Month: April 2023

6:29 AM ET Associated Press INCHEON, South Korea — Antoine Rozner shot a 9-under 63 to lead the Korea Championship by four strokes after the first round of the European tour event Thursday. The bogey-free round tied the lowest in the Frenchman’s professional career and contained nine birdies at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club, including six
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6:08 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Promising St. Louis Cardinals rookie outfielder Jordan Walker was optioned to Triple-A Memphis on Wednesday following a 7-for-35 slide in his last 10 games. Walker made his debut on opening day and opened the season with a record-tying 12-game hitting streak. He was hitting .353 through April
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6:23 AM ET Jacksonville Jaguars left tackle Cam Robinson is facing a multiple-game suspension for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing drug policy, sources told ESPN’s Michael DiRocco on Thursday. A suspension would leave the Jaguars without the left tackle who has started 75 games since they drafted him in the second round in 2017. Robinson missed
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5:05 AM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors knew they needed to win a game on the road to advance further into the postseason. So as they returned to Golden 1 Center, Stephen Curry said, “Might as well make it Game 5.” With the seconds ticking down Wednesday night, Curry received
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4:02 AM ET Jamal CollierESPN MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo took a deep breath and ran his hands through his hair before answering a question at his news conference Wednesday night following the Milwaukee Bucks‘ stunning 128-126 overtime loss to the Miami Heat in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series. The Bucks, who owned the
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1:04 AM ET MEMPHIS — Desmond Bane backed up his previous declaration and issued another one. Two nights after promising that the Memphis Grizzlies would stave off elimination, Bane delivered in a 116-99 Game 5 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday, scoring a game-high 33 points, grabbing 10 rebounds and dishing out five
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12:59 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN MILWAUKEE — Less than two weeks ago, the Miami Heat were trailing with under five minutes to go in the final Eastern Conference play-in game against the Chicago Bulls. At that point, it was easy to see a world in which the Heat wouldn’t even make the playoffs — and
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11:41 PM ET The Florida Panthers stunned the Boston Bruins with a 4-3 overtime win in Wednesday’s Game 5, defiantly avoiding what could have been the first elimination of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Matthew Tkachuk‘s goal at 6:05 of overtime gave new life to the Panthers, who had dropped consecutive games at home — games
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5:17 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Guardians pitching coach Carl Willis was taken to a hospital after feeling light-headed prior to Wednesday’s game against Colorado. Guardians manager Terry Francona said following Cleveland’s 4-1 win that he texted with Willis. Francona said Willis was undergoing tests. “He gave us kind of a scare,” Francona said.
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7:19 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The NBA and National Basketball Players Association announced Wednesday night they have ratified the recently agreed-upon new collective bargaining agreement, one that will ensure labor peace through the remainder of this decade. The new deal will go into effect July 1 and remain in place until at least the summer
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