Month: January 2023

5:32 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Before exiting Lambeau Field on Sunday night, quarterback Jared Goff took a victory lap around the stadium to slap hands with Detroit Lions fans who were hanging around to celebrate. After leading Detroit (9-8) to its first winning season since 2017, which included a 20-16 win
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5:23 PM ET Jamal CollierESPN CHICAGO — Chicago Bulls forward Javonte Green will undergo an arthroscopic debridement of his right knee, the team announced Tuesday afternoon, and will be re-evaluated in approximately two weeks. The procedure is scheduled for Wednesday, and there is optimism Green can return to the lineup about a month later, sources
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4:09 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Ons Jabeur, the WTA’s No. 2-ranked player in the world and a finalist at last year’s Wimbledon and US Open, was one of eight announced as members of the inaugural player executive committee for the Professional Tennis Players Association on Tuesday. Jabeur joins co-founders Novak Djokovic and Vasek Pospisil on
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4:41 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Commanders fired offensive coordinator Scott Turner on Tuesday after yet another disappointing season offensively. Turner, who signed a three-year extension last offseason, had been with coach Ron Rivera for seven years, including the past three in Washington. He coached under Rivera for parts of four seasons with
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2:53 PM ET After missing 2½ seasons rehabilitating a severe left knee injury, Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac will play a game for the franchise’s G League affiliate Wednesday, a step toward an NBA return that’s expected to come in the near future, sources told ESPN. Isaac is likely to play two games for the
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Jan 10, 2023 Mike CoppingerESPN Robeisy Ramirez and Isaac Dogboe will meet in a featherweight bout with title implications on April 1 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, sources told ESPN. The Top Rank Boxing on ESPN+ main event is expected to be contested for either the vacant WBO featherweight title or the interim belt. Emanuel Navarrete, the
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3:26 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Red Sox infielder Trevor Story had surgery on his throwing elbow and appears likely to miss a significant portion of the 2023 season. Boston said Tuesday that Story underwent an internal bracing procedure on his right ulnar collateral ligament a day earlier. Texas Rangers team physician Dr. Keith
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3:14 PM ET Stephen Curry will return and start Tuesday night for the Golden State Warriors against the Phoenix Suns, sources told ESPN’s Kendra Andrews. The star point guard’s minute load is still being decided, the sources said. Curry missed the Warriors’ past 11 games with a left shoulder subluxation. On Friday, Curry said his
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1:59 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Marlins ace Sandy Alcantara, the 2022 National League Cy Young winner, was awarded a key to the city of Miami from Mayor Francis Suarez on Tuesday. “His dedication has influenced hundreds, if not thousands of people in our community,” said Suarez, with Alcantara standing to his right and
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2:17 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Bears general manager Ryan Poles backed Justin Fields as Chicago’s starting quarterback for 2023 and said he would have to be “absolutely blown away” to take a quarterback with the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s draft. “Yeah. We had good conversations,” Poles said during his season-ending
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2:36 PM ET Ohio State offensive tackle Paris Johnson Jr., a potential top-10 pick, is headed to the NFL draft. Johnson, projected by ESPN as the No. 9 overall prospect and No. 2 offensive tackle, announced his decision Tuesday on social media. The 6-foot-6, 310-pound Johnson earned consensus All-America honors and was first-team All-Big Ten
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1:30 PM ET Carlos Correa‘s wild offseason adventure has taken another surprising twist: He’s going back to the Minnesota Twins, pending physical, of course. After initially agreeing to terms with the San Francisco Giants, the Giants backed out over concerns about Correa’s long-term health, reportedly related to a leg injury Correa suffered in the minor
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1:06 PM ET Associated Press Retired catcher Stephen Vogt is joining the Seattle Mariners as a bullpen and quality control coach, fulfilling his goal to go right into coaching. The 38-year-old Vogt called it a career after his 10th major league season in 2022. He will join the staff of manager Scott Servais, whose club
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