Month: April 2024

Field Level Media Apr 30, 2024, 12:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Will Zalatoris withdrew from The CJ Cup Byron Nelson on Tuesday. The PGA Tour communications team announced the move but did not divulge a reason for Zalatoris, who is ranked 30th in the world. Nick Watney will replace the Dallas native at TPC
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Getty Images 55 minutes ago Marianne Vos won stage three of Vuelta Femenina with a powerful sprint in Teruel, Spain. Vos crossed the line ahead of fellow Dutch rider Charlotte Kool and Canadian Olivia Baril, following strong work from her Visma-Lease a Bike team. The 36-year-old now has three stage wins in the event to
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNApr 30, 2024, 12:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens was named the NBA’s Executive of the Year Tuesday afternoon. Stevens received 16 of the 30 first place votes, and was on 25 of the 30 ballots, winning in a runaway after making trades for Kristaps
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Field Level Media Apr 30, 2024, 12:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions With multiple weeks to decide whether to stay in the draft or withdraw, a whopping 195 players have filed as early entry candidates for the 2024 NBA draft. There are 60 total picks in the NBA draft, with second-round selections signing non-guaranteed contracts.
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Field Level Media Apr 30, 2024, 11:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Fireballer Jhoan Duran is ready to join the Twins’ roster for the first time this season as Minnesota takes on the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday. Manager Rocco Baldelli said Duran likely was to be available for the surging Twins, who have won
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Pete Thamel, ESPNApr 30, 2024, 11:16 AM ET Open Extended Reactions North Carolina‘s thin quarterback room is getting a familiar addition. Former UNC quarterback Jacolby Criswell, who spent the 2023 season at Arkansas, is returning to play at North Carolina, sources told ESPN. Criswell began his career at UNC from 2020 to 2022, transferring after
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Apr 30, 2024, 11:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Cornerback Chris Harris Jr., a four-time Pro Bowl selection in 12 NFL seasons, told the Denver Gazette that he has retired. Harris, 34, last played in the NFL in 2022 with the New Orleans Saints, and he told the Gazette that after not receiving interest from
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Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterApr 30, 2024, 11:22 AM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions New Mexico forward JT Toppin, the Mountain West Freshman of the Year, entered the transfer portal on Tuesday morning. Toppin becomes one of the best frontcourt prospects available in
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNApr 30, 2024, 10:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A clash between former heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder and undefeated contender Jared Anderson is being planned for Aug. 3 in Los Angeles, Turki Alalshikh, the chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority, announced Monday evening on social media. Wilder (43-3-1, 42 KOs) will first
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Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterApr 30, 2024, 10:28 AM ET Close Michael DiRocco is an NFL reporter at ESPN. DiRocco covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously covered the University of Florida for over a decade for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is a multiple APSE award winner. You can follow
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNApr 30, 2024, 10:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Both Joel Embiid and Kelly Oubre Jr. missed shootaround for the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday ahead of Game 5 of their first-round series against the New York Knicks. Embiid missed it with a migraine, while Oubre had an illness. Embiid, who
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Adrian Wojnarowski Ramona Shelburne Close Ramona Shelburne ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Apr 30, 2024, 09:32 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch will undergo surgery to repair a right patellar tendon Wednesday, and it remains unclear whether he’ll be able
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentApr 30, 2024, 04:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United are not expecting offers for Marcus Rashford, a source has told ESPN, believing that there is no market for the England striker this summer. United’s financial position means they would consider bids of north of £70 million ($87.8m) for Rashford if they
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