Month: April 2023

2:36 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN MINNEAPOLIS — After the Denver Nuggets defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 3 of their first-round series on Friday night, their focus shifted to doing something that has never been accomplished in franchise history: a playoff sweep. The Nuggets’ 120-111 win gave them a 3-0 series lead, putting them in
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1:20 AM ET Bellator MMA flyweight champion Liz Carmouche defended her title for the second time on Friday by submitting challenger DeAnna Bennett via arm triangle choke at 4:29 of the fourth round. The 125-pound title fight headlined Bellator 294 inside Neal S. Blaisdell Centre in Honolulu. It was a unique situation in that it
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1:17 AM ET NEW YORK — The New York Knicks didn’t just beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals on Friday night, they made a statement on how they hope the rest of the series plays out. The Knicks won 99-79, holding the Cavs to the fewest points by any
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11:34 PM ET ELMONT, NY — The New York Islanders broke a 79-year-old Stanley Cup playoffs record for the fastest four goals by one team in their 5-1 Game 3 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night. The win cut New York’s first-round Eastern Conference series deficit to 2-1, with Game 4 scheduled for
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12:26 AM ET Associated Press New Mexico State athletic director Mario Moccia signed a five-year contract extension earlier this month, on the same day his boss and a staunch defender, chancellor Dan Arvizu, stepped down nearly three months earlier than scheduled. Moccia oversees a basketball program with former players who are suing the school’s board
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12:00 AM ET ATLANTA — For at least one night, the Atlanta Hawks appeared to have finally found the fearsome twosome they tried to form last offseason, when they traded for All-Star Dejounte Murray. The late June swap with the San Antonio Spurs was intended to pair Murray with fellow guard Trae Young, Atlanta’s All-NBA
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10:21 PM ET Associated Press THE WOODLANDS, Texas — A Lim Kim birdied the final two holes for a 7-under 65 and the lead Friday in the suspended second round of the rain-delayed Chevron Championship. Thirty-one players were unable to finish the round before dark in the first women’s major tournament of the season, with
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8:46 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN LAS VEGAS — Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Ryan Garcia had to be restrained at Friday’s weigh-in outside T-Mobile Arena as a raucous crowd of supporters for both boxers looked on ahead of Saturday’s superfight. After they tipped the scales under the 136-pound catchweight limit, Davis lightly shoved Garcia. Garcia responded
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3:28 PM ET Jamal CollierESPN MILWAUKEE — Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo did not practice with the team Friday but did some individual work on the court, coach Mike Budenholzer said. The Bucks will continue to monitor the two-time MVP’s lower back contusion ahead of Game 3 on Saturday, said Budenholzer, who added Antetokounmpo is still
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8:49 PM ET PLAYA VISTA, Calif. — The LA Clippers won’t have star forward Kawhi Leonard for a second straight game because of a right knee sprain. The team ruled Leonard out for Saturday’s Game 4 against the Phoenix Suns at Crypto.com Arena. All-Star forward Paul George also remains out with a right knee sprain.
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4:40 PM ET NEW YORK — Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson will be out for “a couple more weeks” after suffering a Grade 1 hamstring strain during his rehab assignment. “He’s doing pretty well,” said Yankees manager Aaron Boone. “He’s getting around well, but there’s something there.” Donaldson’s return appeared to be imminent before the
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6:15 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper was in full Phillies uniform not long after a pregame workout where the two-time NL MVP hit pitching, dove head-first into first base and fielded grounders at first. His change into the home uni did not go unnoticed. “I got to do scoreboard stuff,” Harper said.
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7:44 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Mark Kotsay is focusing on the Oakland Athletics‘ current season, not on the team’s long-term location. “I’m managing this team and I don’t have control of those decisions,” he said Friday, two days after the team said it purchased land in Las Vegas with the intention of
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8:38 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Los Angeles Angels placed promising rookie catcher Logan O’Hoppe on the 10-day injured list Friday due to a problem with his left shoulder. O’Hoppe is still undergoing tests before the Angels determine the severity of his injury, manager Phil Nevin said. O’Hoppe first injured his shoulder
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