Month: December 2022

10:27 PM ET CLEVELAND — Deshaun Watson, who threw a touchdown Saturday in the 13-3 victory over Baltimore, called his first start in Cleveland as the Browns’ new starting quarterback “special.” “From the time we came out pregame,” Watson said, “you could feel the energy in the air.” On a chilly and eventually snowy night
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12:34 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN PHOENIX — Suns coach Monty Williams said there was probably only one individual who could have stopped Devin Booker on Saturday night. “The only person that could’ve stopped him tonight was me by taking him out the game,” Williams said. Thankfully for the Suns, Williams never took Booker out in
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11:47 PM ET ESPN News Services OKLAHOMA CITY — Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant was ejected just before halftime of Saturday night’s 115-109 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder after apparently making remarks to courtside Memphis fans that were derogatory about the officiating. Morant was ejected with 43 seconds left in the half when he
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10:35 PM ET Former UFC bantamweight champion Holly Holm will return to the Octagon against Yana Kunitskaya on March 25, sources told ESPN on Saturday. Holm (14-6) has not fought since May because of an undisclosed injury that required surgery earlier this year. The 41-year-old former professional boxing champion told ESPN in September she expected
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10:36 PM ET LAS VEGAS — The UFC’s final fight of 2022 came down to the scorecards on Saturday, as former middleweight title challenger Jared Cannonier defeated Sean Strickland via split decision. Cannonier (16-6) out-pointed Strickland (25-5) over the course of a five-round main event that took place almost exclusively on the feet. Judges Derek
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10:14 PM ET Stephen HolderESPN MINNEAPOLIS — Zaire Franklin stood in the midst of a stunned locker room and tried to make sense of an unprecedented situation. Despite his best efforts, the Colts linebacker failed. “You give it literally everything you have, you’ve been through a whole lot of adversity,” he said. “We’ve been hearing
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Having been poised on 299 after South Africa’s first innings, Starc produced a magnificent delivery which swung back into van der Dussen shortly before lunch, zipping through a huge gap between bat and pad. The landmark came on the ground where Starc had made his Test debut, against New Zealand in 2011, and claimed Brendon
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9:08 PM ET ESPN News Services The Pittsburgh Pirates and veteran catcher Austin Hedges agreed to a $5 million, one-year contract on Saturday, according to multiple reports. The deal, which is pending a physical, was first reported by The New York Post. The 30-year-old Hedges played for Cleveland last season, batting .163 with seven homers
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7:19 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Tiger Woods and 13-year-old son Charlie weren’t about to let a bad foot and a bum ankle keep them from playing together in the PNC Championship. The way they played Saturday, they might even be able to win it. The partnership Woods referred to as “Team Ice
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4:43 PM ET Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. — Jalyn Gramstad threw three touchdown passes and ran for another to lead Northwestern (Iowa) over Keiser (Florida) 35-25 on Saturday for the NAIA national championship. The Red Raiders (13-1) used the big play to counter long Keiser scoring drives and claim its third title in program history,
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2:58 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN Kent State quarterback Collin Schlee has indicated that he’s committed to transfer to UCLA. Schlee appeared to confirm that commitment on his Instagram story on Saturday night, as he shared several posts with a “committed” graphic on his account. Sources earlier told ESPN’s Pete Thamel that he was expected to
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