Month: March 2023

5:47 PM ET Associated Press Albert Pujols is open to transitioning into coaching. Eventually. Just not yet. The retired slugger popped into the St. Louis Cardinals‘ spring training camp on Thursday to visit with former teammates, and while he believes coaching or some other role within Major League Baseball will happen, he’s not eager to
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6:19 PM ET Patrick Ewing is out as men’s basketball coach of the Georgetown Hoyas after six seasons, the school announced Thursday. Georgetown (7-25) was eliminated by sixth-seeded Villanova 80-48 in the first round of the Big East tournament on Wednesday. He was 75-109 as coach of the program he led to three Final Fours
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5:03 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Gennadiy Golovkin has vacated his WBA middleweight title, the organization announced Thursday. GGG informed the WBA of his decision earlier Thursday ahead of a scheduled March 13 purse bid for a matchup against Erislandy Lara, the WBA’s “regular” champion, as the organization continues to consolidate titles. Golovkin, 40, relinquished his
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3:59 PM ET CINCINNATI — Bengals running back Joe Mixon is not listed as a suspect in a shooting incident involving a residence listed as his home, according to police records. On Thursday, Hamilton County released the incident report from the March 6 incident during which police allege a child was shot in the foot.
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4:27 PM ET DJ Bien-AimeESPN HOUSTON — The Houston Texans will forfeit their original fifth-round selection in the 2023 NFL draft and have been fined $175,000 for a salary-cap reporting violation involving former quarterback Deshaun Watson, the NFL announced Thursday. Following a review, the NFL determined that the Texans provided Watson with undisclosed compensation in
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4:21 PM ET No charges are immediately being filed against former NBA All-Star Shawn Kemp following his arrest in a drive-by shooting in Washington, prosecutors said Thursday. Kemp, 53, was booked for investigation of felony drive-by shooting shortly before 6 p.m. local time Wednesday in Tacoma, online jail records show. No one was injured in
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3:43 PM ET California has fired men’s basketball coach Mark Fox after four seasons, the school announced Thursday. The Golden Bears finished their season Wednesday with a first-round Pac-12 tournament loss to Washington State that dropped them to 3-29 on the season. They went 2-18 in Pac-12 play. “This was a difficult decision and one
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3:04 PM ET An MRI on the left thigh of Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic revealed no damage, and a return to the lineup will come as the discomfort allows him, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Doncic will undergo treatment to alleviate the soreness, but he isn’t expected to miss significant time, sources said. Doncic
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2:38 PM ET Associated Press CLEARWATER, Fla. — Philadelphia Phillies slugger Bryce Harper has joined his teammates at spring training and hasn’t ruled out being back by the All-Star break following Tommy John surgery. “Things can change either way,” the two-time National League MVP said Thursday. “I could be after, I could be before. But
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1:02 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — Former offensive lineman Mike Pouncey signed a one-day contract with the team that drafted him, ensuring he retires a member of the Miami Dolphins. The 2011 first-round pick spent seven seasons with the Dolphins, making three Pro Bowls before signing with the Los Angeles Chargers in 2018, where
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11:49 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — As they await word from quarterback Aaron Rodgers on a potential trade, the New York Jets continue to work on their roster. On Thursday, they agreed to acquire safety Chuck Clark from the Baltimore Ravens and released wide receiver Braxton Berrios in a cap-related move, sources told ESPN’s
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