Month: October 2022

5:07 PM ET Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis has finalized an extension keeping men’s basketball coach Penny Hardaway under contract through April 2028. Wednesday’s announcement updates a memo of understanding agreed to in December 2020. The announcement comes two weeks after the NCAA put Memphis on three years of probation with a public reprimand
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5:23 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — Time seemingly heals all wounds in the Big Ten, as Michigan men’s basketball coach Juwan Howard and Wisconsin counterpart Greg Gard both said they’ve moved past last season’s confrontation. They even took a photo together at Big Ten media day Wednesday. Making Valentine’s Day date plans pic.twitter.com/oKtGuywg9D — Wisconsin Basketball
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3:58 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Veteran defenseman Anton Stralman parlayed his training camp tryout with the Boston Bruins into a contract with them, signing a $1 million deal for this season. The Bruins announced the agreement Wednesday before facing the Washington Capitals in each team’s season opener. Stralman won’t be eligible to play
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Great Britain won three bronze medals on the opening day of the Track Cycling World Championships in France. Welsh rider Jess Roberts secured individual bronze in the women’s 10km scratch race on her championships debut and dedicated the achievement to her late grandfather. “I’m really happy with that because my grandad passed away on Saturday,”
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4:37 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Down more than 30 points in the fourth quarter in Buffalo, Kenny Pickett wasn’t ready to stop fighting. That’s why when he felt Bills defender Shaq Lawson went after his knees on a low tackle, Pickett shoved Lawson and made it clear he wasn’t happy with the hit. In that
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3:36 PM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles claimed outfielder Jake Cave off waivers from the Minnesota Twins and designated right-hander Jake Reed for assignment. The Orioles announced the moves Wednesday. Cave, 29, spent his first five major league seasons with the Twins. He played in 54 games last season, hitting .213 with
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11:24 AM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa will not play Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings, coach Mike McDaniel said Wednesday, but he will return to the practice field for football activities for the first time in nearly two weeks. Rookie quarterback Skylar Thompson will make his first career start Sunday with
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3:15 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Former NBA player Ben Gordon is facing assault charges for allegedly punching his son at a New York airport. The alleged assault occurred Monday evening at LaGuardia Airport. According to the Queens district attorney’s office, witnesses including an American Airlines employee saw Gordon yell at his son
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3:06 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The hit that Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers took on the final play of Sunday’s loss to the New York Giants in London kept him out of practice on Wednesday but should not affect his status for Sunday’s game against the New York Jets. Giants linebacker Oshane
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2:46 PM BST Wasps are set to enter into administration in the coming days with the club unable to find a solution to their financial woes, the Coventry-based Premiership side said on Wednesday. The former Premiership and European champions Wasps had filed a notice in the High Court last month stating their intention to appoint
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1:32 PM ET ATLANTA — Braves reliever Tyler Matzek is undergoing Tommy John surgery on Wednesday, according to manager Brian Snitker. Matzek, 31, was declared out for the postseason after feeling discomfort in his elbow toward the end of the regular season. After seeing doctors early in the week, it was determined he needed the
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12:34 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott will throw passes Wednesday for the first time since undergoing surgery on his right thumb, but he is expected to miss his fifth straight game Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles. “We are preparing for Cooper [Rush] to start against the Eagles,” coach Mike McCarthy
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12:12 PM ET Associated Press ATHENS, Ga. — Former Georgia coach Vince Dooley has been released from a hospital after being treated for COVID-19. Georgia announced Wednesday that Dooley, 90, was released from an Athens-area hospital on Monday following a “mild case” of COVID-19. He was admitted to the hospital on Saturday. Dooley said in
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11:59 AM ET Detroit Pistons forward Marvin Bagley III is expected to miss three to four weeks after suffering a bone bruise and sprained medial collateral ligament in his right knee, it was announced Wednesday. Bagley, who needed help to leave the court in the first minute of Tuesday night’s preseason loss to the Oklahoma
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