Month: February 2023

12:57 PM ET Right-hander Yu Darvish and the San Diego Padres are in agreement on a six-year, $108 million contract extension, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Thursday. The deal, which contains a full no-trade provision, starts this season and runs through 2028, when Darvish, 36, will be 42 years old. The average annual value
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12:39 PM ET PHOENIX — Defensive end Brandon Graham is the author of one of the biggest plays in Philadelphia Eagles history — a strip sack on Tom Brady late in Super Bowl LII to help secure Philadelphia’s first-ever Lombardi Trophy with a win over the New England Patriots. Five years later, Graham is hoping
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Feb 8, 2023 After a blockbuster opening weekend, Six Nations returns for its second round of fixtures this weekend. Winners of their curtain-raisers, Ireland and holders France go toe-to-toe at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin in what could prove to be a deciding match-up in the tournament. After their opening day defeat to Andy Farrell’s Ireland,
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12:51 PM ET The Portland Trail Blazers are acquiring Philadelphia 76ers wing Matisse Thybulle as a part of a three-way deal with the Charlotte Hornets, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Sixers are getting Jalen McDaniels in the deal, while the Hornets are receiving multiple second-round picks, a source said. Editor’s Picks 1 Related McDaniels,
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12:48 PM ET Veteran coach Charlie Strong, who was Miami’s co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach last season, told ESPN on Thursday that he would not return to Miami in 2023 after being passed over for the defensive coordinator job. “Coach [Mario] Cristobal and the program made a decision to go in a different direction. It’s
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12:46 PM ET Jae Crowder, who was traded to the Brooklyn Nets from the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night, again was on the move Thursday as he was dealt to the Milwaukee Bucks, sources confirmed to ESPN amid multiple media reports. Crowder, who hasn’t played all season after agreeing with the Suns to sit out
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7:48 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show After the multiple disappointments of fights failing to materialize last year, 2023 is already shaping up to be an improvement for boxing, with some
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