Month: March 2023

5:54 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — D’Angelo Russell is expected to make his return to the lineup Friday against the Toronto Raptors following a six-game absence because of a right ankle sprain, Los Angeles Lakers coach Darvin Ham said. Ham said Russell will be “pretty much a full go” when asked if there would
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8:11 PM ET ESPN News Services MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins said Thursday that members of the organization had spoken to All-Star guard Ja Morant about his off-the-court conduct before he posted a video in which he appeared to be displaying a gun in a strip club. The team had been hoping
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7:52 PM ET Associated Press PEORIA, Ariz. — Michael Wacha was one of the last pitchers on the free agent market this offseason, but the contract was well worth the wait for the veteran pitcher. Wacha signed last month with the San Diego Padres for a guaranteed $26 million over four years. Depending on bonuses
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8:02 PM ET Associated Press GREENSBORO, N.C. — No. 13 Virginia has lost forward Ben Vander Plas to a season-ending injury. The school announced Thursday that Vander Plas broke his right hand during practice the day before. The announcement came before the Cavaliers faced North Carolina in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament.
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8:33 PM ET New NCAA president Charlie Baker made it barely a week before the first public Congressional requests to reform college sports started to land in his inbox. Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) sent a letter to the new leader of college sports this week asking for his help in improving the gender equity differences
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4:52 PM ET Manchester United totally outclassed a quality Real Betis side in a 4-1 Europa League round-of-16, first-leg win on Thursday night. With the snow falling at Old Trafford, Marcus Rashford and Ayoze Perez traded first-half tallies before United hit top gear in the second stanza with goals from Antony, Bruno Fernandes and Wout
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3:39 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN Despite a circuitous career path that included seven seasons as a backup, Geno Smith said he had “no doubt” he’d end up in his current position as a Pro Bowl quarterback with a rich new contract. As Smith spoke with reporters Thursday at a news conference celebrating his three-year, $75
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7:38 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Titans plan to release outside linebacker Bud Dupree at the start of the new league year next week, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday. The Titans can’t
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7:21 PM ET Free-agent wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. will be holding a workout for NFL teams on Friday in Arizona, sources told ESPN. Beckham, 30, missed all of this past season because of a torn ACL that occurred in last year’s Super Bowl. He did go on a free-agent tour in which he visited
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6:44 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Jake Paul said Thursday that he was leaving the Cavaliers-Heat game on Wednesday in Miami when he was approached by Floyd Mayweather and a large group of people accompanying him. Video footage obtained by TMZ Sports shows Paul and Mayweather (flanked by several people, including security) standing feet from each
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7:17 PM ET Georgia Southern head coach Brian Burg is out after three seasons, the school announced Thursday. The Eagles finished 17-16 overall this season, going 9-9 in the Sun Belt. “I would like to thank Brian Burg for his contributions to our men’s basketball program over the past three seasons,” athletic director Jared Benko
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7:13 PM ET Mike Brennan is out as coach at American University after 10 seasons at the helm, the school announced Thursday. He had a 125-166 record with the Eagles, who lost their final six regular-season games this season before winning two games in the conference tournament. They ended the campaign 17-15 overall, 7-11 in
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6:43 PM ET Associated Press Jenson Button will make his NASCAR debut later this month at Circuit of the Americas, the first of three Cup Series races scheduled for the former Formula One world champion. Button puts two former F1 champions in the field for the March 26 race on the permanent road course in
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6:08 PM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka made a successful return to the BNP Paribas Open after four years away, beating qualifier Aleksander Vukic 6-4, 1-6, 6-1 on Thursday. Wawrinka, a 37-year-old who has been ranked as high as No. 3 and is now No. 100 after
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6:35 PM ET Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Maryland has hired Josh Gattis as an offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Gattis joins the Terrapins after one season as Miami’s offensive coordinator. He was fired after the team went 5-7. Before that, Gattis was an offensive coordinator at Michigan. He won the Broyles Award as
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6:10 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Before the NFL made their annual announcement of compensatory picks for the 2023 NFL draft, the San Francisco 49ers were slated to have just four selections. After the league unveiled those 37 additional choices Thursday afternoon, the Niners now have a whopping 11. San Francisco’s seven compensatory selections
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6:33 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo has a sore right hand, which forced him to miss a second straight game Thursday night when the Milwaukee Bucks hosted the Brooklyn Nets. Antetokounmpo sat out the Bucks’ 134-123 victory at Orlando on Tuesday with a non-COVID illness. The two-time MVP originally was listed as
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