Month: March 2023

10:50 PM ET DAYTON, Ohio — Fairleigh Dickinson finished the 2021-22 season with four wins, fewer than only five of the 358 teams in Division I. The school hired coach Tobin Anderson in May, when many transfers had decided on their next destinations. The Knights began play in November with the shortest roster in Division
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9:27 PM ET Running back James Robinson has agreed to a two-year deal with the New England Patriots that has a maximum value of $8 million, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. Robinson, 24, became an unrestricted free agent when the New York Jets decided not to tender him an offer for the 2023 season.
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8:13 PM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Jagger Leach, the 15-year-old son of three-time major champion Lindsay Davenport, lost in the second round at the FILA International Junior Championships. Leach was beaten by ninth-seeded Stiles Brockett 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 on Wednesday at Indian Wells Tennis Garden, where Leach’s mother reached the finals of
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6:12 PM ET ESPN News Services INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Frances Tiafoe defeated 10th-seeded Cameron Norrie 6-4, 6-4 on Wednesday to reach the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open. The 14th-seeded American ended the 2021 champion’s eight-match winning streak to earn his first semis berth in a Masters 1000 tournament. “Super happy about today,” Tiafoe
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8:06 PM ET ESPN News Services Freddie Freeman said Wednesday that he doesn’t expect to miss the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ season opener with a hamstring injury that kept him out of Team Canada’s final game of the World Baseball Classic. Freeman was forced to exit Canada’s game against Colombia in the fourth inning Tuesday after
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7:13 PM ET Running back Jamaal Williams, coming off a career year with the Detroit Lions, has agreed to join the New Orleans Saints on a three-year, $12 million deal, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The deal includes $8 million fully guaranteed. Williams fit seamlessly into the Lions’ system after joining the team as
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7:39 PM ET The Carolina Panthers have reached a four-year deal with running back Miles Sanders, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Sanders, 25, is coming off a career year for the Philadelphia Eagles. He was selected to the Pro Bowl for the first time after racking up 1,269 yards and 11 touchdowns on the ground
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7:37 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN LOS ANGELES — Andre Iguodala will undergo surgery next week after fracturing his left wrist in a game against the Phoenix Suns on Monday, the Golden State Warriors announced. There is no timetable yet for Iguodala’s return. Coach Steve Kerr told reporters before Wednesday’s game at the LA Clippers that
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6:19 PM ET Six-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Fletcher Cox is returning to the Philadelphia Eagles on a one-year, $10 million deal, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday. Cox turned down more lucrative offers to return to Philadelphia, the sources said. He becomes the third prominent member of the Eagles’ defense to re-sign with
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6:27 PM ET Associated Press Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton handed Mitch Keller the opening day assignment — and a celebratory bottle of bubbly. Shelton broke the news to the 26-year-old right-hander on Wednesday that he’ll get the nod when Pittsburgh begins the season at Cincinnati on March 30. In a video posted on the
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4:10 PM ET Quarterback Jacoby Brissett has agreed to a one-year contract with the Washington Commanders, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Brissett’s deal is worth up to $10 million and includes $8 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. The Commanders didn’t make a big splash at quarterback by landing Brissett, but they found
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5:18 PM ET SACRAMENTO, Calif. — On the eve of the five-year anniversary of UMBC’s historic upset of Virginia, becoming the first No. 16 seed to beat a No. 1 seed in the men’s NCAA basketball tournament, former UMBC coach Ryan Odom is back in the Big Dance. In his second year as the head
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3:09 PM ET The New England Patriots are expected to sign wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster to a three-year, $33 million deal, sources confirmed to ESPN. Smith-Schuster, who helped the Kansas City Chiefs win the Super Bowl last month, will make $22.5 million over the first two years of the deal, a source told ESPN’s Adam
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