Month: December 2022

10:45 PM ET Jim Leonhard will not return to the Wisconsin staff next season, he announced on social media Tuesday night. Leonhard, 40, was the Badgers’ interim coach for the final seven regular-season games, after Wisconsin’s surprising decision to fire coach Paul Chryst on Oct. 2. He will serve as Wisconsin’s defensive coordinator for the
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9:30 PM ET The Pittsburgh Pirates secured the No. 1 overall pick in next year’s draft on Tuesday, during Major League Baseball’s first ever draft lottery. The next five picks, respectively, went to the Washington Nationals, Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, Minnesota Twins and Oakland Athletics. MLB and the MLB Players’ Association agreed to a draft
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8:29 PM ET CLEVELAND — Los Angeles Lakers star big man Anthony Davis exited in the first half of Tuesday’s game against the Cavaliers with flu-like symptoms and will not return, according to the team. Davis totaled just one point, going 1-for-3 from the free throw line, with three rebounds and two assists in eight
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8:32 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The San Francisco Giants agreed to terms with outfielder Mitch Haniger, the team announced Tuesday, filling a hole in the Giants’ outfield as they continue their free agent pursuit of American League
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5:45 PM ET LUSAIL, Qatar — Portugal coach Fernando Santos said Cristiano Ronaldo‘s ongoing role in his team is “something which has to be defined” after dropping the 37-year-old for Tuesday’s 6-1 thrashing of Switzerland in the World Cup round of 16. A hat trick from Ronaldo’s replacement, 21-year-old Goncalo Ramos, in addition to goals
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6:45 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SALT LAKE CITY — The Golden State Warriors announced Tuesday they have recalled center James Wiseman from their G League affiliate, the Santa Cruz Warriors. The Warriors will fly to Salt Lake City on Tuesday afternoon for a one-game road trip against the Jazz on Wednesday, which Wiseman is expected
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6:27 PM ET ESPN News Services Outfielder Cody Bellinger and the Chicago Cubs are in agreement on a one-year, $17.5 million contract, sources familiar with the deal told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Tuesday. The 27-year-old Bellinger continued to provide Gold Glove-caliber defense in center field for the Los Angeles Dodgers last season, in addition to
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4:53 PM ET Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — TCU offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Garrett Riley is the winner of the Broyles Award as the top assistant football coach in the nation, the Frank and Barbara Broyles Foundation announced Tuesday. Riley coached Heisman Trophy finalist Max Duggan and coordinated the top offense in the
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4:29 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Mills Lane, the Hall of Fame referee who officiated the Mike Tyson-Evander Holyfield “Bite Fight” and more than 100 other championship bouts, died Tuesday morning at his Reno, Nevada, home, his son Terry Lane confirmed to ESPN. He was 85. Lane, known for his prefight catchphrase “Let’s get it on,”
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5:05 PM ET SAN DIEGO — The Texas Rangers agreed to terms on a two-year deal with free agent starting pitcher Andrew Heaney on Tuesday, further bolstering a rotation that previously added Jacob deGrom, a source told ESPN. Heaney’s two-year deal, which is pending a physical, is valued at $25 million but can increase to
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5:24 PM ET Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Chris Low Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee UNLV has hired Arkansas defensive coordinator Barry Odom to be its next head coach, the school
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3:59 PM ET SAN DIEGO — MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said the league is hopeful that a sales process involving a change in ownership of the Los Angeles Angels could be completed by Opening Day of next season. “My understanding is that the club would like to have the sale resolved by Opening Day,” Manfred
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3:40 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles defensive end Robert Quinn is slated to have his knee scoped this week, a league source confirmed to ESPN, and he was placed on injured reserve Tuesday, the team announced. Quinn went to the trainers following Thursday’s practice because something in his knee didn’t feel right, the source added.
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