Month: April 2023

7:43 PM ET Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis coach Penny Hardaway has hired former Mississippi State and Western Kentucky coach Rick Stansbury as an assistant on his staff. Editor’s Picks Hardaway said he has known Stansbury for years. Hardaway said he has competed against Stansbury for players and also bounced ideas off him. “His
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6:08 PM ET The Chicago Cubs activated outfielder Cody Bellinger from the paternity list Friday and designated catcher Luis Torrens for assignment. Bellinger last played for the Cubs on Sunday before being away from the team as his girlfriend gave birth to the couple’s second child. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Bellinger, 27, is off to
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5:35 PM ET FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Bijan Robinson is hoping he is not the outlier, but rather the beginning of a new trend. When the Atlanta Falcons selected Robinson with the No. 8 overall pick in the NFL draft Thursday night, the former Texas star became the first running back drafted the top 10
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4:53 PM ET ESPN News Services SEATTLE — The Colorado Avalanche did not comment Friday on either the status of forward Valeri Nichushkin, who has been away from the team for a few days, or on a police report about an incident at the team hotel in Seattle last weekend. Colorado coach Jared Bednar again
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4:45 PM ET Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund‘s title chances suffered a serious blow on Friday after they stumbled to a 1-1 draw at struggling VfL Bochum in the mini Ruhr derby with four games left to play. Dortmund are on 61 points, two points clear of second-placed Bayern Munich, who will take over the lead
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5:03 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — The Colorado Rockies on Friday placed right-handed pitcher German Marquez on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to Thursday, with right elbow inflammation. Marquez left his start Wednesday against Cleveland after feeling a sharp pain in his elbow in the bottom of the fourth inning on his 58th pitch
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4:24 PM ET Right-hander Justin Verlander completed a 69-pitch rehab outing Friday for Double-A Binghamton and is in line to make his New York Mets debut next week against the Detroit Tigers. Verlander, who opened the season on the injured list with a teres major strain near his right armpit, went 4 2/3 scoreless innings
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4:33 PM ET ROSEMONT, Ill. — After decades as a media and professional sports executive, Tony Petitti will implement a leadership style rooted in innovation and collaboration to the Big Ten Conference. Introduced Friday as the seventh commissioner in Big Ten history, Petitti previously served as president of sports entertainment at gaming company Activision Blizzard,
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3:26 PM ET Three weeks after he announced his UFC retirement after competing at UFC 287 in his hometown of Miami, Jorge Masvidal is a busy man. He’s promoting his Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA show next week and is excited to announce his next Gamebred Boxing card in the near future. Fighting and martial arts have
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12:52 PM ET Jack Hermansson has an undisclosed injury and is out of the scheduled June 3 UFC Fight Night main event with Brendan Allen, sources confirmed Friday with ESPN. No replacement for Hermansson has been selected yet. MMA Mania was the first to report the news. Allen has called out fellow middleweight contender Sean
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3:32 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Running back Giovani Bernard, who spent the past two seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, on Friday announced that he is retiring after 10 NFL seasons. “I came into this league grateful,” Bernard posted to Twitter. “… And now fast forward 10 years, I leave humbled. Humbled by the
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3:13 PM ET Ron Holland, the No. 2 recruit in the 2023 class, announced Friday he’s decommitting from Texas and reopening his recruitment. Holland posted a message on social media. “I want to take this time to thank head coach [Rodney Terry] and the entire Texas coaching staff for their consideration, I would also like
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2:35 PM ET TARRYTOWN, N.Y. — New York Knicks All-Star forward Julius Randle‘s status remains questionable for the start of Sunday’s Eastern Conference semifinals series against the Miami Heat because of a sprained left ankle, but Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau is hopeful that Randle will be ready for Game 1 on Sunday. “He didn’t do
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2:15 PM ET The Atlanta Braves returned outfielder Michael Harris II from his rehabilitation assignment and reinstated him from the injured list Friday. The reigning National League Rookie of the Year, Harris had been on the IL since April 7 with a strained lower back suffered while trying to steal a base. In two rehab
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