Month: February 2023

12:51 PM ET Hatayspor’s vice president has said Christian Atsu has been found alive after being buried under rubble following an earthquake in Turkey and Syria. Cem Genco/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Ghana winger Christian Atsu has been found alive after being buried under rubble in the earthquake that hit Turkey, the vice president of his
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2:17 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Kyle Lowry has been ruled out for the Miami Heat‘s next three games because of a left knee issue, and he could be sidelined even longer. Lowry, who turns 37 next month, is averaging 12.0 points and 5.3 assists on 39.6% shooting this season — all down from
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1:54 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI — The San Antonio Spurs are acquiring center Dewayne Dedmon from the Miami Heat, according to multiple reports Tuesday. The Spurs also are getting a second-round draft pick, while the Heat will receive cash considerations, according to reports. The move, once completed, will open some financial flexibility and
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1:31 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — One week after defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans departed to become the Houston Texans‘ head coach, the San Francisco 49ers have his replacement. The Niners are hiring Steve Wilks, who was most recently the interim head coach of the Carolina Panthers, as their next defensive coordinator, sources told ESPN’s
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1:21 PM ET Tulane defensive coordinator Lance Guidry is expected to become the next defensive coordinator at Miami, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Tuesday. Guidry spent the 2022 season at Marshall and took the Tulane job last month. Miami defensive coordinator Kevin Steele has agreed to a deal to become Alabama’s defensive coordinator, sources
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8:18 AM ET The UFC is will open its third Performance Institute training facility later this year, and the location will be in Mexico City, promotion officials told ESPN. The building is targeted to open in the fourth quarter of 2023. Currently, the UFC has Performance Institutes in Las Vegas and Shanghai, China. While the
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12:48 PM ET Martin Truex Jr. won NASCAR’s exhibition race at the LA Coliseum on Sunday, a mouth-watering appetizer ahead of the 2023 season. Chris Williams/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The NASCAR season has arrived. The real season. After the stock car equivalent to a department-store soft opening at the LA Coliseum on Sunday night, the
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12:11 PM ET Sean O’Malley, one of the UFC’s top rising stars, confirmed Friday on his YouTube page that he has signed an eight-fight contract extension with the promotion. The top bantamweight contender didn’t disclose financial details of the deal, but said he negotiated without a manager and felt the UFC gave him the compensation
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12:25 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Amanda Kamekona, a former star softball player at UCLA, has been hired as a hitting instructor for the Cleveland Guardians. She’s the first on-field coach in team history. Kamekona, 36, will be based at the team’s year-round complex in Goodyear, Arizona, where she’ll work with the team’s developmental
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10:42 AM ET As the LIV Golf League prepares to start its second season in Mexico later this month, the circuit being financed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund is generating virtually no revenue, according to federal court documents. The LIV Golf League’s attorneys made that admission in a motion filed with the U.S. District
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10:38 AM ET Northwestern’s game against Iowa on Nov. 4 will be played at Wrigley Field, the latest in a series of games set to take place at the Chicago Cubs’ home ballpark. In 2013, Northwestern and the Cubs announced a multiyear agreement for several Wildcats athletic events at Wrigley, including five football games. Northwestern
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11:23 AM GMT Steve Borthwick’s overhaul of England’s coaching team has continued with forwards coach Richard Cockerill announcing on Tuesday he will join Montpellier after the Six Nations. Cockerill has been looking after the scrum in this campaign and was the last member of Eddie Jones’ staff to keep his job with the England team
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9:51 AM ET Associated Press IndyCar driver Conor Daly will attempt to qualify for the Daytona 500 with the NASCAR team owned by Floyd Mayweather. The Money Team Racing raced its way into the Daytona 500 last year with driver Kaz Grala; Daly made his Cup Series debut for the team in October on The
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10:08 AM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — After the Pegula family kept the health information of Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres co-owner Kim Pegula private for over eight months, Jessica Pegula shared Tuesday that her mother suffered cardiac arrest in June 2022 and remains in recovery. Kim Pegula continues to improve daily but is
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7:00 AM ET John GasawayESPN Insider Close ESPN Insider college basketball contributor First began covering college hoops in 2004 Has written for Basketball Prospectus and the Wall Street Journal The 2022-23 men’s college basketball season has already been a wild ride. North Carolina was everyone’s preseason No. 1. Now you’ll find the Tar Heels rubbing
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