Month: March 2023

11:08 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists just a few hours after signing a new contract, and the surging Boston Bruins became the fastest team in NHL history to reach 100 points by beating the Buffalo Sabres 7-1 on Thursday night. Jakub Lauko scored twice, Dmitry Orlov
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10:57 PM ET ESPN News Services YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Detroit Mercy star guard Antoine Davis finished three points shy of matching Pete Maravich as the NCAA career scoring leader on Thursday night, managing 22 in a 71-66 loss to Youngstown State in the Horizon League tournament. Whether Davis gets another chance to break the record
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7:33 AM ET Manchester United are Manchester United again. Winning trophies, playing exciting football and on course for Champions League qualification. Yet their ability to use this summer as a stepping stone towards Premier League and European success has been compromised by a damaging combination of prolonged failure, commercial flat-lining and even their partnership with
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9:19 PM ET Associated Press LEWISBURG, Pa. — Nathan Davis is out as the men’s basketball coach at Bucknell, ending an eight-year tenure that included a pair of close losses to much higher-seeded opponents in the NCAA tournament. Bucknell athletic director Jermaine Truax announced the move Thursday. The Bison went 12-20 this season, finishing with
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7:40 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Jon Rahm started his round strong and ended it even better Thursday, closing eagle-birdie-birdie for a 7-under 65 and a 2-shot lead in the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Not even the brute test of Bay Hill was a match for golf’s hottest player. “Amazing round of golf,” he
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8:36 PM ET Associated Press This was a different kind of pitch tipping when Minnesota Twins right-hander Kenta Maeda made only his second spring start in his return from Tommy John surgery two seasons ago. Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said the PitchCom device catcher Tony Wolters was using was loud enough for Tampa Bay Rays
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8:51 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry could return from the lower left leg injury that has sidelined him for a month as soon as Sunday. The Warriors face the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena that afternoon. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Curry, who hurt his left leg against the Dallas Mavericks
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7:29 PM ET For the last few days, Jaeson Maravich, the eldest son of “Pistol” Pete Maravich, has wondered what his late father would have thought about Detroit Mercy star Antoine Davis potentially breaking his NCAA all-time career scoring record on Thursday in his team’s matchup against Youngstown State in the Horizon League tournament quarterfinals
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12:49 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who are $55 million above the salary cap threshold, are expected to release veteran tight end Cameron Brate, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Thursday. Brate carries a $5 million salary cap hit, and his release will be one of several roster moves made by
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7:01 PM ET The Milwaukee Bucks have emerged as the strong front-runner to sign free agent guard Goran Dragic, and a formal agreement could be reached as soon as Friday, sources told ESPN. Dragic, 36, cleared waivers Thursday and will meet with Bucks officials in Milwaukee on Friday, sources said. The Chicago Bulls and Dragic
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6:05 PM ET Associated Press The most expensive free agent in Tampa Bay history made a good first impression with the Rays. Zach Eflin struck out three of four Minnesota Twins on Thursday in his first spring training start, a game played at Tropicana Field. The right-hander signed a $40 million, three-year contract during the
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6:56 PM ET Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa — Cade McNamara saw an opportunity in Iowa’s offense. After starting all 14 games for Michigan in 2021 and injuring his knee three games into last season, McNamara looks at his move as a fresh start and one that gives him a chance to revive one of
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4:42 PM ET NFL referee Jerome Boger is retiring, the league announced Thursday. The NFL’s longest tenured crew chief, Boger is one of 10 officials who have announced their retirement this offseason. Boger joined the league in 2004 as a line judge and was promoted to referee in 2006. The NFL selected him as the
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5:03 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The big men opened the workout portion of the NFL scouting combine Thursday in Lucas Oil Stadium. It didn’t take long for one of them to set the tone. The University of Pittsburgh‘s Calijah Kancey, at 6-foot-1, 281 pounds, had a 4.67 official time in the 40-yard dash, the fastest
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Adil Rashid has denied being pressurised into supporting Azeem Rafiq’s claims that their former team-mate, the ex-England captain Michael Vaughan, made racist remarks to a group of Asian players ahead of a Yorkshire T20 match in 2009. Rashid, who is currently on tour with England’s white-ball squad in Bangladesh, joined the Cricket Discipline Commission hearing
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1:54 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara and three other men pleaded not guilty Thursday in Nevada to charges that they beat a man unconscious at a Las Vegas Strip nightclub before the NFL’s 2022 Pro Bowl. Kamara appeared alongside Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Chris Lammons and co-defendants
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