Month: April 2022

10:45 PM ET CHICAGO — The Braves and Cubs traded pitchers on Wednesday night with Atlanta reacquiring right-hander Jesse Chavez for left-hander Sean Newcomb. Chavez, 38, was a key member of the Atlanta bullpen in 2021, helping the Braves to a World Series championship. He appeared in 30 regular-season games last year, compiling a 2.14
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3:50 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Perhaps it shouldn’t come as a surprise that San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel told ESPN’s Jeff Darlington on Wednesday he has requested a trade. There were signs over the past month or so that Samuel was increasingly unhappy with the 49ers, including scrubbing the team from
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7:52 PM ET Boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya has been accused of sexual assault in a lawsuit filed Wednesday against him and his tequila brand Casa Mexico, according to court documents obtained by ESPN. A female former employee of Casa Mexico alleges in the filing that De La Hoya sexually harassed and sexually assaulted
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8:43 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Nationals reliever Sean Doolittle managed to crack a smile and a joke Wednesday, even amid the frustration and disappointment of heading to the 10-day injured list with a sprained left elbow that halted his terrific start to the season. “I couldn’t stop thinking about it last night. Flew
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8:50 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Bucks guard George Hill isn’t expected to return anytime soon from the abdominal strain that has prevented him from playing thus far in the Bucks’ first-round playoff series with the Chicago Bulls. “We don’t expect him in the short term,” Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said Wednesday before
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4:07 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens are already implementing changes after an injury-filled season. There has been more stretching during warm-ups and fewer reps in the workouts for players at the start of the team’s offseason conditioning program this week. The Ravens are coming off a season in which a total
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West Indies limited-overs captain Kieron Pollard has retired from international cricket by announcing his decision on social media. “After careful deliberation I’ve today decided to retire from international cricket,” Pollard said in a video on Instagram. “As is the case of many young persons it was a dream of mine to represent the West Indies
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6:17 PM ET The Red Sox have reinstated catcher Christian Vazquez from the COVID-19 injury list, announcing the move ahead of the team’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Boston. Vazquez was not in the lineup Wednesday night, with Connor Wong filling in again. Vazquez and infielder Jonathan Arauz had been placed on the
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4:22 PM ET Carolina Panthers linebacker Damien Wilson, who was arrested last week in Frisco, Texas, after his ex-girlfriend said he threatened to kill her, is out of jail on a $5,000 bond. Wilson was in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Monday for the start of offseason workouts, but wasn’t at Bank of America Stadium on
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6:11 PM ET Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has claimed the Stamford Bridge pitch was partially to blame for Wednesday’s 4-2 defeat to Arsenal. Two goals from Eddie Nketiah in addition to Emile Smith Rowe‘s first-half strike and Bukayo Saka‘s stoppage-time penalty handed the Gunners a vital win in their pursuit of Champions League football as
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7:29 PM ET ESPN News Services WASHINGTON — The U.S. Capitol was briefly evacuated Wednesday evening after police identified an aircraft that they said posed “a probable threat” — but the plane was actually carrying members of the U.S. Army Golden Knights, who then parachuted into the Washington Nationals‘ baseball stadium for a pregame demonstration.
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