Month: March 2023

12:23 AM ET ESPN News Services NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Arkansas coach Eric Musselman made it very clear he wasn’t happy with a loss to No. 18 Texas A&M and an early exit at the Southeastern Conference Tournament. Razorbacks assistants had to restrain Musselman a couple times during a 67-61 loss Friday night in the quarterfinals
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8:07 PM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Stefanos Tsitsipas was beaten 7-6 (0), 4-6, 7-6 (5) by Aussie Jordan Thompson in second-round play at the BNP Paribas Open on Friday. The second-seeded Tsitsipas had his shoulder taped and the injury appeared to affect his backhand. Jordan took advantage and attacked the Greek’s backhand
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9:44 PM ET After some starts and stops, the UFC 288 main event is now official. Aljamain Sterling will defend his UFC bantamweight title against former champ Henry Cejudo on May 6 in Newark, New Jersey, the promotion officially announced Friday. Cejudo is making his return from retirement after three years away. While both men
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9:24 PM ET DJ Bien-AimeESPN HOUSTON — The Houston Texans have agreed to a contract with wide receiver Robert Woods, sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday. The Texans signed Woods to a two-year, $15.25 million deal with $10 million fully guaranteed, sources said. The contract’s max potential is $17 million. Last season, Woods caught 53
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8:47 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Devin Haney and Vasiliy Lomachenko are finalizing a deal for a May 20 fight in Las Vegas for the undisputed lightweight championship, sources told ESPN on Friday. The fight for Haney’s four 135-pound titles will be an ESPN PPV, sources said. Haney, a practicing Muslim, preferred to fight Lomachenko before
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9:20 PM ET About a dozen NFL teams seeking flashes of the Odell Beckham Jr. of old attended his free agency workout Friday in Arizona, a source told ESPN. According to the source, coaches and scouts from the Kansas City Chiefs, Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots, New York Giants and Baltimore Ravens were among the
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8:54 PM ET ESPN News Services Former major league outfielder and two-time World Series champion Jesus Alou died Friday at the age of 80, the Boston Red Sox announced. Alou recently suffered two cardiovascular accidents, but he hadn’t been diagnosed with a serious illness, a family source told ESPN’s Enrique Rojas. Alou spent 15 seasons
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8:17 PM ET ESPN News Services GREENSBORO, N.C. — No. 14 Miami lost starting forward Norchad Omier to an ankle injury early in the team’s 85-78 defeat to No. 21 Duke in their Atlantic Coast Conference tournament semifinal matchup on Friday. Omier was hurt just over a minute into the game when he rebounded a
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8:45 PM ET Missouri head coach Dennis Gates has received a contract extension through the 2028-29 season, the school announced Friday, amid speculation linking him to other coaching vacancies. Gates is nearing the end of his first season in Columbia, guiding the Tigers to an NCAA tournament appearance. Missouri upset Tennessee in the quarterfinals of
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6:29 PM ET The NFL Players Association is urging the NFL to avoid a rule change prohibiting the “hip-drop” tackle technique, the union said Friday afternoon in a statement. Officials from the NFL’s health and safety department presented data last month to the competition committee that suggested the method causes injuries at a higher rate
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6:31 PM ET Associated Press PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Chad Ramey became the only player to reach double digits under par at the Players Championship. The TPC Sawgrass, as usual, had the final say. Ramey put two tee shots in the water on the island-green 17th hole Friday for a quintuple bogey that cost
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5:50 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — It sure sounds like the Green Bay Packers would prefer to move on from Aaron Rodgers and begin the Jordan Love era immediately. While Packers president Mark Murphy did not rule out the possibility that Rodgers could return as the team’s starting quarterback, it apparently isn’t the organization’s
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