Month: April 2023

5:01 PM ET Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Former University of Alabama basketball player Darius Miles pleaded not guilty to a capital murder charge filed against him after he was accused of providing the gun used in a fatal shooting near campus. Miles, 21, of Washington, D.C., entered the plea Monday, according to court documents.
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4:06 PM ET The Miami Marlins placed right-hander Johnny Cueto on the 15-day injured list and infielder Joey Wendle on the 10-day IL on Tuesday. Cueto has right biceps tightness and Wendle, whose designation is retroactive to Monday, is dealing with a right intercostal strain. Cueto, 37, took the loss in his Miami debut Monday
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3:31 PM ET Simon Fraser University, the only NCAA football team in Canada, will disband its program, the university announced Tuesday. SFU found itself in a difficult spot after the Great Northwest Athletic Conference stopped sponsoring football after the 2021 season, forcing the Red Leafs to become a football-only member of the Lone Star Conference
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2:40 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — The arena where the Miami Heat play their home games now has yet another new name after Miami-Dade County commissioners voted to enter into a 17-year deal to call the facility Kaseya Center. The name change takes effect immediately. Kaseya, a Miami-based software company, will pay $117.37 million
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3:35 PM ET Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. — Attorneys for retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre argued in a new court filing Monday that a civil lawsuit against him seeking to recover misspent welfare money in Mississippi’s largest ever corruption case should be dismissed because the state Department of Human Services lacks evidence and is attempting
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3:53 PM ET PLAYA VISTA, CA. — The Los Angeles Lakers and LA Clippers have played each other under the glaring Christmas Day and Opening Night spotlights, but Wednesday’s clash between the two hallway rivals actually will have playoff ramifications. In what will be the biggest game of the season and quite possibly the most
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3:05 PM ET The Minnesota Twins will play their home opener Friday, delaying the game by a day because of a forecast of snow and cold in Minneapolis on Wednesday night into Thursday. The game against the Houston Astros initially was set for Thursday afternoon, but the high is expected to only reach the mid-30s.
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2:35 PM ET DALLAS — All-Star guard Luka Doncic declared that he would not consider being shut down for the season as long as the Dallas Mavericks have postseason hopes, no matter how long the odds. “I’m playing tomorrow,” Doncic said after Tuesday’s practice. “When there’s still a chance, I’m gonna play. So that’s not
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2:51 PM BST A group of more than 150 former football, rugby league and rugby union players suffering from neurological impairments are due to join a class-action lawsuit against their respective governing bodies, lawyers representing the players said on Tuesday. London sports law firm Rylands Garth said it would issue proceedings in court on Tuesday
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2:50 PM ET Arizona Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill is accused of gross misconduct, including cheating, discrimination and harassment, in an arbitration claim filed Tuesday by former Cardinals executive Terry McDonough to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. McDonough maintains that both he and former Cardinals head coach Steve Wilks were left no choice but to follow Bidwill’s
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1:13 PM ET Washington Wizards forward Deni Avdija will miss the next two games because of left elbow bursitis, the team announced Tuesday. The team said Avdija, 22, will miss back-to-back games against the Milwaukee Bucks and the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday and Wednesday. Whether he returns for Friday’s home game against the Miami Heat
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12:41 PM ET The Atlanta Braves placed ace left-hander Max Fried on the 15-day injured list Tuesday, retroactive to Saturday, with a strained left hamstring. In a corresponding move, the Braves recalled right-hander Bryce Elder from Triple-A Gwinnett. Fried, 29, suffered the injury covering first base in the fourth inning of Thursday’s season-opening 7-2 victory
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12:02 PM ET The Las Vegas Raiders have signed quarterback Brian Hoyer to a two-year deal, it was announced Tuesday. Earlier this offseason, the Raiders signed quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to a three-year, $72.75 million contract on March 17. Las Vegas also has the No. 7 pick in this month’s draft. Hoyer was released by the
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