Month: March 2023

2:44 PM ET ARLINGTON — The Philadelphia Phillies placed Bryce Harper on the 10-day injured list on Thursday — instead of the 60-day list — offering hope he could return sooner than first announced after undergoing surgery on his right elbow over the winter. Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski was asked about the
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3:06 PM ET Associated Press Twenty years have passed since Frank Solich’s controversial firing from Nebraska, and he hasn’t publicly appeared at Memorial Stadium since. That’s about to change. Solich, 78, remains a beloved figure among much of the fan base, having been an all-conference fullback for the Cornhuskers in the 1960s, an assistant to
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2:11 PM ET Former Bellator MMA champion Phil Davis and Corey Anderson will meet for the first time in June, promotion officials told ESPN on Thursday. The two will square off on the Bellator 297 main card on June 16 inside Wintrust Arena in Chicago. The event, which airs on Showtime, will feature a light
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1:59 PM ET The New York Mets placed right-hander Justin Verlander on the injured list with a low-grade muscle strain near his pitching shoulder, the team announced on Thursday. The injury is to Verlander’s teres major (a muscle that connects the scapula to the upper arm) and he will continue to throw at “moderate intensity”
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2:55 PM ET Alabama freshman forward Brandon Miller, the No. 3 prospect in ESPN’s latest mock draft, is entering the 2023 NBA draft, he told ESPN on Thursday. Miller, a 6-foot-9 All-American considered to be the top college prospect in the draft class, has emerged shoulder-to-shoulder with G League Ignite guard Scoot Henderson to become
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12:53 PM ET Tennessee‘s offense was one of the more consistent storylines of the 2022 season, averaging an FBS-best both in yards (525.5) and points (46.1) a game. With breakout star quarterback Hendon Hooker now off to the NFL, Volunteers head coach Josh Heupel isn’t resting on his laurels as attention turns to this fall
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12:42 PM ET ESPN News Services Cleveland Guardians right-handed reliever Trevor Stephan agreed to terms on a four-year contract extension, the team announced Thursday. The contract puts Stephan under contract through the 2026 season. The deal also has club options for the 2027 and ’28 seasons. Financial terms of the deal were not announced. The
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12:12 PM ET Associated Press FAIRFAX, Va. — Tony Skinn, who helped lead 11th-seeded George Mason to the Final Four as a player in 2006, was hired Thursday as the men’s basketball coach at the school. Skinn replaces Kim English, who left George Mason for Providence after Ed Cooley departed Providence for Georgetown. “Tony Skinn
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9:35 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — A new playing surface has been installed at MetLife Stadium, where the previous turf had become an object of widespread criticism in recent years. While not grass, the new surface is believed to be an improved synthetic turf that will decrease the number of injuries that occur at
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10:00 AM ET Nick DePaulaESPN Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry has signed a new long-term extension with Under Armour that will extend beyond his playing days and into his retirement. While exact terms were not disclosed, the new agreement could be one of the richest-ever endorsement deals in sports once annual base pay, stock
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