Month: March 2023

5:39 PM ET Baylor freshman Keyonte George, a projected top-10 pick, will forgo his college eligibility and enter the 2023 NBA draft, he told ESPN on Tuesday. “Playing for coach Scott Drew was a blessing,” George said. “He’s a coach that not only cares about you as a player but also outside of basketball. He
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5:57 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Longtime Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews returned to the ice Tuesday but hinted his stellar NHL career could be winding down after 15 years. Toews, 34, skated with teammates prior to Chicago’s game with the Dallas Stars. It was his first time practicing with them since a game
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5:14 PM ET (adds details, quotes) GLASGOW, Scotland, March 28 (Reuters) – Scotland’s Scott McTominay grabbed another brace of goals as they stunned a much-changed Spain side to earn a deserved 2-0 victory in their Euro 2024 qualifier at Hampden Park on Tuesday and maintain their perfect start to the campaign. The win was a
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3:43 PM ET PHOENIX — The jersey No. 0 is coming to rosters across the NFL. The league voted Tuesday to allow all players other than offensive and defensive linemen to wear the jersey No. 0. The proposal was submitted by the Philadelphia Eagles, and also allows kickers and punters to use any jersey numeral
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3:47 PM ET Kevin Durant will finally make his home debut as a Phoenix Sun on Wednesday against the Minnesota Timberwolves after missing three weeks with a left ankle sprain, sources confirmed to ESPN. Durant suffered a freak sprain after slipping during pregame warmups on March 8, which caused him to miss the last 10
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2:59 PM ET Reuters Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been ruled out of Tuesday’s game against the visiting Charlotte Hornets due to a left ankle sprain. Gilgeous-Alexander, 24, leads the Thunder in points (31.3) and steals (1.7). He’s also averaging 5.4 assists in 64 games this
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3:28 PM ET NC State sophomore Terquavion Smith, a projected first-round pick, will declare for the 2023 NBA draft, he told ESPN on Tuesday. “I’m forgoing my college eligibility and going all the way in,” Smith said. “I’m thankful for everything the NC State coaching staff and fans have done for me. This is the
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2:24 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — The Milwaukee Brewers outrighted infielder Keston Hiura to their Triple-A affiliate in Nashville on Tuesday after he cleared waivers. The move means Hiura will remain with the Brewers organization after they had designated him for assignment. Hiura, 26, had an outstanding rookie season in 2019 but hasn’t been
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1:55 PM ET PHOENIX — Aaron Rodgers, he is not. And Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur did his best to remind everyone of that when it comes to Rodgers’ replacement, Jordan Love. Let the transition from Rodgers to Love begin, but LaFleur did so with toned-down expectations for the 2020 first-round pick, who has
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2:02 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Second baseman Andrés Giménez and the Cleveland Guardians are in agreement on a seven-year, $106.5 million contract extension that includes an eighth-year club option, sources told ESPN, locking up the biggest breakout
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12:15 PM ET ESPN News Services The Josh Harris/Mitchell Rales group, which now includes Magic Johnson, officially submitted a fully financed bid for the Washington Commanders that meets Dan Snyder’s $6 billion asking price, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. If accepted, the deal would break the previous record sale for a franchise, set last
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1:08 PM ET ESPN News Services El Cardonal, a Tiger Woods-designed course in Mexico, will be the site of the World Wide Technology Championship this fall, the PGA Tour said Tuesday. The PGA Tour’s agreement with Mayakoba, which was designed by LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman, ended after 2022. Mayakoba hosted LIV Golf’s 2023 season-opener
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1:22 PM ET Associated Press The LPGA Tour is going back to Malaysia and restoring what could have been another gap in the Asia swing. The Maybank Championship will be Oct. 26-29 at Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club, replacing the void created when the Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA was canceled. The Maybank Championship will
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12:57 PM ET The Brooklyn Nets are shutting down guard Ben Simmons for the rest of the season, coach Jacque Vaughn said Tuesday. Simmons hasn’t played since the Nets’ final game before the All-Star break last month because of a nerve issue in his back. He has missed a total of 33 games this season
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12:06 PM ET PHOENIX — Two weeks before he’ll begin working with his new players for the first time, first-year Arizona Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon said he’s under the assumption that wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins will be a Cardinal despite trade rumors. “Right now, I’m operating under the premise that Hop’s our starting X
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