Month: March 2023

5:21 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. The New York Yankees‘ injury woes continued when manager Aaron Boone announced Friday morning that center fielder Harrison Bader was diagnosed with a left oblique strain. Bader was sent for testing after feeling discomfort on his left side during
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6:09 PM ET PHOENIX — While Team USA is one of the favorites to win the World Baseball Classic, its pitching staff lacks some of the best available players. Manager Mark DeRosa said Friday that getting elite position players to participate wasn’t a problem but it was a different story when it came to the
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5:19 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk are closing in on a deal for an undisputed heavyweight championship fight — planned for April 29 at London’s Wembley Stadium — after both sides notified the WBA that they have agreed to terms, president Gilberto Mendoza told ESPN on Friday. Mendoza said he received
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5:30 PM ET Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The blonds are back. Puerto Rico on Friday broke the Guinness World record for the most hair dyed, with 192 men going blond to support the U.S. territory’s team that is vying to win the World Baseball Classic after twice finishing as runner-up. The team’s
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5:41 PM ET Courtney Cronin Close Courtney Cronin ESPN Staff Writer Covered the 49ers, Raiders and Warriors for the San Jose Mercury News. She joined ESPN in 2017. David Newton Close David Newton ESPN Staff Writer Covered Panthers, NFL for 11 years More than 25 years experience covering NFL, college football and NASCAR Joined ESPN
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4:29 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — South Florida basketball coach Brian Gregory was fired Friday, one day after the Bulls lost 73-58 to East Carolina in the opening round of the American Athletic Conference tournament. Gregory went 79-107 over six seasons at USF. The Bulls were 14-18 this season. “Brian has been a
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9:31 AM ET The Philadelphia Flyers have fired general manager and president of hockey operations Chuck Fletcher, the team announced Friday. “Over the past several seasons, our team simply has not lived up to that standard, so today, we will begin to chart a new path forward under a new leadership structure for Hockey Operations,”
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3:17 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots safety Devin McCourty announced his retirement from the NFL on Friday after 13 seasons, which included three Super Bowl championships. “I’m officially retiring from the NFL. It has been a great ride,” McCourty said in a video posted to Instagram with his twin brother, Jason. “I
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3:09 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — The Dolphins will exercise the fifth-year option on Tua Tagovailoa, sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday, locking the quarterback in well ahead of the May 2 deadline. The NFL Network was first to report the team’s decision. Tagovailoa set career highs in passing yards, touchdowns, completion percentage and
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3:23 PM ET Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic will not play in Saturday night’s road game against the Memphis Grizzlies because of his left thigh strain, and Kyrie Irving‘s status is in question after he missed Friday’s practice for personal reasons. “Hopefully, he’ll be able to join us in Memphis,” Mavs coach Jason Kidd told
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2:12 PM ET Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou says he has “made amends” with his split from the promotion earlier this year and is focused on booking his professional boxing debut in 2023. Ngannou, 36, was essentially stripped of the UFC heavyweight title in January, when the company said it had failed to come
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2:10 PM ET Associated Press JUPITER, Fla. — Infielders Yuli Gurriel and José Iglesias have agreed to minor league contracts with the Miami Marlins. The 38-year-old Gurriel won the World Series with the Houston Astros last year after hitting .242 with 40 doubles, eight home runs and 53 RBIs. In the postseason, Gurriel had 17
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1:42 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Ohio State freshman Brice Sensabaugh will not play in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals against Michigan State on Friday because of knee soreness. Sensabaugh had played in each of the first two days of the tournament. The 6-foot-6 forward had nine points during Wednesday’s 65-57 victory over Wisconsin
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