8:35 PM ET Another year, another verdict from the NCAA men’s basketball selection committee on the 2023 field of 68. It generally hit the mark, but it also left plenty of room for nitpicking among those of us who otherwise need to get a life. Here’s what it got right, and what it did not:
Month: March 2023
7:26 PM ET Associated Press AVONDALE, Ariz. — William Byron took advantage of a late restart to earn a Cup Series victory, just like last weekend. Kyle Larson was the victim of Byron’s late restart prowess, just like last weekend. It was a strange bit of déjà vu at Phoenix Raceway, as Byron won his
7:45 PM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — As Scottie Scheffler stood over his ball lying awkwardly in the rough above a greenside bunker on the eighth hole at the Stadium Course on Sunday, the men trying to chase him in the final round of the Players Championship were self-imploding. Australia’s Min Woo Lee started
8:21 PM ET Associated Press The San Diego Padres are flirting with the idea of beginning the season with a six-man pitching rotation. Settling on an Opening Day starter, though, may not be as easy a decision for manager Bob Melvin. With Joe Musgrove sidelined by a toe injury and Yu Darvish pitching for Japan
6:55 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Zach Edey draped the net around his neck and had no plans to relinquish it until whenever coach Matt Painter asked for it. He wanted to soak up every last drop of this moment. Edey scored 30 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, and No. 5 Purdue hung on
8:25 PM ET North Carolina entered the season as the No. 1 team in America in the Associated Press preseason poll. After an improbable fall that ended without a spot in the NCAA tournament on Selection Sunday, UNC’s season has ended. The Tar Heels, the first team to start No. 1 and miss the NCAA
6:50 PM ET Raphinha provided a match-winner for the second week running as Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao in another 1-0 win, this time at San Mames on Sunday, despite some late drama as Inaki Williams had an equaliser ruled out by VAR. Williams thought he had earned a point for the home side in the
6:45 PM ET We have our bracket! In men’s college basketball, the chaos will soon begin now that the field of 68 has been announced. And this season, it seems as if anything could happen. Maybe the powerhouses will dominate the next three weeks of action. Or maybe a team like last year’s Saint Peter’s
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6:30 PM ET CINCINNATI — The National Football League Players Association has warned members that the Cincinnati Bengals are looking to alter workers’ compensation laws in Ohio. In communications issued Saturday night, the NFLPA told players that the Bengals are seeking to introduce legislation that would limit professional athletes who have been under contract for
5:26 PM ET Marcel Louis-Jacques Sarah Barshop Close Sarah Barshop ESPN Staff Writer Covered the Packers for ESPN Milwaukee Marquette University graduate Amid all of the talk about Aaron Rodgers possibly joining the New York Jets, it was their AFC East rivals the Miami Dolphins who made the first blockbuster trade of the offseason Sunday,
6:53 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW ORLEANS — Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard was downgraded to out ahead of Sunday night’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans, the team announced about 45 minutes before tipoff. Lillard was listed on the injury report as probable with right calf tightness and went through his warmup before
6:09 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — While they wait on a decision from quarterback Aaron Rodgers, the New York Jets locked up linebacker Quincy Williams with a three-year, $18 million contract, a source told ESPN on Sunday. The deal can be worth as much as $21 million and it includes $9 million in guarantees,
6:26 PM ET Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic will miss his second consecutive game Monday because of a left thigh strain. Fellow All-Star guard Kyrie Irving, who is dealing with right foot soreness, is listed as questionable for Monday’s home game against the Memphis Grizzlies. Doncic and Irving both missed Saturday’s 112-108 loss to the
5:45 PM ET Kansas coach Bill Self was discharged from the University of Kansas Health System on Sunday and returned home, the school announced. He is expected to rejoin the team this week in advance of the NCAA tournament. Self missed the Big 12 tournament after going to the hospital Wednesday night complaining of chest
6:23 PM ET ESPN News Services INDIANAPOLIS — Alabama is the overall top seed in the NCAA Tournament after cruising through the end of a season clouded by a murder case over the past two months. The Crimson Tide was awarded the top spot Sunday over Kansas and Houston, each of whom exited their conference
5:11 PM ET Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora expects his new third baseman Justin Turner back before Opening Day after a frightening scene when the former Dodger was hit in the face by a pitch during a spring training game last week. “Just add a little more [recovery time] and take it day by
3:23 PM ET The New York Giants are expected to sign wide receiver Sterling Shepard to a one-year deal, sources told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Sunday. Shepard has dealt with injuries the past few years. He tore the ACL in his left knee in September, after tearing his Achilles the previous season. He’s also dealt
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