Month: October 2022

1:20 PM ET Associated Press The Texas Rangers have hired Bruce Bochy as their manager, bringing the three-time World Series champion out of a short retirement to take over a team that has had six consecutive losing seasons. Texas made the surprising announcement Friday, just more than two weeks after its season ended. “If I
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1:11 PM ET Oklahoma City Thunder rookie forward Jalen Williams underwent surgery to address a right orbital bone fracture, the team announced. Williams, the No. 12 overall pick in the draft, will be reevaluated in 7-10 days. Williams suffered the injury during the Thunder’s season-opening loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. He was inadvertently elbowed by
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12:47 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns All-Pro right guard Wyatt Teller will miss Sunday’s game against the Baltimore Ravens because of a left calf strain. Teller missed three games in 2020 with a similar calf injury. He suffered the injury during New England’s 38-15 victory over the Browns this past Sunday. He’s been
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11:54 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Frustrated New York Jets wide receiver Elijah Moore, who requested a trade Thursday after being sent home following a blow-up with a coach, returned to the team’s facility Friday but will be inactive Sunday against the Denver Broncos. “To ask him to play a football game with where
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10:01 AM ET ESPN News Services Former No. 1-ranked player Simona Halep has been provisionally suspended by the International Tennis Integrity Agency and faces a possible four-year ban from tennis after failing a drug test during the US Open. The ITIA announced the suspension for Halep, a two-time Grand Slam champion who is currently No.
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10:39 AM ET Oregon State will again be without Chance Nolan for Saturday’s game against Colorado, as the quarterback — who was injured Oct. 1 — has yet to clear concussion protocol, a source told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Friday. Nolan, who has missed games against Stanford and Washington State, left the Beavers’ blowout loss
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11:03 AM ET PITTSBURGH – Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett cleared concussion protocol and is in line to start Sunday against the Miami Dolphins, the team announced Friday morning. Pickett sustained a concussion on a hit in the third quarter of the Steelers’ 20-18 win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Coach Mike Tomlin said Pickett would
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11:21 AM ET NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets guard Joe Harris will make his season debut Friday night against the Toronto Raptors after missing the season opener and most of the preseason because of left foot soreness. “I am going to play tonight,” Harris said after Friday’s shootaround. “I’m excited. I wanted to try and
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11:17 AM ET LSU athletic director Scott Woodward, who has made a name for himself by hiring high-profile coaches, is set to receive a four-year contract extension that would pay him $1.85 million per year. LSU’s board of supervisors is scheduled to vote on the extension Friday afternoon. Woodward’s new contract would run through April
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11:36 AM ET Associated Press The daughters of former NBA All-Star Jayson Williams have denounced St. John’s for its decision to induct their father into the school’s athletics hall of fame because of accusations of neglect in their lives following his role in the 2002 fatal shooting of a limousine driver. Tryumph and Whizdom Williams
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10:00 AM ET Andre SnellingsESPN We’re less than a week into the NBA season but already there are plenty of things around the league that are worthy of a closer look, at least as far as fantasy basketball managers are concerned. Here are five things to watch over the weekend. Can Lillard or Beal be
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8:48 AM ET The PGA Tour filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and Yasir Othman Al-Rumayyan, governor of the fund that finances LIV Golf, according to court records. The complaint was filed under seal in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in Manhattan. The PGA
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9:34 AM ET Associated Press TORONTO — The Blue Jays rewarded John Schneider for his strong performance as their interim manager, agreeing to terms with him Friday on a three-year contract to manage the team. Toronto’s former bench coach, the 42-year-old Schneider went 46-28 as interim manager after replacing Charlie Montoyo in July. Toronto earned
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