Month: February 2023

9:46 AM ET The Ole Miss Rebels have fired men’s basketball coach Kermit Davis with just over a week left in the regular season, it was announced Friday. “We thank Coach Davis for his dedication to the Ole Miss basketball program and our student-athletes,” athletic director Keith Carter said in a statement. “No one wanted
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9:17 AM ET WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana — After his weeklong breakout performance on the national stage, the only thing on Zach Edey‘s mind was sneakers. You see, the 7-foot-4 Purdue center wears size 20 shoes and there are not a lot of size 20 basketball sneakers on the market. He wore the Nike Zoom Rize
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7:44 AM ET Russell Wilson pushed to have Seahawks coach Pete Carroll fired before his departure from Seattle, according to a report Friday from The Athletic, though the Denver Broncos‘ quarterback subsequently denied doing so on social media. According to the report, Wilson asked Seahawks ownership in February 2022 to fire Carroll and general manager
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7:00 AM ET Jordan ReidESPN It’s a big week for HBCU prospects who could get picked in the 2023 NFL draft. On Monday, 47 players took part in the second annual HBCU combine, where scouts and evaluators from all 32 NFL teams watched workouts at the New Orleans Saints‘ practice facility. The Black College Football
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6:13 AM ET Associated Press PATTAYA, Thailand — Natthakritta Vongtaveelap finished strongly with six birdies on the back nine to take a one-shot lead over Maja Stark after a 7-under 65 in the second round at the LPGA Thailand on Friday. The 20-year-old Thai player had two birdies against a bogey on the front nine
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6:41 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Erik ten Hag says Manchester United‘s Europa League victory over Barcelona shows they “can beat anyone.” United added Barcelona to a list of statement wins this season that already includes Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham and Manchester City with a 2-1 win at Old Trafford on Thursday. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga,
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2:08 AM ET Associated Press TOKYO — Fans of the upcoming World Baseball Classic are going to see two versions, depending whether the games are in the United States or Taiwan, or in Japan. In the United States and Taiwan, fans can cheer and need not wear masks. Taiwan dropped most of its mask mandates
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1:17 AM ET PLAYA VISTA, Calif. — As Bones Hyland was completing his post-practice workout on Thursday, Russell Westbrook walked by in his new blue LA Clippers jersey. The addition of Westbrook, the former MVP point guard, has left some uncertainty surrounding Hyland’s role and minutes moving forward with his new team as the Clippers
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12:19 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — As Joel Embiid missed shot after shot throughout the first half of Thursday night’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies at Wells Fargo Center — ultimately finishing 1-for-8 in the first quarter and 2-for-14 through the first half — he knew that if he was to have his usual
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10:24 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Jakob Silfverberg scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period, John Gibson made 41 saves and the Anaheim Ducks handed the reeling Capitals a sixth consecutive defeat, 4-2 Thursday night, in Alex Ovechkin‘s return for Washington. The Capitals are mired in their longest losing streak since losing
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11:27 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The Lakers‘ first game after the All-Star break got off on the wrong foot for starting point guard D’Angelo Russell. Literally. Russell sprained his right ankle in the first quarter of L.A.’s game against the Golden State Warriors on Thursday and was ruled out the rest of the night,
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