Month: October 2022

7:27 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Cavaliers All-Star guard Darius Garland did not sustain any structural damage to his left eye when he got hit during Cleveland’s season-opening loss in Toronto. Garland suffered a laceration inside his eyelid in the first quarter Wednesday night when Raptors guard Gary Trent Jr. inadvertently poked him going
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1:03 AM ET HOUSTON — First, Framber Valdez made a mistake. Then, he made things way worse, and suddenly, the Houston Astros starter found himself trying to prevent Game 2 of the American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees from unraveling. Valdez was working with a 3-0 lead after Astros third baseman Alex
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11:50 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — James Harden ended last season saying that with a full offseason to work on his game ahead of him, he’d look like a different player this season. Following a second straight terrific performance to begin the season for the 76ers Thursday night, scoring 31 points to go with
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11:24 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The San Francisco 49ers are sending second-, third- and fourth-round picks in 2023 and a fifth-round pick in 2024 to the Carolina Panthers for star running back Christian McCaffrey, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday night. The deal gives San Francisco the offensive weapon needed to compete for
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10:43 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Lakers coach Darvin Ham says he and Russell Westbrook have “moved on” and have “an understanding” after the point guard suggested Ham’s decision to bring him off the bench in the preseason could have contributed to a minor hamstring injury he suffered. Ham, however, pushed back at any insinuation
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10:58 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Welterweight titleholder Terence Crawford and David Avanesyan have signed contracts for a pay-per-view fight on Dec. 10 at CHI Health Center in the champion’s native Omaha, Nebraska, Crawford told ESPN on Thursday. The fight will be available on BLK Prime for $39.95, a spokesperson for the streaming service told ESPN.
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10:44 PM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — New Orleans Saints cornerback Bradley Roby was ruled out in the third quarter of Thursday night’s game against the Arizona Cardinals with an ankle injury. Roby was carted off the sidelines in the first quarter and did not return. He had his right shoe off on the cart. Roby’s
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9:22 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Kawhi Leonard‘s return will start with him coming off the bench for the LA Clippers in their opener Thursday night against the host Los Angeles Lakers. Clippers coach Ty Lue said the decision to bring Leonard off the bench while on a minutes restriction was a collaborative decision between
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8:35 PM ET Katherine TerrellESPN Staff Writer Close Covered the NFL since 2013 Previously covered the Saints for the Times-Picayune and The Athletic Bengals beat writer for ESPN from 2016-19 Follow on Twitter Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print GLENDALE, Ariz. — New Orleans Saints quarterback Andy Dalton didn’t have wide receivers Michael Thomas
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8:02 PM ET Detroit Pistons assistant general manager Rob Murphy is on leave after the organization commenced an investigation into an allegation of workplace misconduct involving a female former employee, sources told ESPN on Thursday night. Murphy, 50, has been out of the Pistons’ offices for approximately a week on leave after management was made
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6:24 PM ET Saudi Golf Federation CEO Majed Al Sorour on Thursday attempted to walk back comments recently made to the New Yorker, in which he suggested that the federation would start its own major championships if LIV Golf players aren’t permitted to participate in the four existing ones. In a story that was published
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7:27 PM ET Associated Press RIDGELAND, S.C. — Tom Kim felt as much a spectator as a player Thursday in the CJ Cup, amazed at how Rory McIlroy produces so much power with so little effort. Kim wasn’t too bad himself. They were the star attractions on a beautiful morning at Congaree Golf Club, one
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1:02 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has axed striker Cristiano Ronaldo from the squad to face Chelsea on Saturday as punishment for his early exit during the win over Tottenham Hotspur. Ten Hag has taken the decision after Ronaldo left Old Trafford before the end of the 2-0 victory over
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6:27 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Repeated fourth-quarter meltdowns have led to one of the wildest starts in Baltimore Ravens history. Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey said Thursday that the sting of another late-game collapse led to him referencing a quote often attributed to Albert Einstein after a 24-20 loss to the New York
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