Month: April 2023

3:24 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Blue Jays star George Springer left Wednesday’s game against the Chicago White Sox after he was hit on the right hand by a pitch from right-hander Michael Kopech. Toronto said Springer’s hand was bruised and X-rays did not reveal a fracture. Springer was hit by the pitch in
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3:16 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The family of a man who was fatally struck by a vehicle driven by former Syracuse University basketball coach Jim Boeheim in 2019 has agreed to settle a lawsuit against Boeheim and the university, according to court documents. Boeheim and the survivors of Jorge Jimenez, who died
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6:40 AM ET The International Boxing Association has filed an official complaint to the Boxing Independent Integrity Unit against the individuals and entities involved in the creation of a new world boxing federation, it said Wednesday. Earlier this month, a group including the United States and Britain announced a new world boxing federation in a
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2:49 PM ET Tristan H. Cockcroft Trends can change pretty rapidly in this game. Just two short weeks — OK, let’s say precisely 15 days — ago, Gleyber Torres was shaping up as one of the season’s biggest breakthrough stars, his 48 fantasy points tied for fifth-most among all hitters. It was on that April
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11:27 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Fifteen years ago, Brett Favre was in the same position as Aaron Rodgers — traded to the New York Jets after a legendary career with the Green Bay Packers. More than anyone, Favre knows what his former teammate is about to encounter. And he says Rodgers will be
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1:29 PM ET Jeff Borzello Close Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Pete Thamel Incarnate Word is finalizing a deal to hire Central Michigan assistant Shane Heirman as its next men’s basketball coach, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. An official announcement could come as
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12:38 PM ET Brendan Loughnane and Rob Wilkinson will look to continue their quests for back-to-back PFL championships on June 8, in the second round of the promotion’s regular-season matchups. Loughnane (27-4) will face Jesus Pinedo (20-6-1) in a featherweight main event of PFL 4. Wilkinson (18-2) will take on Will Fleury (12-3) in a
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12:26 PM ET The Washington Commanders won’t pick up the fifth-year option on defensive end Chase Young, making him a possible free agent after this season, multiple sources confirmed. The move isn’t a surprise considering Washington coach Ron Rivera had said last week that they would announce a decision at the May 2 deadline. Rivera
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11:24 AM ET ESPN News Services CLEVELAND — Tanner Bibee, one of the organization’s top pitching prospects, has been called up by the Cleveland Guardians to start in his major league debut against the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday. Bibee, 24, is the third starting pitcher to make his debut for the Guardians this season, following
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10:58 AM ET ESPN News Services LA Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard has been diagnosed with a torn meniscus in his right knee, sources confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. The Clippers and Leonard will decide on the course of treatment for the injury within the next two weeks, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Leonard did not
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10:47 AM ET The Portland Trail Blazers will begin operating a G League franchise in the 2023-2024 season — leaving only the Phoenix Suns without a minor-league affiliate team, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. The Blazers are fast-tracking a team that’ll play its home games at the University of Portland and conduct practices at the
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10:46 AM ET Former Ole Miss guard Amaree Abram has committed to play at Georgia Tech next season, he told ESPN on Wednesday. Abram picked Georgia Tech and coach Damon Stoudamire over offers from the likes of Georgia, LSU, Maryland, Ohio State and others. “His read on my game was unique,” Abram said of Stoudamire.
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9:14 AM ET MADRID — Former US Open champion Emma Raducanu withdrew from the Madrid Open shortly before she was due on court to play Viktoriya Tomova in the first round Wednesday. The 20-year-old British player cited an injury to her right hand as the reason for her withdrawal. It is the latest setback for
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