Month: December 2022

5:52 PM ET An effort to legally recognize college football and basketball players at the University of Southern California as employees of their school, their conference and the NCAA took a significant step forward Thursday. The National Labor Relations Board has directed its Los Angeles regional office to pursue charges of unfair labor practices against
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5:07 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Twenty years have passed since Padraig Harrington first faced Tiger Woods on the weekend at a major, and he has kept a close watch ever since. He doesn’t think Woods is finished. Harrington says Woods can win another major if he can just get to the final
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2:20 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Tyler Huntley has been cleared from the concussion protocol, which makes him the obvious choice to start at quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens in Saturday’s game at Cleveland. Huntley carries no injury designation for Saturday’s game, while Lamar Jackson, Baltimore’s No. 1 quarterback who hasn’t practiced since suffering
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4:17 PM ET ESPN News Services The Baltimore Orioles have reached a one-year, $8 million deal with free agent second baseman/outfielder Adam Frazier, it was announced Thursday. Frazier struggled to a .238 batting average with the Seattle Mariners in 2022 but set career highs in games played (156) and stolen bases (11). He’s versatile in
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4:52 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley said he’s feeling “way better” after being limited with a neck injury in a 38-22 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. Barkley popped up on the injury report last week after suffering a stinger in practice on Dec. 7. He
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5:10 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Atlanta Hawks center Clint Capela is expected to be out for one to two weeks after suffering a strained right calf in Wednesday night’s 135-124 loss at Orlando. The Hawks on Thursday said an MRI revealed the strain. Capela left the game with what was described as tightness
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4:42 PM ET NEW YORK — The Brooklyn Nets have been fined $25,000 “for failing to comply with league policies governing injury reporting,” the NBA announced Thursday. The fine comes in the wake of the Nets resting Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and a slew of other players on Dec. 10, the second night of a
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4:32 PM ET ESPN News Services The Detroit Tigers have bolstered their rotation by agreeing to a one-year contract with right-hander Michael Lorenzen, according to multiple reports. Lorenzen reportedly will make $8.5 million and can earn $1.5 million in performance bonuses based on innings pitched. Lorenzen was 8-6 with a 4.24 ERA in 18 starts
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5:17 PM ET Offensive tackle Samson Okunlola committed to Miami on Thursday. The 6-foot-5, 300-pound Okunlola, from Thayer Academy in Braintree, Massachusetts, is No. 16 overall in the 2023 ESPN 300 and the cycle’s third-best offensive tackle. “Miami, generally, just kind of the class they’re building right now and the educational part, too,” Okunlola told
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4:17 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons knows how Philadelphia must feel about him. “I’m pretty sure they hate me,” Parsons said. Appearing on “The Voncast” with Von Miller recently, Parsons asked, “When you look at the Eagles, is it [Jalen] Hurts or the team?” When Miller responded, “I think it’s
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5:14 PM ET Boston Celtics center Robert Williams III will make his season debut against the Orlando Magic on Friday, agent Kevin Bradbury told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Celtics upgraded Williams to questionable for the game in Thursday’s injury report. Williams underwent surgery on his left knee in September to “remove loose bodies and address
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4:40 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Longtime St. Louis Cardinals broadcaster Dan McLaughlin will not return to the broadcast booth following his arrest this month on a driving while intoxicated charge. Bally Sports Midwest and McLaughlin issued statements Thursday announcing he was stepping away after more than two decades calling Cardinals games. He
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4:29 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — FIU has given coach Mike MacIntyre an extension through the 2027 season, the university announced Thursday. MacIntyre went 4-8 this season, his first with the Panthers. The school had lost 18 of its last 19 games before his arrival and winning four games was enough to convince FIU
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3:48 PM ET Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is expected to miss “a few weeks” with a left shoulder injury, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Thursday. Curry suffered the injury with 2:04 left in the third quarter of Wednesday’s loss to the Pacers, after attempting to strip Jalen Smith of the ball as
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1:18 PM ET The UFC is close to finalizing an important middleweight fight between Marvin Vettori and Roman Dolidze in March, sources told ESPN. Both sides have agreed to the 185-pound matchup, which will take place at UFC 286 on March 18 in London. The UFC has not yet announced a main event for that
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