Month: December 2022

1:40 AM ET Jamal CollierESPN CHICAGO — Bulls guard DeMar DeRozan took issue with what he deemed to be an “excessive hit” from the Milwaukee Bucks‘ Grayson Allen during the third quarter of Chicago’s 119-113 overtime victory on Wednesday night. With just under seven minutes remaining in the third, Allen was attempting to set a
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12:59 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN With time ticking away in the fourth quarter and the New Orleans Pelicans trailing the Minnesota Timberwolves, CJ McCollum joked that the Pelicans’ game plan became quite simple. “Get the ball to Z and get the f— out the way,” he said. Zion Williamson finished with a career-high 43 points,
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1:13 AM ET NEW YORK — After No. 22 Xavier‘s 84-79 win over St. John’s on Wednesday night, Musketeers coach Sean Miller and his former assistant at Arizona, Book Richardson, spoke for the first time in five years. The NCAA hit Richardson with a 10-year show-cause penalty earlier this month for his role in the
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6:32 PM ET Erling Haaland said missing out on the World Cup was an “irritation and motivation” that drove him “a bit mad” after becoming the first player to score 20 Premier League goals before January by netting twice in Manchester City‘s 3-1 win against Leeds at Elland Road. The summer signing from Borussia Dortmund,
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10:32 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves acquired left-handed reliever Lucas Luetge from the New York Yankees in exchange for two minor leaguers on Wednesday night. The Yankees acquired right-hander Indigo Diaz and infielder Caleb Durbin. Luetge, 35, posted ERAs under 3.00 while pitching in at least 50 games in each of
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10:32 PM ET ESPN News Services Veteran Jean Segura and the Miami Marlins have agreed to a two-year, $17 million deal, according to multiple reports Wednesday night. It’s the first free agent move of the offseason for the Marlins, who are coming off a 69-93 season — their 12th losing record in the past 13
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9:03 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — In need of an offensive boost, the Seattle Seahawks could get one this week with wide receiver Tyler Lockett making significant progress in his return from surgery to repair a broken bone in his hand. Lockett was held out of practice on Wednesday, but coach Pete Carroll said
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6:50 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers still has a right thumb injury, and now he has traded sore ribs for a banged-up left knee. The Green Bay Packers held their quarterback out of practice on Wednesday after a couple of Miami Dolphins defenders landed on Rodgers in the second quarter of Sunday’s
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7:43 PM ET ESPN News Services MONCTON, New Brunswick — Dalibor Dvorsky, Robert Baco and Filip Mesar scored in a 3:19 span in the second period and Slovakia upset the United States 6-3 on Wednesday in the world junior championship. Libor Nemec, Peter Repcik and Alex Ciernik also scored for Slovakia, and captain Simon Nemec,
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9:11 PM ET ESPN News Services DETROIT — Three players were ejected after a fight between the Orlando Magic and Detroit Pistons late in the first half of Wednesday’s game. Orlando’s Franz Wagner was ejected for a flagrant foul, while Detroit’s Killian Hayes and Hamidou Diallo were ejected for their actions during the ensuing scuffle
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8:24 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN Former Cal quarterback Jack Plummer announced on his Twitter account Wednesday that he is transferring to Louisville for his final season of eligibility and reuniting with new Cardinals head coach Jeff Brohm. Plummer, a 6-foot-5, 215-pound senior, entered the transfer portal as a graduate transfer a week ago. He started
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