Month: April 2024

Andrew Lopez, ESPNApr 27, 2024, 08:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW ORLEANS — The youngest No. 1 seed in the history of the NBA playoffs certainly isn’t being hindered by its lack of playoff experience. The Oklahoma City Thunder rolled to another dominant victory over the eighth-seeded New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday afternoon, winning
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Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterApr 27, 2024, 08:06 PM ET Close Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals
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Paolo Uggetti, ESPNApr 27, 2024, 08:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Oregon State running back Damien Martinez announced on social media Saturday that he is transferring to Miami. Martinez said April 10 that he would be entering the portal following a 1,185-yard, nine-touchdown sophomore season as a Beaver. In a social media post at
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Associated Press Apr 27, 2024, 07:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AVONDALE, La. — Former BYU teammates Patrick Fishburn and Zac Blair shot a 12-under 60 in better-ball play Saturday to take the third-round lead in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, the PGA Tour’s only team event. At 23-under 193, Fishburn and Blair had
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterApr 27, 2024, 07:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Kirk Cousins‘ position as the Atlanta Falcons starting quarterback of the foreseeable future has not changed after the team’s stunning first-round NFL draft decision, according to new coach Raheem Morris. The Falcons selected quarterback Michael Penix Jr. of
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Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterApr 27, 2024, 06:28 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions BOULDER, Colo. — Colorado coach Deion Sanders reiterated his commitment to the Buffaloes’ program following the spring game Saturday, saying he had no plans to leave to follow his
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Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterApr 27, 2024, 05:36 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Mikhail Sergachev made a stunning return to the lineup as his club looked to avoid elimination in Game 4 of its first-round Stanley Cup playoff series against the
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Kendra Andrews, ESPNApr 27, 2024, 06:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ORLANDO, Fla. — Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell has noticed a trend through the first four games of the first-round series against the Orlando Magic. In the first half, he’s on. But in the second half, he’s off. In Game 4, he failed to
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Associated Press Apr 27, 2024, 05:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DOVER, Del. — Make it three straight NASCAR wins for the Truex kids at the Monster Mile. Ryan Truex won the Xfinity Series race Saturday at Dover Motor Speedway for the second straight year, giving the younger brother of Martin Truex Jr. the only
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Associated Press Apr 27, 2024, 04:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The banged-up New York Mets are minus two more important players after putting reliever Drew Smith on the 15-day injured list and right fielder Starling Marte on the bereavement list Saturday. The team recalled infielder Mark Vientos and right-hander Dedniel Núñez
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Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterApr 27, 2024, 04:09 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt said the team would look at options beyond renovating Arrowhead Stadium as it searches for a home beyond
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Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterApr 27, 2024, 04:16 PM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is
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Associated Press Apr 27, 2024, 02:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DOVER, Del. — Kyle Larson ran into his first speed bump in his busy May. Larson next month will become the fifth driver in history to attempt to complete “The Double” and run 1,100 miles in one day, starting with the Indianapolis 500 in
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