Month: March 2023

3:24 PM ET Associated Press Boston Red Sox left-hander James Paxton has a Grade 1 strain of his right hamstring and seems unlikely to be on the Opening Day roster, manager Alex Cora said Saturday. Paxton left Friday’s outing — his first in a game in nearly two years — after 1 2/3 innings after
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1:01 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Chase Elliott is out indefinitely after undergoing a successful three-hour surgery to repair a fractured tibia, Hendrick Motorsports general manager Jeff Andrews said Saturday. Andrews said there was no timeline on when the star NASCAR driver would return. Elliott injured his left leg Friday while snowboarding in
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1:09 PM ET Free agent guard Goran Dragic has agreed to a deal for the rest of the season with the Milwaukee Bucks, sources told ESPN. Dragic, 36, was waived by the Chicago Bulls this week and officially became a free agent on Thursday. He now joins the Bucks after strongly considering them before signing
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2:32 PM ET ESPN News Services Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke suffered a season-ending left Achilles tear, his agent, Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports, told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Saturday. Clarke left Friday’s loss to the Denver Nuggets in the final seconds of the first quarter. He started limping after missing a free throw then
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2:43 PM ET Indiana point guard Xavier Johnson won’t return this season after suffering a broken foot in December, the school announced on Saturday. Johnson appeared to be nearing a return in recent weeks, taking part in pregame warmups and moving comfortably in layup lines. Head coach Mike Woodson never provided a definitive timetable for
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1:06 PM ET Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant will not play in at least the next two games after his Instagram Live video, in which he displayed what appeared to be a gun while at a nightclub early Saturday morning, prompted an investigation from the NBA. The Grizzlies announced Saturday afternoon that Morant “will
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12:29 PM ET ESPN News Services Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will miss the World Baseball Classic for the Dominican Republic due to right knee discomfort, the team said Saturday. Guerrero suffered the injury while running the bases during the first inning of Friday’s spring training game. After an RBI single, he
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11:28 AM ET Reigning Wooden Award winner Oscar Tshiebwe and this season’s favorite Zach Edey were among the 15 finalists named to the men’s national ballot Saturday morning, as revealed on ESPN’s “College GameDay.” Edey, Purdue‘s 7-foot-4 center, is heading into the postseason as the perceived front-runner for the Wooden Award, given annually to the
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9:25 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Alabama quarterback Bryce Young, who is one of the top players available in the 2023 NFL draft, has told teams his week at the scouting combine that concerns over his size are misplaced. Saturday, Young officially measured at 5-foot-10 1/8 and weighed 204 pounds, which would make him the lightest
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10:21 AM ET Associated Press SURPRISE, Ariz. — Left-handed reliever Will Smith agreed to a $1.5 million, one-year contract with the Texas Rangers on Saturday and will report to spring training. Smith, 33, was 0-3 with a 3.97 ERA and five saves in 65 relief appearances last year for Atlanta and Houston, which acquired him
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9:17 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots have informed veteran quarterback Brian Hoyer of their intention to release him before the start of free agency on March 15, league sources confirmed to ESPN on Saturday. The Patriots have starter Mac Jones and 2022 fourth-round pick Bailey Zappe at quarterback and will likely
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8:24 AM ET Free agent center Nerlens Noel is signing a 10-day contract with the Brooklyn Nets, his agent, George Langberg, told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Saturday. After completing a buyout with the Detroit Pistons this week, Noel, 28, is joining a Nets team needing size off the bench. The Nets will be Noel’s sixth
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