Month: April 2022

10:34 PM ET ESPN News Services CLEVELAND — Joel Embiid did plenty of damage on his own. The Cavaliers, though, felt the big man got some unwarranted help. Cleveland coach J.B. Bickerstaff was highly critical of the officiating after Embiid scored 44 points — and made 20 trips to the free-throw line — in the
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10:23 PM ET LOS ANGELES — After the Lakers continued their free fall from play-in tournament contention with a sixth straight loss on Sunday, Anthony Davis looked back at a season gone awry and reflected on what “could have been.” “I think the biggest thing that I think about personally is what we could have
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9:20 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN As the Kings prepared to host the Warriors on Sunday night, coaches Alvin Gentry and Steve Kerr addressed the mass shooting just blocks from Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center that left six people dead and injured a dozen others early Sunday morning. “It’s an incredible tragedy,” Gentry said during his pregame
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7:34 PM ET Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — Denny Hamlin hoped a visit to the track he watched races at as a youngster would help kick-start a season that started in an uncharacteristic fashion — poorly. Thanks to some crafty tire strategy that his team timed right, he got it done. Hamlin ran down William
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6:35 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Chicago White Sox acquired Reese McGuire from the Toronto Blue Jays for Zack Collins on Sunday in a trade of reserve catchers. McGuire was selected by Pittsburgh in the first round of the 2013 amateur draft. He batted .253 with a homer and 10 RBIs in
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7:03 PM ET Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH , Fla. — To the Washington Nationals, too many games ended last season with star Juan Soto watching from the on-deck circle instead of swinging in the batter’s box. Nationals manager Davey Martinez hopes to limit the number of times that occurs this season by moving Soto
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7:59 PM ET ESPN News Services Chicago White Sox right-hander Lance Lynn will be sidelined for four weeks due to a right knee injury, general manager Rick Hahn said Sunday. Lynn was pulled from his final spring training start Saturday night with right knee discomfort. He will undergo a procedure on Tuesday to repair a
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6:14 PM ET Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander pitched five solid innings in his final spring training tuneup Sunday and pronounced himself healthy and ready to start the season. His next start is set to come in the third game of the year, next Saturday night on the
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5:53 PM ET Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra has been placed in health and safety protocols and will miss Sunday’s game against the Raptors in Toronto. Assistant coach Chris Quinn will replace Spoelstra. Jimmy Butler (toe), Dewayne Dedmon (ankle), Gabe Vincent (toe) and P.J. Tucker (knee) were also ruled out. The game marks Heat
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5:07 PM ET Associated Press GOODYEAR, Ariz. — The Cincinnati Reds informed Shogo Akiyama on Sunday that he would not make the Opening Day roster, leaving him to decide whether he’ll go down to Triple-A or become a free agent. A productive player for nearly a decade in Japan, the outfielder wasn’t able to duplicate
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5:01 PM ET Auburn sophomore Walker Kessler will enter the 2022 NBA draft and forgo his remaining college eligibility by hiring an agent, he told ESPN on Sunday. “I am fully committed to the NBA draft,” Kessler said. “I am not planning on returning to college.” Kessler, ESPN’s No. 24 prospect, was awarded both Naismith
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4:34 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar publicly criticized LeBron James once again Sunday, with the Los Angeles Lakers legend saying he believes the current Lakers star has a greater responsibility in how he conducts himself given his elevated platform. “Some of the things he’s done and said are really beneath him, as far
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