7:26 AM ET John BarrESPN.com Close Joined ESPN in June 2003 Winner: 2013 Peabody Award; 2011 Edward R. Murrow Award/Video Investigative Reporting Covers breaking news, investigative pieces and human interest features DAVID FELDMAN SAT with his son in the empty bleachers of the 2,000-seat Cheyenne Ice and Events Center staring at the scene below. Within
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12:28 AM ET HOUSTON — Rookie of the Year front-runner Ja Morant appreciates point guards who combine extreme aggressiveness and extraordinary athleticism, which is why his favorite player as a kid was Russell Westbrook. In fact, Morant argues that Westbrook should have more fans. “I still feel like he’s highly disrespected,” Morant told ESPN on
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11:53 PM ET The Japan Boxing Commission and the Japan Professional Boxing Association announced Wednesday that all cards scheduled in March would be called off due to the government’s call for the cancellation or postponement of sporting and cultural events to help contain the spread of the coronavirus. The bouts scheduled in March will be
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9:03 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. — Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence was edgy and antsy after his second national championship game, something he hasn’t felt too often. But six weeks ago, the spectacular sophomore who hadn’t lost a game in college had his worst performance as Clemson’s starter in a 42-25 loss to LSU
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8:54 PM ET Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Houston’s Alex Bregman was hit on the back by a breaking ball from St. Louis reliever Ramon Santos on Wednesday, making him the seventh Astros player plunked in five spring training games. “It was a splitter,” Bregman said. “It just got away from him.” Some
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8:10 PM ET Vancouver Canucks goaltender Jacob Markstrom underwent a minor lower-body procedure Wednesday and will be re-evaluated in two weeks, Canucks general manager Jim Benning announced. Markstrom underwent an MRI on Monday after suffering the injury in a 9-3 win over Boston on Saturday. Backup Thatcher Demko will receive the bulk of the workload
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8:19 PM ET ESPN News Services CLEVELAND — Philadelphia 76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid left Wednesday night’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first quarter and was ruled out with a left shoulder sprain. Embiid appeared to collide with Cavaliers center Ante Zizic while being fouled late in the first quarter. The 7-footer held
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5:50 PM ET LAS VEGAS — The UFC’s strawweight champion, Zhang Weili, says her upcoming title defense against Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 248 on March 7 has taken on a “deeper significance” due to the ongoing health crisis in her native China. Earlier this month, Zhang (20-1) was forced to flee her normal training camp
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6:48 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Aaron Rodgers was one of the 14 dissenters among the 32 NFL player representatives on Tuesday, when they narrowly voted to send the new collective bargaining agreement to the full NFL Players Association membership, and he made it clear he wasn’t just voting on his own behalf but based on
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