Month: April 2023

8:19 PM ET What Bryce Young lacked in size, he more than made up for in everything else the Carolina Panthers were looking for in a franchise quarterback. The Panthers have used the first overall pick in the NFL draft on Young, who joins Arizona Cardinals star Kyler Murray as the shortest quarterback ever taken
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10:03 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Linnea Johansson shot a 7-under 64 to take a one-shot lead after the first round of the JM Eagle LA Championship on Thursday at Wilshire Country Club. Johansson had a bogey-free round, one of just five in the first round. “Obviously a great day, great round,” said
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10:29 PM ET ESPN News Services Minnesota Twins right-hander Kenta Maeda had an MRI on his right elbow Thursday that showed a muscle strain and inflammation. Maeda, complained of muscle discomfort on the top of his right arm during Minnesota’s 12-6 loss to the New York Yankees on Wednesday, did not have any structural damage
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10:04 PM ET ESPN News Services New York Yankees star outfielder Aaron Judge exited Thursday’s 4-2 win at the Texas Rangers early because of right hip discomfort, the team said. Judge struck out in his only two at-bats, once with the bases loaded, before he was replaced in right field in the bottom of the
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9:21 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — On what was in many ways a difficult afternoon, Shohei Ohtani still came strikingly close to accomplishing something unprecedented. He missed by only a few feet. Ohtani came to bat in Thursday’s eighth inning with a chance to become the first player in baseball history to hit for the
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9:20 PM ET The Philadelphia Eagles traded up with the Chicago Bears for the ninth overall pick and selected Georgia defensive tackle Jalen Carter on Thursday. The Eagles sent the 10th overall pick and a 2024 fourth-round pick to the Bears for the No. 9 pick. The Bears then selected Tennessee offensive tackle Darnell Wright
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9:11 PM ET Former Oral Roberts star Max Abmas, the best available guard in the transfer portal, announced his commitment to Texas on Thursday. Abmas chose the Longhorns over Kansas State and others. The breakout star of the 2021 NCAA tournament and the nation’s leading scorer that season, Abmas was the Summit League Player of
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8:41 PM ET Just minutes before NFL commissioner Roger Goodell officially opened the 2023 draft by announcing the Carolina Panthers‘ selection of Bryce Young, he took to the stage to dedicate the unofficial first picks of the draft to three Virginia football players who were shot and killed after a class trip last November. “With
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8:25 PM ET DJ Bien-AimeESPN After getting their franchise quarterback in C.J. Stroud, the Houston Texans sent shock waves through the NFL draft on Thursday night, trading up nine spots to select Alabama pass-rusher Will Anderson Jr. with the No. 3 overall pick. The Arizona Cardinals, who originally owned the third pick, will receive the
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7:19 PM ET ESPN News Services MADRID — A EuroLeague basketball game between Real Madrid and Partizan Belgrade was suspended with less than two minutes left after a brawl between players from both teams. Madrid was losing 95-80 at home — and about to go down 2-0 in their playoff series — when a hard
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8:01 PM ET Northwestern coach Chris Collins is finalizing a three-year contract extension with the school after guiding the team to its second-ever NCAA Tournament appearances, sources told ESPN. Collins, who won Big Ten coach of the year honors this past season, has led the program since 2013. After Northwestern made its first NCAA tournament
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2:33 PM ET Associated Press MADRID — After another impressive victory at the Madrid Open, Mirra Andreeva patiently took photos with some fans who looked young enough to be her classmates in high school. Moments earlier, the 15-year-old Russian had been raising her arms by the net to celebrate her win over a top-20 opponent.
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