Month: April 2022

1:01 AM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Warriors are back in the playoffs for the first time in two years. And unlike the last time they were in the postseason — and the four times before that — there aren’t many expectations surrounding them. Sure, they are expected to make it
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12:17 AM ET Police want to speak with Dallas Cowboys cornerback Kelvin Joseph in connection with a shooting death last month in the Lower Greenville section of Dallas, sources said Thursday. Cameron Ray, 20, was fatally shot after a March 18 altercation with a group of individuals that appeared to include Joseph, a second-round pick
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10:15 PM ET ESPN News Services PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins have been a model of consistency, yet they understand the difficulty of qualifying for the playoffs. It’s still certainly a yearly expectation for an organization that prides itself on trying to win the Stanley Cup each season. Jake Guentzel scored twice, Sidney Crosby also
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10:09 PM ET Dan HajduckyESPN Close Hajducky is a reporter/researcher for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. The $518,000 sale of the game ball used in the now-unretired Tom Brady‘s “final” touchdown pass has been voided
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7:26 PM ET Bryson DeChambeau had surgery on his left wrist Thursday, writing on Instagram that he hopes to return to the PGA Tour within the next two months. DeChambeau said Dr. Thomas Graham, an orthopedic surgeon at Kettering Health in Ohio, performed the surgery to repair a fractured hook of the hamate bone in
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7:51 PM ET Australian golfing great Jack Newton, who has died aged 72, is being hailed as a trailblazer and fearless competitor who leaves a lasting legacy on his sport. Newton, the 1979 Australian Open champion, died overnight due to “health complications”, his family says. Newton’s Australian Open victory was one of three triumphs on
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12:29 PM ET ESPN News Services The Pittsburgh Pirates and All-Star center fielder Bryan Reynolds have avoided arbitration by reaching a two-year contract worth $13.5 million, the team announced Thursday. The new deal will pay $6.75 million over each of the next two seasons. Reynolds and the Pirates were scheduled to go to arbitration after
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6:46 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers reliever Dennis Santana was placed on the COVID-19 injured list after he arrived at the ballpark with symptoms before Thursday night’s game, and tested to determine if he was positive. General manager Chris Young said the team was conferring with Major League Baseball about protocols
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6:16 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The average salary in the major leagues rebounded to $4.4 million on Opening Day, boosted by a frenzy of free-agent signings before and after the 99-day lockout, according to a study of baseball contracts by The Associated Press. New York Mets pitcher Max Scherzer set a season
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6:49 PM ET Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges was fined $50,000 by the NBA on Thursday, one day after he struck a young fan with his mouthpiece after he was ejected from the team’s play-in loss to the host Atlanta Hawks. The incident occurred after Bridges was whistled for a goaltending call midway through the
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