Month: April 2024

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNApr 12, 2024, 03:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions UConn 7-foot-2 sophomore Donovan Clingan — one of the cornerstones of the Huskies’ back-to-back NCAA championship teams — will enter the 2024 NBA draft, Clingan told ESPN on Friday. The No. 3 prospect in ESPN’s Top 100 list, Clingan is expected to be in
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Apr 12, 2024, 02:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Shohei Ohtani, is in federal custody after surrendering to law enforcement Friday. Mizuhara is accused of stealing more than $16 million over two years from the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar to pay off gambling debts to an illegal sportsbook, according
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Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterApr 12, 2024, 01:51 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions MEMPHIS — Back in the place where the Los Angeles Lakers defied the
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Associated Press Apr 12, 2024, 01:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Steady rain and the forecast for strong winds postponed the opener of a three-game series Friday night between the New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians. The teams will play a split doubleheader on Saturday, with the first game starting at 12:10 p.m.
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Apr 12, 2024, 12:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Duke’s top two scorers from last season, All-American Kyle Filipowski and ACC All-Freshman selection Jared McCain are entering the NBA draft. “This has been a lifelong dream of mine, and I’m incredibly grateful for the opportunity to pursue it,” Filipowski said in a statement posted on
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Associated Press Apr 12, 2024, 11:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Kyrie Irving is listed as out for the Mavericks‘ regular-season home finale against the Pistons on Friday night, which will end the guard’s streak of 31 consecutive games played. The designation for Irving, who has been on his longest stretch of games
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Getty Images By Matt Warwick BBC Sport Ineos Grenadiers owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has called for “real action” to ensure safety in road cycling following a number of serious recent accidents. Ratcliffe, 71, has written a letter to cycling’s world governing body the UCI outlining his concerns. “Governing bodies have made very few changes and
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Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNApr 12, 2024, 11:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The G League Ignite’s Matas Buzelis — the No. 6 prospect in ESPN’s Top 100 prospects list — will enter the 2024 NBA draft, he told ESPN. Buzelis, a 6-foot-10 forward out of Chicago, averaged 14.1 points and 6.6 rebounds for the Ignite this
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Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterApr 12, 2024, 10:45 AM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Mark Pope is officially Kentucky new men’s basketball coach, the school announced Friday. Pope was a captain on Kentucky’s 1996 national championship team and has been the head coach
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterApr 12, 2024, 10:18 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods had a disappointing ending to his opening round of the 88th Masters on Friday. The five-time green jacket winner
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