Month: April 2022

6:59 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Shirley Spork, one of the 13 founders of the LPGA Tour who learned two weeks ago she would be inducted into the LPGA Hall of Fame, died Tuesday, the LPGA said. She was 94. The LPGA said she died in Palm Springs, California, where she had
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7:40 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — New York Mets right-hander Taijuan Walker was put on the 10-day injured list Tuesday because of bursitis in his pitching shoulder, the latest setback to the team’s rotation. Walker threw two perfect innings Monday night at Philadelphia in his season debut, then was pulled after 30 pitches. Walker
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6:14 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Missing his entire rookie season because of a foot injury was rough on Jacksonville Jaguars running back Travis Etienne Jr., but the 25th overall pick in 2021 managed to find a bit of a silver lining. At least he wasn’t as fully immersed in Urban Meyer’s disastrous 11-month tenure
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6:08 PM ET Associated Press JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Saint Peter’s has hired Jersey City native Bashir Mason to replace Shaheen Holloway as the coach of the Peacocks. Holloway left Saint Peter’s a day after his team was eliminated in the Elite Eight by national runner-up North Carolina to return to Seton Hall, his alma
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4:59 PM ET Associated Press HAVANA — Cuban state sports officials on Tuesday denounced a plan by baseball players who left the island to play in the major leagues to field their own team in the next World Baseball Classic. The president of the Cuban Baseball Federation, Juan Reynaldo Pérez, called a news conference and
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4:58 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — The Pirates‘ streak of last-place finishes did not deter Ke’Bryan Hayes from making a long-term commitment, “To be a cornerstone player for the Pirates means a lot to me,” the 25-year-old third baseman said Tuesday after a $70 million, eight-year contract was announced before Pittsburgh’s home opener against
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5:06 PM ET Tom Van Haaren Clemson received a commitment from ESPN 300 quarterback Christopher Vizzina on Tuesday, giving the Tigers football program two pledges to its 2023 class. Vizzina, a 6-foot-3, 200-pound quarterback out of Briarwood Christian School in Birmingham, Alabama, is rated as ESPN’s No. 79 prospect overall. He chose the Tigers over
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5:39 PM ET Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry could return to full practice this week as he recovers from a sprained ligament and a bone bruise in his left foot. Coach Steve Kerr said Curry is “day-to-day” but won’t suit up for the Warriors in the postseason until after he has scrimmaged. The team
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4:12 PM ET CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox placed right-handed starter Lucas Giolito (abdominal strain) and outfielder AJ Pollock (right hamstring strain) on the injured list Tuesday while recalling pitchers Jimmy Lambert and Anderson Severino from Triple-A Charlotte. Giolito is expected to miss only a couple of starts after leaving Opening Day after four
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3:26 PM ET ESPN News Services DUBLIN — Some of the biggest figures in boxing have been urged to cut ties with a promoter who fronts an Irish organized crime gang targeted with sanctions by the American government on Tuesday. The U.S. ambassador to Ireland, Claire Cronin, said at a news conference in Dublin that
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4:49 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian said Tuesday that fifth-year defensive lineman Moro Ojomo will not be speaking to the media “for a while” following the lineman’s comments about the Longhorns’ culture last week. In an interview last week, Ojomo alluded to the fact that only some players would listen to
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4:32 PM ET The Seattle Seahawks have had tight end Noah Fant on their roster for a little over a month and have already decided they like what they’ve seen. The Seahawks, who acquired Fant in early March as part of the Russell Wilson trade with the Denver Broncos, picked up his fifth-year option, valued
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3:30 PM ET Associated Press The NHL has pushed back a scheduled matchup between the Seattle Kraken and Winnipeg Jets as a winter storm sweeps through southern Manitoba. Environment Canada is warning people in Winnipeg to prepare for hazardous winter conditions beginning overnight Tuesday, including nearly 20 inches of snow and winds gusting up to
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3:10 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Tom Clements hasn’t lost his deadpan delivery. When asked what brought him back to Green Bay, the once-retired quarterbacks coach gave a one-word answer. “Delta,” he said, referring to one of the airlines that services Austin Straubel International Airport. In fact, the real answer was two words: Aaron
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