Month: April 2023

4:48 PM ET ESPN staff The Sacramento Kings have entered new territory of late. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Tuesday night’s 121-103 win over the New Orleans Pelicans was enough to clinch their first division title since 2002-03. The team already ended its 16-year postseason drought with last week’s 120-80 win over the Portland Trail Blazers.
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3:18 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN NJIT has finalized a five-year deal to make Maryland assistant coach Grant Billmeier the school’s next coach, a source told ESPN. Billmeier will return to the state where he has spent a vast majority of his career, up until leaving to work at Maryland the past two seasons. In total
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3:33 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Connecticut’s victory over San Diego State in the men’s national championship game ended up being the lowest-viewed final on record. The Huskies’ 76-59 win averaged 14.69 million viewers on CBS. The previous low was 15.99 in 2018, when Villanova beat Michigan on TBS. UConn’s 2004 victory over
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2:52 PM ET ESPN News Services New York Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson left Wednesday’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies with right hamstring tightness and will be reevaluated Thursday, the team announced. The 2015 AL MVP was running at half-speed to first base on a flyout leading off the second inning and pulled up between
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2:35 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Ravens declined to answer any questions about Lamar Jackson at Wednesday’s pre-draft news conference, but general manager Eric DeCosta did have something interesting to say about Baltimore’s quarterback position. DeCosta acknowledged the possibility of the Ravens selecting a quarterback in the first round. “It depends on the
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2:16 PM ET Former Arizona guard Kerr Kriisa, one of the top college basketball transfers this spring, has committed to play at West Virginia next season, he told ESPN on Wednesday. “I wanted to start from zero,” Kriisa said. “I didn’t want to go anywhere where I had preexisting relationships. I need to challenge myself.
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1:53 PM ET ESPN News Services St. Louis Cardinals slugger Tyler O’Neill, who was not in the lineup one day after manager Oliver Marmol criticized his baserunning effort, defended his track record as a “scrappy” player and said he wished the matter had been handled internally. O’Neill was thrown out by Ronald Acuna Jr. at
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1:34 PM ET Associated Press KENT, Ohio — Fresh off an NCAA tournament appearance, Kent State extended coach Rob Senderoff’s contract by three years Wednesday, keeping him through the 2028-29 season. The 49-year-old coach has guided the Golden Flashes since 2011 and is 247-147 — the winningest coach in school history. Kent State went 28-7
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12:01 PM ET Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. — The felony assault case against former Nebraska interim head coach and assistant Mickey Joseph was dismissed Wednesday because the alleged victim refuses to testify. Joseph had faced a charge of assault by strangulation or suffocation in connection with a November domestic disturbance at the home where he
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11:35 AM ET The Chicago White Sox placed outfielder Eloy Jimenez on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a low-grade strain of his left hamstring. Jimenez, who suffered the injury while running the bases in Monday’s game, is expected to be sidelined for two to three weeks. He is batting .211 (4-for-19) with two doubles,
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11:10 AM ET ESPN News Services Denver Broncos legend John Elway is no longer employed by the franchise, as his consulting contract ended and will not be renewed. Elway confirmed his departure to 9News in Denver on Tuesday, saying the new ownership of the team puts the Broncos “in good hands.” His contract as a
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