Month: March 2024

ESPN News Services Mar 8, 2024, 12:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions RALEIGH, N.C. — Frederik Andersen made 24 saves after a four-month absence and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 on Thursday night. Brady Skjei scored two goals and Stefan Noesen and Andrei Svechnikov added one each in Carolina’s first game since
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNMar 7, 2024, 10:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Canelo Alvarez and Jaime Munguia are finalizing a deal for a May 4 fight in Las Vegas for Alvarez’s undisputed super middleweight championship, sources told ESPN. It’s a one-fight deal for Alvarez and PBC, sources said, after the sides parted ways last week with
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ESPN News Services Mar 7, 2024, 11:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — Anthony Edwards matched his season high with 44 points, made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1:11 to go and came up with a spectacular block at the buzzer to give the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves a 113-111 victory over the Indiana Pacers on
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Associated Press Mar 7, 2024, 11:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARADISE, Nev. — Pepperdine scored the first 26 points of the game and cruised to a 102-43 rout of Pacific on Thursday night in the opening game of the West Coast Conference Tournament. The 59-point win is the fifth-largest in a conference tournament game
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Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNMar 7, 2024, 10:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star center Karl-Anthony Towns will undergo surgery to repair a torn left meniscus, and sources told ESPN on Thursday night that he is expected to be back by early in the Western Conference playoffs. Towns will be re-evaluated in four weeks, but
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Andrew Lopez, ESPNMar 7, 2024, 09:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Victor Wembanyama is likely to miss the remainder of the San Antonio Spurs‘ road trip with a right ankle sprain, head coach Gregg Popovich said Thursday night. The Spurs take on the Kings on Thursday before facing the Golden State Warriors
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Australia won the toss and decided to bowl against New Zealand Ben Sears will make his debut, while spinner Mitchell Santner has again been overlooked for New Zealand as Australia captain Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bowl on a green-tinged Hagley Oval surface in the second Test. An unchanged Australia are hoping
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Mar 7, 2024, 08:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Kansas City Chiefs and linebacker Drue Tranquill reached agreement on a three-year, $19 million deal that includes $13 million fully guaranteed, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday. Tranquill joined the Chiefs last season as a free agent after four years with the Los Angeles
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Field Level Media Mar 7, 2024, 08:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Gavin Lux will need to show more progress to continue his expected trajectory toward becoming the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ every-day shortstop this season. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Thursday that he has not committed to Lux, 26, becoming the regular starter just yet.
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Associated Press Mar 7, 2024, 06:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns will host the 2027 NBA All-Star game, the league announced Thursday, giving owner Mat Ishbia a marquee event for the city roughly one year after he purchased the franchise. This will be the fourth time Phoenix has hosted the
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Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterMar 7, 2024, 08:00 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Five-star recruit Liam McNeeley has requested a release from his letter of intent to Indiana and is decommitting from the Hoosiers, sources told ESPN. McNeeley’s decision comes one day
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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMar 7, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Inside the home of Robert Thomas is a replica Stanley Cup sitting on a desk. It’s a conversation piece, a reminder of career accomplishments and something his guests inevitably drink out of during house parties. “I
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Kalan Hooks, ESPNMar 7, 2024, 05:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Another Phoenix Suns star will join the roster of a popular first-person shooting game. Devin Booker will be part of the “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III” lineup with a feature in the video game’s third season bundle. His fellow teammate Kevin Durant became
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Associated Press Mar 7, 2024, 06:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico — Rookie Joe Highsmith shot a bogey-free, 7-under 65 on Thursday to share the early first-round lead with veteran Scott Piercy at the weather-delayed Puerto Rico Open. Play was stopped for nearly two hours in the afternoon because of heavy
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