Month: March 2023

11:27 PM ET New Mexico State‘s scandal-scarred basketball program ended its coaching search on Friday, officially announcing the hire of Sam Houston State’s Jason Hooten. The Aggies zeroed in on Hooten earlier in the week, sources said, and were able to close the deal despite Sam Houston’s attempts to keep him from its intraconference rival.
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9:03 PM ET Associated Press PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic — Matt Wallace of England birdied his last three holes Friday for a 6-under 66, giving him a one-shot lead going into the weekend in the Corales Puntacana Championship. Wallace had missed six out of seven cuts on the PGA Tour until he was in the
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9:08 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Arizona Coyotes minority owner Andrew Barroway was suspended indefinitely by the NHL on Friday following his arrest for domestic violence in Colorado. Barroway spent Thursday night in Pitkin County Jail after police arrested him at an Aspen hotel on a felony strangulation charge, according to a police
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7:15 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Carlos Alcaraz picked up a straight-set win at the Miami Open on Friday to keep his world No. 1 ranking over idle Novak Djokovic. Djokovic is not participating in the Miami Open because he still can’t travel to the United States as a foreign citizen who
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9:43 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Lakers point guard D’Angelo Russell will not play against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night because of a sore right hip, coach Darvin Ham said. “He was evaluated today, has a little something going on with his hip, so it’s best that we hold him out tonight,” Ham
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9:09 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN LOUISVILLE, KY. — No. 1 overall seed Alabama, which emerged as the most dominant and divisive team during a turbulent 2022-23 season, sputtered offensively and found an exit from the NCAA tournament on Friday night. The Crimson Tide fluctuated between careless and reckless in a sloppy 71-64 loss to No.
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8:50 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — In search of a kicker to replace free agent Robbie Gould, the San Francisco 49ers turned back to an increasingly familiar trade partner on Friday. San Francisco acquired kicker Zane Gonzalez from the Carolina Panthers in exchange for a conditional swap of late-round picks in the 2025 NFL
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7:02 PM ET Associated Press Big league pitchers can signal electronically what they plan to throw this year. Major League Baseball expanded use of the PitchCom device to pitchers in addition to catchers on Friday. “Use of the PitchCom device is optional for clubs and wholly voluntary for players,” MLB said in a memo to
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6:48 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The Brooklyn Nets announced Friday evening that Ben Simmons has been diagnosed with a nerve impingement in his back, putting the former All-Star forward’s potential return to the court this season in doubt. Simmons, who hasn’t played since Brooklyn’s final game before the All-Star Break last month with a combination
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5:10 PM ET Boston Bruins forward A.J. Greer has been suspended one game for cross-checking Montreal Canadiens forward Mike Hoffman. The NHL’s Department of Player Safety made the announcement on Friday following a hearing with Greer earlier in the day. The incident between Greer and Hoffman occurred in Thursday’s game between the Canadiens and Bruins.
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4:46 PM ET Utah State football player Josh Davis is in fair condition after suffering a “non-traumatic sudden cardiac arrest” during Thursday’s practice, the school announced Friday. Davis, a redshirt freshman wide receiver, collapsed during the practice at Maverik Stadium and was treated on the field by Utah State’s athletic training staff before being transported
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3:13 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Jerry Green, a Detroit sportswriter who covered 56 consecutive Super Bowls, has died at 94, The Detroit News said Friday. Green retired as a columnist at the News in 2004 but continued to attend the Super Bowl for the newspaper until this year. His streak began with Green
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