Month: April 2023

6:50 PM ET Franchon Crews-Dezurn will be making the first defense of her undisputed super middleweight title, but her opponent will be different from the one initially ordered. A source confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday that Crews-Dezurn will fight Savannah Marshall in June in the United Kingdom on a Ben Shalom BOXXER card instead of
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7:46 PM ET Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. — Wayne “Big Daddy” Sims, who played in four NCAA tournaments with LSU from 1987-91, died Wednesday at age 54. LSU’s athletic department confirmed Sims’ death. No cause of death was immediately disclosed. Sims’ coach at LSU was Dale Brown, and his teammates included Shaquille O’Neal, Mahmoud
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7:28 PM ET Texas freshman Dillon Mitchell will enter the 2023 NBA draft, he told ESPN on Wednesday. Mitchell, the No. 31 prospect in ESPN’s most recent mock draft, averaged 4.3 points and 3.9 rebounds in 17 minutes per game at Texas, helping the Longhorns reach the NCAA tournament Elite Eight, where they lost to
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7:18 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. — The father of a former NFL player who fatally shot six people before killing himself two years ago is suing the alma mater where his son played football. An autopsy eventually diagnosed Phillip Adams with an unusually severe form of the degenerative brain disease commonly known as
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6:14 PM ET Associated Press Philadelphia officials have announced “an independent and comprehensive evaluation” of the Philadelphia 76ers‘ proposal to build a $1.3 billion sports arena next to the city’s Chinatown neighborhood, an idea that has drawn strong opposition from some Chinatown residents and leaders. Mayor Jim Kenney on Wednesday called the proposal announced last
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6:22 PM ET Associated Press CONCORD, N.C. — Chase Elliott will return to racing this weekend at Martinsville Speedway after he missed the past six NASCAR Cup races with a broken left leg. The 27-year-old Elliott was injured in a snowboarding accident in Colorado in early March. The 2020 Cup Series champion rehabilitated in Colorado
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2:36 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Twins shortstop Kyle Farmer was hit in the face by a fastball from Chicago White Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito in the fourth inning Wednesday. The initial diagnosis was announced by the Twins as a jaw injury after the 92 mph pitch from Giolito ran inside and knocked
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6:10 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Boston Red Sox outfielder Masataka Yoshida was scratched from Wednesday night’s lineup at Tampa Bay due to right hamstring tightness. Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Yoshida felt discomfort while running Tuesday, but Cora didn’t rule out a return by Friday. “He showed up here, he
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5:08 PM ET Jeff Bezos is not going to bid on the Washington Commanders, a source close to him said Wednesday, ending a pursuit that struggled to mount any momentum. Bezos had some interest in buying the franchise and his presence hovered over the proceedings, despite never having made a bid. He even hired a
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3:32 PM ET Minnesota Wild winger Ryan Hartman was suspended one game following his interference infraction in Tuesday’s 3-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets. Hartman was disciplined by the NHL on Wednesday for his huge open-ice hit against Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers at the 11:31 mark of the third period. Hartman was penalized for interference
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4:12 PM ET Texas Rangers star shortstop Corey Seager will miss at least four weeks with a strained hamstring. Rangers general manager Chris Young told reporters Wednesday that Seager has been diagnosed with a Grade 2 strain of his left hamstring. The Rangers placed Seager on the 10-day injured list and activated outfielder Leodys Taveras
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3:29 PM ET Stephen HolderESPN INDIANAPOLIS — Colts coach Shane Steichen, asked whether the team has turned its focus away from free agent Lamar Jackson and toward the NFL draft in its pursuit of a franchise quarterback, suggested the team is currently more preoccupied with the draft. “We’re focused on the draft and I’m focused
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3:07 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Jim Harrick Jr., who played at Pepperdine and worked as an assistant basketball coach at Georgia and several other schools, has died. He was 58. Harrick Jr. died Tuesday at his home in San Marcos after battling a glioblastoma brain tumor for 2½ years, according to UCLA.
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3:43 PM ET Arkansas freshman Anthony Black, a projected top-10 pick, will enter the 2023 NBA draft and forgo his remaining college eligibility, he said on ESPN’s “NBA Today” on Wednesday. “Being one and done was always a goal of mine, but it wasn’t something I necessarily expected to happen,” Black told ESPN. “Coming in,
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