple sources told ESPN. The UFC has not officially announced an event on that date,
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6:10 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United have appointed Erik ten Hag as their new manager. ESPN reported in early April that United were set to finalise the appointment of Ten Hag and the Dutchman has agreed a three-year deal to take over at Old Trafford, with the option of another year. – Don’t have
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6:48 PM ET Milwaukee Bucks star Khris Middleton will miss the rest of the opening-round playoff series against the Chicago Bulls due to a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Middleton will be re-evaluated in two weeks when a timeline on his possible return in these playoffs —
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2:55 PM ET Marcel Louis-Jacques Mike Reiss Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered Patriots since 1997 Joined ESPN in 2009 FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — DeVante Parker was granted his wish; the Miami Dolphins received the draft capital they were looking for; and the New England Patriots got a player they hope will be a top wide receiver
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5:08 PM ET ESPN News Services Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer has had his administrative leave extended by Major League Baseball and the players’ association through April 29, sources told ESPN, confirming multiple media reports. He was placed on seven days’ paid leave last July 2 under the union and MLB’s joint domestic violence
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5:40 PM ET Arizona Cardinals general manager Steve Keim made it clear Thursday that any speculation that the franchise might trade quarterback Kyler Murray is just that. Keim said there is “zero chance” he will trade Murray when asked Thursday. Murray’s future in Arizona has been a topic since his agent, Erik Burkhardt, released a
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4:38 PM ET Associated Press STUTTGART, Germany — US Open champion Emma Raducanu defeated Germany’s Tamara Korpatsch 6-0, 2-6, 6-1 at the Stuttgart Open on Thursday to set up a quarterfinal match against top-ranked Iga Swiatek. It will be the 19-year-old Raducanu’s first match against a top-10 opponent. Raducanu, who won at Flushing Meadows as
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4:19 PM ET ESPN News Services Miguel Cabrera‘s pursuit of baseball history will last at least one more day after a controversial free pass. Cabrera, needing only one hit to become the 33rd player in major league history with 3,000 hits, was intentionally walked in the eighth inning Thursday of the Detroit Tigers‘ 3-0 victory
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2:51 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Rumors continue to swirl around the Detroit Lions, linking them to potential prospects including quarterbacks, with the 2022 NFL draft officially one week away. Detroit currently hold the No. 2 and 32 overall picks, but Lions quarterback Jared Goff is choosing to remain focused on his
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3:56 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Washington Nationals placed reliever Hunter Harvey on the 10-day injured list Thursday with a right pronator strain and promoted right-hander Erasmo Ramírez from Triple-A Rochester. Harvey, 27, has appeared in four games this season, pitching 2 2/3 scoreless innings. The right-hander was claimed off waivers from San
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