Month: March 2023

2:35 AM ET PHOENIX — The Chicago White Sox tandem of Lance Lynn and Tim Anderson were front and center in Team USA’s 12-1 win over Canada on Monday at the World Baseball Classic. The victory improved the U.S. record to 2-1 with one game remaining in pool play. Lynn pitched five efficient innings, while
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9:39 PM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Carlos Alcaraz defeated Tallon Griekspoor 7-6 (4), 6-3 in the BNP Paribas Open on Monday, joining defending champion Taylor Fritz in the fourth round. Former NBA players Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Nash sat in the front row to see Alcaraz advance in the Southern California desert,
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10:12 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes say forward Andrei Svechnikov will be out indefinitely with a knee injury. The 22-year-old Svechnikov injured his right knee on Saturday night in a loss to Vegas. In a statement Monday night, president and general manager Don Waddell said Svechnikov had an MRI and
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11:16 PM ET DJ Bien-AimeESPN HOUSTON — The Houston Texans have agreed to a two-year, $13 million contract with longtime San Francisco 49ers safety Jimmie Ward, sources told ESPN, confirming an NFL Network report. Ward, who spent his entire nine-year career in San Francisco after being drafted 30th overall in 2014, brings versatility to a
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9:00 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Toronto All-Star pitcher Alek Manoah was among 15 players whose contracts were renewed by their teams rather than reach negotiated agreements. Manoah, who finished third in AL Cy Young Award voting, was given a $745,650 salary while in the major leagues and $353,100 should he be optioned
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11:31 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns and former Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson have agreed to a four-year deal, a source told ESPN on Monday night. The deal is worth $57 million, with $27.5M guaranteed, the NFL Network first reported. The Browns entered free agency with defensive tackle as their biggest
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9:51 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” MIAMI — Four pitchers for Team Puerto Rico combined on a perfect game against Israel in the pool-play round of the World Baseball Classic on Monday night, retiring all 24 hitters in
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9:37 PM ET Free agent defensive tackle Dre’Mont Jones is signing a three-year deal with the Seahawks, he told CBS Sports on Monday night. Jones led the Broncos with 6.5 sacks this season despite missing the final four games of the season with a hip injury that did not require surgery. He was moved to
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8:43 PM ET UT Arlington is expected to hire Kentucky assistant K.T. Turner as its next head coach, sources told ESPN. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Turner joined John Calipari’s staff last offseason after spending one season at Oklahoma under Porter Moser and one season at Texas under Shaka Smart. Prior to moving to Austin, Turner
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8:41 PM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — Luis Ortiz, a minor league pitcher who was in the Baltimore Orioles organization, has died after battling cancer. He was 20. The Orioles announced his death in a statement. “Our hearts are heavy today as we mourn the passing of minor league pitcher Luis Andrés Ortiz Soriano. We
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4:53 PM ET The Pittsburgh Steelers have agreed to a two-year deal with free agent cornerback Patrick Peterson, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Peterson, who will turn 33 this summer, spent the past two seasons with the Minnesota Vikings after 10 years with the Arizona Cardinals in a stretch that included eight Pro Bowl
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8:35 PM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Close Adrian Wojnarowski Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Tim MacMahon Close Tim MacMahon ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant has entered a
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7:45 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Joe Pepitone, an All-Star and Gold Glove first baseman on the 1960s New York Yankees who gained renown for his flamboyant personality, hairpieces and penchant for nightlife, has died at age 82. Pepitone was living with his daughter Cara Pepitone at her house in Kansas City, Missouri,
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7:20 PM ET The New York Giants will sign free agent linebacker Bobby Okereke to a four-year, $40 million contract, with $22 million guaranteed, sources told ESPN’s Jordan Raanan and Adam Schefter on Monday night. Okereke, 26, thrived in the Indianapolis Colts‘ new defensive scheme in 2022, posting a career-high 151 tackles, including 99 solo
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