Month: April 2022

4:25 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Teoscar Hernandez was placed on the 10-day injured list Thursday with a left oblique strain. Hernandez was pulled from Wednesday’s 6-4 win over the Yankees with left side discomfort, and an MRI revealed the strain. “You never know with obliques but I don’t
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5:45 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN CAMDEN, N.J. — With his first postseason in Philadelphia set to begin Saturday against the Toronto Raptors, James Harden said he isn’t feeling any pressure to perform well for his new team. “Pressure, no. I feel good,” Harden said after Thursday’s practice at the team’s facility here with a smile.
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5:08 PM ET San Diego Padres pitcher Blake Snell is headed to the IL, clearing the way for top prospect MacKenzie Gore to make his major league debut on Friday. Snell, the 2018 AL Cy Young Award winner, was scratched from Sunday’s scheduled start — his first of the season — with left adductor tightness
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4:34 PM ET The Indianapolis Colts have signed veteran free-agent safety Rodney McLeod, it was announced Thursday. McLeod, who missed the first three games of the 2021 season while recovering from a left ACL tear suffered the previous season, made pivotal interceptions in the final two regular-season games to help lift the Philadelphia Eagles into
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3:36 PM ET The Arizona Cardinals are bringing back veteran wide receiver A.J. Green on a one-year deal, it was announced Thursday. Contract terms were not available. Last season, Green came as close as he has been to a 1,000-yard season since his most recent, in 2017. He finished 2021 with 848 yards and three
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4:38 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry participated in the team’s scrimmage Thursday, marking another benchmark in his return from a left foot strain that has kept him out since March 16. Warriors coach Steve Kerr said both he and Curry are optimistic that the guard will be
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2:06 PM ET Associated Press MONACO — Third-ranked Alexander Zverev beat Pablo Carreno Busta 6-2, 7-5 at the Monte Carlo Masters on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the clay-court season opener in Monaco. Carreno Busta broke Zverev to open the second set and built a 3-1 lead before the German rallied, setting up a
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3:11 PM ET Detroit guard Antoine Davis, one of the top scorers in the history of college basketball, on Thursday said he’s entering the transfer portal. “After much thought and consideration, I have decided to enter the transfer portal,” Davis posted to Twitter. “I will always remember the University of Detroit Mercy and what it
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Gujarat Titans 192 for 4 (Pandya 87*, Manohar 43, Parag 1-12) beat Rajasthan Royals (Buttler 54, Hetmyer 29, Ferguson 3-23, Dayal 3-40) by 37 runs Hardik Pandya led from the front in all three departments – scoring an unbeaten 87 off 52 balls, picking up a wicket and effecting a run-out – to set up
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2:39 PM ET The Green Bay Packers are finally adding to their receiver room by signing veteran Sammy Watkins. It’s a one-year deal worth up to $4 million, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Packers have lost three of their top receivers this offseason, headed by All Pro Davante Adams in a trade to
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2:49 PM ET NEW YORK — As the speculation surrounding Ben Simmons‘ potential debut for the Brooklyn Nets continues to be a talking point inside the NBA, Nets star Kevin Durant admitted Thursday that he is preparing as if Simmons won’t return as the Nets get ready for their Eastern Conference quarterfinal matchup with the
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2:07 PM ET Three separate lawsuits were filed earlier this week claiming excessive violence by Dodger Stadium security personnel toward the team’s fans during the 2021 season, listing assault, battery, false imprisonment, violation of civil rights and emotional distress among the accusations. The suits, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday by the same
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1:00 PM ET Patrick Beverley’s trash talking to the LA Clippers cost him $30,000 after the Minnesota Timberwolves point guard was fined by the NBA for “egregious use of profanity” in postgame comments to the media and on social media. Beverley was emotional after Minnesota’s come-from-behind 109-104 play-in win over his former team. He talked
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1:30 PM ET Penn State added two all-conference transfers on Thursday, with former Drexel guard Camren Wynter and former Bucknell guard Andrew Funk committing to the Nittany Lions. Wynter (No. 69) and Funk (No. 84) are both ranked in ESPN’s top 100 transfers. “I thought Penn State was the best fit for me in terms
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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 agreeing to a two-year contract, a source familiar with the deal told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. According to multiple reports, the new deal will pay $6.75 million over each of the next two seasons. Reynolds and the
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