Month: February 2023

7:18 PM ET Associated Press Baltimore Orioles CEO John Angelos is hoping to complete a new lease for Camden Yards with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore at some point this summer. The current lease for the ballpark expires at the end of this year. The Orioles and Moore released a statement Feb. 1 that touted a
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3:44 PM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO — Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews announced Sunday that he is dealing with symptoms of long COVID-19 and chronic immune response syndrome. Toews, 34, hasn’t played since Jan. 28. The Blackhawks placed the center on injured reserve Wednesday with what they said was a non-COVID-19-related illness. “It has been
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7:32 PM ET Associated Press NAPLES, Fla. — Bernhard Langer matched Hale Irwin‘s PGA Tour Champions victory record of 45 on Sunday, winning the Chubb Classic for the fifth time. The 65-year-old Langer matched his age with a closing 7-under 65 for a three-stroke victory over Steve Stricker and Padraig Harrington. “It’s extremely special because
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7:31 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Infielder Elvis Andrus and the Chicago White Sox are in agreement on a one-year, $3 million contract, pending a physical, sources familiar with the deal told ESPN on Sunday. Andrus, 34, spent
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7:06 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Brandon Murray‘s 17 points helped Georgetown defeat Butler 68-62 on Sunday. The Hoyas earned their first road win of the season, snapping a 22-game road losing streak overall, dating to Feb. 27, 2021. Murray added six rebounds for the Hoyas (7-21, 2-15 Big East Conference). Qudus Wahab scored
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6:19 PM ET Associated Press Major League Baseball announced Sunday that San Diego Padres pitcher Nick Martinez will replace Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw on the 30-man roster for the United States for the World Baseball Classic. Martinez went 4-4 with a 3.47 ERA in 47 games for San Diego last season, making 10
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6:16 PM ET New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones is in the process of making an agent change with a new contract and free agency on the horizon, multiple sources told ESPN on Sunday. Jones was represented by CAA since being the sixth overall draft pick out of Duke in 2019. The expectation, according to
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5:24 PM ET Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz won his first title since his milestone US Open triumph by beating Cameron Norrie in straight sets at the Argentina Open on Sunday. The world No. 2 overcame No. 12 Norrie 6-3, 7-5 in the clay-court final. “I felt very comfortable,” Alcaraz said.
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3:45 PM ET ESPN News Services GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Cleveland Guardians manager Terry Francona is feeling much better these days. He has a rod in his left foot that bothers him when he wears his beloved flip-flops, but that’s a breeze compared with what he experienced in the past. The former big league infielder dealt
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2:02 PM ET For the second straight season, the New York Rangers have traded for forward Tyler Motte, acquiring him this time from the Ottawa Senators. The Rangers added Motte on Sunday in exchange for forward Julien Gauthier and a conditional 2023 seventh-round draft pick. The pick would become a sixth-rounder if the Rangers reach
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12:11 PM ET ESPN News Services Kevin Love plans to sign with the Miami Heat after clearing waivers, his agent, Jeff Schwartz, told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Love’s expectation is that he can play a sizable role in the Heat’s frontcourt rotation as they push into the Eastern Conference playoffs. Love also talked with the Philadelphia
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11:41 AM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — New Arizona Cardinals coach Jonathan Gannon has moved quickly to fill his offensive and defensive coordinator positions. Philadelphia Eagles linebackers coach Nick Rallis will be the Cardinals’ defensive coordinator and Cleveland Browns quarterbacks coach Drew Petzing will be the team’s offensive coordinator, sources confirmed to ESPN. Rallis, 29, worked
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12:15 PM ET Former NFL head coach and current ESPN analyst Rex Ryan interviewed Saturday in Denver for the Broncos‘ defensive coordinator job on Sean Payton’s staff, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Ryan and former Broncos head coach Vance Joseph are among a handful of candidates for the job. Joseph, who had been the Arizona
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