Month: April 2023

3:11 AM ET SEATTLE — Nathan MacKinnon made a statement about the Seattle Kraken that was just as profound as the one made by the Colorado Avalanche on a historic night in Seattle. That message? Nobody should be underestimating the Kraken. MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen each scored twice, with Cale Makar also scoring in the
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3:25 AM ET Oregon State athletic director Scott Barnes was hospitalized Saturday night following a “medical event” while attending an awards ceremony at Fresno State, his alma mater, the Beavers announced. Barnes, who played basketball at Fresno State, was at the school to receive an award. Oregon State in a statement did not specify Barnes’
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11:54 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN LAS VEGAS — Ryan Garcia took a beat, then dropped to one knee, the delayed effect of a stinging liver shot from Gervonta “Tank” Davis that floored Garcia for the second time in their superfight Saturday night. This time, he didn’t beat the count. The referee reached the count of
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1:32 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim One stunning knee earned Patchy Mix two championship belts. Mix landed a knee to the chin of Raufeon Stots barely a minute into the Bellator 295 main event on Saturday night in Honolulu, taking away Stots’ interim bantamweight championship in a bout that also served as the final of the
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1:25 AM ET NEW YORK — New Jersey Devils rookie goaltender Akira Schmid had never appeared in an NHL playoff game before Saturday night’s Game 3 victory over the New York Rangers. He entered an absolutely desperate situation for his team: Down 2-0 in their opening-round Eastern Conference playoff series, having been routed in two
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12:35 AM ET Jamal CollierESPN MIAMI — Despite a 121-99 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 3 on Saturday night, the mood in the Miami Heat‘s locker room after the game was subdued while the team awaited test results from a knee injury to guard Victor Oladipo. Oladipo was helped off the court during
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8:47 PM ET ESPN News Services PHOENIX — Fernando Tatis Jr. hit his first home run since returning from an 80-game drug suspension, driving a fastball into the left-center stands in the first inning of the San Diego Padres‘ 5-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night. It was Tatis’ first homer since 2021.
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10:03 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Adolis Garcia hit three home runs for the Texas Rangers in the first five innings of their 18-3 win over the Oakland Athletics on Saturday night. The 30-year-old Cuban slugger launched two-run shots in the first, third and fifth – all at least 400 feet – as
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9:39 PM ET The UFC has a new heavyweight knockout king. Sergei Pavlovich flattened Curtis Blaydes via TKO at 3:08 of the first round Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. Pavlovich has six straight first-round KO/TKO victories, extending his own modern-day UFC record. He is tied for second with
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9:11 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Memphis Grizzlies superstar Ja Morant will play in Game 3, the team announced an hour before tip-off at Crypto.com Arena. Morant, who was sidelined in Game 2 due to a bruised right hand, was a full participant in Friday’s practice and Saturday’s shootaround. Morant first hurt the hand during
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