Month: January 2023

9:18 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Pro Bowl middle linebacker Roquan Smith is set to remain the centerpiece of the Baltimore Ravens‘ defense beyond half a season. Smith reached an agreement on a five-year extension on Tuesday, a team source confirmed. The NFL Network is reporting the deal is worth $100 million, which would
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9:26 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — The short-handed Miami Heat became even more depleted in the second quarter of their game Tuesday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder, when backup center Dewayne Dedmon was ejected. The Heat had only nine players available for the game and Dedmon was one of eight they used in
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4:53 PM ET A late brace from Marcus Rashford allowed Manchester United to ease into the Carabao Cup semifinals with a 3-0 win over Charlton Athletic in Tuesday’s quarterfinal at Old Trafford. Antony‘s fine curling strike in the 21st minute gave United a deserved lead before their League One opponents’ resistance was ended by two
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7:38 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN USC defensive coordinator Alex Grinch will remain in his position next season, according to head coach Lincoln Riley, who announced the news in a session with local media on Tuesday. “I’ve been through it enough with that guy to know, don’t bet against him,” Riley said, according to reporters who
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6:12 PM ET David M. Hale Close ESPN Staff Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A strong consensus of FBS coaches signaled support for several key rules changes
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5:40 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Jose Ramirez and Richard Commey have agreed to a deal for a March 25 fight in Fresno, California, sources told ESPN. The Top Rank Boxing on ESPN main event will take place at the Save Mart Center, which is approximately 66 miles from Ramirez’s hometown of Avenal, where he’s headlined
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5:58 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — First baseman Brandon Belt and the Toronto Blue Jays finalized a $9.3 million, one-year contract on Tuesday. Belt, 34, had spent his previous 12 big league seasons with the San Francisco Giants. He was limited to 78 games last year because of a right knee injury that required
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4:06 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Raptors forward Otto Porter Jr. has undergone surgery on his left foot and will miss the rest of the season, the team announced Tuesday. Porter had been sidelined with a dislocated toe since November and appeared in only eight games with the Raptors this season. “This was a
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6:14 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants had been on Michael Conforto‘s radar for a while prior to his signing a $36 million, two-year deal to play in San Francisco. Conforto, who was born in Seattle, welcomed a return to the West Coast. He grew up admiring several members of the Giants
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5:00 PM ET Phoenix Suns president and CEO Jason Rowley told a group of team employees that a recent story placing him at the center of allegations of verbal abuse, retaliation and intimidation in the workplace misrepresented him, and that he would not be resigning from his role, multiple current employees told ESPN. Rowley made
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Jan 10, 2023 Mike CoppingerESPN Errol Spence and Keith Thurman are finalizing a deal for a PBC on PPV fight that is expected to take place in April, sources told ESPN. Spence (28-0, 22 KOs) holds three of the four major titles at welterweight, but this matchup will take place at junior middleweight, sources said.
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5:04 PM ET ESPN News Services Corey Dickerson hopes to show he can still hit for power and make an impact in the majors in his 30s. Signing with the Washington Nationals should give the well-traveled outfielder the chance to show that. Dickerson finalized a $2.25 million, one-year deal with the Nationals on Tuesday. After
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4:27 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball COSTA MESA, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers left tackle Rashawn Slater will return to practice this week, opening the 21-day window for his potential activation off injured
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2:26 PM ET Stephen HolderESPN INDIANAPOLIS — Colts general manager Chris Ballard, admitting he “failed” by taking a flawed approach to the 2022 season, laid out a plan Tuesday that includes considering Jeff Saturday as a candidate in the team’s coaching search and displayed a willingness to trade up to the first pick in the
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