Month: March 2024

Field Level Media Mar 28, 2024, 05:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Arizona Diamondbacks designated third baseman Emmanuel Rivera for assignment hours before Thursday’s season-opening game against the Colorado Rockies. The move was reportedly made to open the final spot on the 26-man roster for infielder Blaze Alexander, who batted .400 with two homers
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Associated Press Mar 28, 2024, 05:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Duquesne didn’t look far to replace retired head coach Keith Dambrot. The Dukes promoted assistant Dru Joyce on Thursday to take over for Dambrot, who stepped down last week after leading the school to its first men’s NCAA tournament appearance since 1977.
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Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterMar 28, 2024, 04:24 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions While college athletics undergoes sweeping changes, Notre Dame‘s desire to remain independent is constant, as Notre Dame leadership feels “as secure as ever” in its football status, first-year athletic director
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Associated Press Mar 28, 2024, 03:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — New West Virginia coach Darian DeVries’ brought some reinforcements from Drake. Tucker DeVries sat in the front row for his father’s introductory news conference Thursday as Darian announced that his son, a two-time Missouri Valley Conference player of the year, is
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Associated Press Mar 28, 2024, 03:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — The San Francisco Giants released infielder Pablo Sandoval from his minor league contract Thursday, hours before the season opener against the San Diego Padres. That ended Sandoval’s attempt at a third stint with the club. He batted .250 in 28 spring
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Pete Thamel Jeff Borzello Close Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Mar 28, 2024, 04:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Western Kentucky‘s Steve Lutz has emerged as the focus of Oklahoma State‘s search for a new men’s basketball coach, sources told ESPN on Thursday.
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Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterMar 28, 2024, 03:30 PM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — As Matt Painter prepares top seed Purdue to face Gonzaga on Friday in the Sweet 16, he knows the NCAA tournament could undergo significant changes in
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Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterMar 28, 2024, 02:44 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Two weeks ago North Carolina State had no reason to feel it would belong in the Sweet 16. But now that they’re here, the Wolfpack feel
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Associated Press Mar 28, 2024, 02:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AUBURN, Ala. — Auburn coach Bruce Pearl still isn’t happy with a call that led to the costly ejection of Chad Baker-Mazara in the opening round of the NCAA tournament, but he’s urging fans to lay off his starting guard. Baker-Mazara threw an elbow
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Associated Press Mar 28, 2024, 02:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Ivan Fedotov had his contract in Russia’s KHL terminated by CSKA Moscow, a move that could pave the way for the goaltender to join the Flyers. CSKA announced the abrupt termination Thursday with one year remaining on the deal, saying it keeps
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Ex-Renault Formula 1 boss and former Queens Park Rangers co-owner Flavio Briatore has undergone heart surgery to remove a benign tumour. The Italian, 73, said he has been discharged from hospital in Milan following the operation. Briatore said on Instagram the surgery had been “perfectly successful”. “Following a routine check-up I underwent heart surgery because
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Anthony Olivieri, ESPN.comMar 28, 2024, 01:45 PM ET Former G League player Chance Comanche, who was charged with the murder of a woman whose body was found near Las Vegas, will not face the possibility of the death penalty if he were to be found guilty at trial, his lawyer told ESPN on Thursday. “Today
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Ramona Shelburne Close Ramona Shelburne ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Adrian Wojnarowski Mar 28, 2024, 02:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor is no longer selling his controlling stake in the franchise to minority owners Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez,
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Associated Press Mar 28, 2024, 01:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CINCINNATI — Pitcher Stephen Strasburg was put on the 60-day injured list by the Washington Nationals ahead of Thursday’s opener at Cincinnati. The 2019 World Series MVP has not pitched since June 2022 because of injuries that have derailed his career. He still has
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