Month: April 2023

6:08 AM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans have the final financing piece for the NFL’s next pricey stadium with the largest public investment yet that they hope to open for the 2027 season. The Metro Nashville City Council approved by a 26-12 vote early Wednesday morning on the final reading to
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7:00 AM ET After kicking off ESPN’s college football Future Power Rankings with quarterbacks, the series switches to the other side of the ball with the defenses. Georgia and other recent national champions will appear below, but so will several teams that have yet to reach the College Football Playoff and might struggle to ever
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1:05 AM ET PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns have some flaws and perhaps they still haven’t truly been tested but do they have a hellacious 1-2 punch. Devin Booker and Kevin Durant hit the wounded LA Clippers with an unrelenting barrage of impact plays over the last 10 days, culminating with a narrow and thrilling
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11:53 PM ET Associated Press CALGARY, Alberta — The Calgary Flames will get a new arena to replace the aging Saddledome under a deal between the team’s ownership and city and provincial governments. Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corp. — which owns the Saddledome and the Flames — announced the deal on Tuesday, as did the
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11:55 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN DENVER — It wasn’t the prettiest of victories, but that doesn’t matter in the playoffs. All that matters is the top-seeded Denver Nuggets got the win on Tuesday night to advance to the Western Conference semifinals. After a lackluster first-quarter performance that saw them trail by as many as 15
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11:39 PM ET Houston Cougars running back Alton McCaskill IV is expected to enter the transfer portal on Wednesday, a program spokesman told ESPN, confirming reports. McCaskill had a breakout freshman season in 2021, rushing for 961 yards, leading all freshmen in rushing TDs with 16. Along the way, he was named AAC Rookie of
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11:01 PM ET Oregon State athletic director Scott Barnes has been transferred out of the intensive care unit as he continues to recover after experiencing what the school referred to as a “medical event” Saturday night in Fresno, California. Barnes, 60, is now in the cardiac recovery unit of a Fresno hospital. He was set
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9:58 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Luis Garcia scattered three hits over six innings and the Houston Astros ended the Tampa Bay Rays‘ 14-game season-opening home winning streak, 5-0 on Tuesday night. Only three teams had a longer run than the Rays, who are 20-4 overall. The 1880 Chicago White Stockings, who
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10:35 PM ET ESPN News Services BOSTON — Trae Young had 38 points and drained a long go-ahead 3-pointer from beyond the top of the key with 2.8 seconds left to help the Atlanta Hawks cap a late comeback and beat the Boston Celtics 119-117 Tuesday night. The victory trims Boston’s lead in the first-round
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