Month: March 2023

9:42 PM ET Kyrie Irving returned to the lineup Friday night against the Los Angeles Lakers following a three-game absence because of right foot soreness, Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said. “That will give us some juice,” Kidd said. Dallas went 1-2 without Irving. The Mavs will be without Luka Doncic for the fourth straight
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11:13 PM ET ESPN News Services SAN ANTONIO — Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 28 points and the Memphis Grizzlies completed the largest comeback in the NBA this season, rallying from a 29-point deficit in the third quarter to beat the San Antonio Spurs 126-120 in overtime Friday night. Desmond Bane added 21 points, including eight
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9:06 PM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Elena Rybakina fired seven aces in routing top-ranked Iga Swiatek 6-2, 6-2 on Friday to advance to the BNP Paribas Open final. Rybakina will play second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka, who beat Maria Sakkari 6-2, 6-3, in Sunday’s final in the Southern California desert. “It’s going to be
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10:54 PM ET Fairleigh Dickinson pulled off the biggest NCAA tournament upset point spread-wise in 38 years, stunning No. 1 seed Purdue as a 23.5-point underdog on Friday to become the second 16-seed to win a game in the round of 64 at Columbus, Ohio. FDU, which was 25-1 to beat Purdue straight-up at some
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10:31 PM ET MIAMI — Trailing late against a star-studded Puerto Rico team, Mexico battled all the way back, stringing together a three-run seventh inning to steal a 5-4 victory in front of a sold-out crowd at LoanDepot Park in Friday night’s quarterfinal. Mexico advanced into the semifinals for the first time in five World
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8:45 PM ET Kyle Bonagura Close Kyle Bonagura ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Michael DiRocco Close Michael DiRocco ESPN Staff Writer Covered University of Florida for 13 seasons for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union Graduate of Jacksonville University Multiple APSE award winner March Madness is defined by
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9:40 PM ET Jamal CollierESPN CHICAGO — Timberwolves All-Star Anthony Edwards was helped off the court after suffering a right ankle injury during the first quarter of Friday’s game against the Chicago Bulls. Edwards landed awkwardly and collapsed to the floor after leaving his feet to deliver a pass to Mike Conley for a 3-pointer
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9:17 PM ET COLUMBUS, Ohio — Sean Moore raised his hands in the air as the chants of “F-D-U” came raining down from everywhere. The Columbus native then raced to his teammates before high-fiving anyone he could find. On Friday night, Moore and Fairleigh Dickinson pulled off one of the biggest stunners in college basketball
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9:05 PM ET Mike Rothstein ALBANY, N.Y. — After his final game of his third season at Iona, Rick Pitino didn’t know whether he’d be back for a fourth – or if he’d be coaching somewhere else. The 70-year-old Pitino, who reached the NCAA Tournament with Iona for the second time after a long, storied
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7:57 PM ET Associated Press PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Adam Schenk is playing for the 10th consecutive week on the PGA Tour and finally seeing some good results, making enough putts Friday for a 2-under 69 that gave him a 1-shot lead going into the weekend at the Valspar Championship. Schenk had four birdies, all
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12:32 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Erik ten Hag has confirmed he met potential Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe on Friday during the British billionaire’s talks to buy the club. Ratcliffe and other members of his consortium met United CEO Richard Arnold at Old Trafford on Friday morning before touring the Carrington training base. –
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