Month: December 2022

5:01 PM ET Associated Press SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. — Richard “Dick” Gaines, who played basketball at Seton Hall and is a member of the school’s athletics hall of fame, has died. He was 86. Gaines died Dec. 10, the school announced Friday. He played at Seton Hall from 1954 to 1957 after a one-year stint
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3:06 PM ET The NHL has discussed expanding its regular season from 82 to 84 games in an effort to create more regional rivalry matchups, sources confirmed to ESPN. The league has been considering alternatives to its current schedule after some teams complained about an imbalanced number of divisional games against rivals. Currently, each team
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4:22 PM ET Tiger Woods knows playing through pain caused by plantar fasciitis in his right foot probably isn’t the best thing for his long-term recovery, but the 15-time major champion said it’s a sacrifice he’s willing to make to compete with his son in this weekend’s PNC Championship in Orlando, Florida. Woods and his
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Dec 16, 2022 Kristen Shelton Detroit Red Wings forward Jakub Vrana has been reinstated by the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program, the league announced Friday. On Oct. 19, Vrana entered the program that is designed to offer players treatment for mental health and ranging to substance abuse. He is now available to rejoin Detroit’s lineup while
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2:46 PM ET Tyrell Terry, a guard selected by the Dallas Mavericks with the No. 31 overall pick in the 2020 draft, cited overwhelming anxiety in an Instagram post announcing his retirement from the game. “I decided to let go of the game that has formed a large part of my identity,” Terry wrote. “Something
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2:58 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett will have surgery to repair a broken bone in his hand and hopes to return at some point before the end of the regular season, coach Pete Carroll said Friday. Seattle’s leading receiver broke the metacarpal bone that connects to his index finger
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1:33 PM ET After nearly 10 months of rehabilitation on a torn left ACL, Milwaukee Bucks forward Joe Ingles is targeting his return against the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday, sources told ESPN on Friday. Once Ingles successfully completes a final 5-on-5 workout Saturday, that’ll be considered the last hurdle in his comeback and will
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3:24 PM ET Alabama outside linebacker Will Anderson Jr. and quarterback Bryce Young, rated by ESPN’s Todd McShay as the top two prospects in the 2023 NFL draft, both plan to play in the Crimson Tide’s bowl game. Coach Nick Saban told ESPN he doesn’t expect the Tide to have any opt-outs for the game.
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3:34 PM ET The Denver Broncos have ruled out Russell Wilson for Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals, paving the way for Brett Rypien to start. Wilson left Sunday’s loss to the Kansas City Chiefs with a concussion early in the fourth quarter. The Broncos on Friday said he passed the league’s protocol, but they
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3:32 PM ET Marc J. Spears WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Chris Paul is now a college graduate. The Phoenix Suns guard graduated from Winston-Salem State University on Friday at Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Annex. Paul earned a bachelor’s degree in mass communications. Paul originally attended Wake Forest, where he starred as a basketball player from 2003 to 2005
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3:44 PM GMT England’s Rugby Football Union (RFU) on Friday approved the application by a bidder for the planned takeover of Wasps but rejected another for Worcester Warriors after an assessment by the governing body’s Club Financial Viability Group. Financially-hit Wasps and Worcester have both been suspended for going into administration and will drop from
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1:40 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry says he was relieved when surgery was taken off the table as a possible course of action for his left shoulder injury. “One hundred percent,” Curry said after the Warriors’ shootaround Friday morning. “That changed the whole dynamic of the conversation, both
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1:40 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Mike Tomlin isn’t ready to land the plane quite yet. While Pittsburgh Steelers rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett will be listed as doubtful for Sunday’s game at the Carolina Panthers, Tomlin said Friday he wouldn’t name a starting quarterback until Saturday. Both Mitch Trubisky and Mason Rudolph have taken first-team practice
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1:35 PM ET Associated Press GRAND BAIE, Mauritius — Antoine Rozner and Alfredo Garcia-Heredia credited island vibes after they moved into a tie for the lead with Sami Valimaki at the Mauritius Open on Friday. Rozner shot an 8-under 64 to join Garcia-Heredia and Valimaki in a one-stroke lead — at 10-under 134 overall —
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1:29 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. – Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles ruled out defensive tackle Vita Vea, outside linebacker Genard Avery, outside linebacker Carl Nassib and cornerback Jamel Dean for Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals, while Bengals coach Zac Taylor said he “feels good about” the game status for wide receivers Tyler Boyd
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1:36 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Louis Orr, a star forward at Syracuse who played eight NBA seasons before going into a lengthy career in coaching, has died. He was 64. Orr’s family said Friday in a statement through Georgetown that he died Thursday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Orr helped Syracuse make
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12:49 PM ET Charlotte Hornets forward Gordon Hayward plans to make his return to the lineup against the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night, his agent, Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports, told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Hayward has missed the Hornets’ past nine games after suffering a fractured left shoulder last month. He also missed eight games
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