Associated Press Feb 13, 2025, 06:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ADELAIDE, Australia — Past Open champion Cam Smith was vocal in his criticism of the men’s and women’s Australian Open tournaments being played concurrently, so he was more than pleased to hear that Golf Australia had decided to once again hold them separately. “Not
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Tristan H. Cockcroft Feb 13, 2025, 06:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions (The full, nine-inning Playbook was originally published during the spring of 2020. It has been updated for 2025 where applicable.) Let’s begin with advice that would’ve made my ninth-grade English teacher, Miss Kadish, cringe: On this metaphorical “final exam” that is fantasy baseball’s
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ESPN Fantasy Feb 13, 2025, 06:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Pitchers and catchers are ready to report and the ESPN fantasy baseball crew is ready to show you the results of its first fantasy baseball mock draft of the season, using the ESPN standard head-to-head points league scoring and roster settings. Sign up for
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Associated Press Feb 13, 2025, 06:16 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Ninth-ranked St. John’s has moved its final home game of the regular season from cozy Carnesecca Arena to Madison Square Garden. The school announced Wednesday that its March 1 matchup against Big East rival Seton Hall will be played at “The
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ESPN News Services Feb 13, 2025, 12:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic said Cleveland center Tristan Thompson was “disrespectful” for dunking with four seconds remaining in the fourth quarter of the Cavaliers‘ 131-108 victory Wednesday night. As fans booed, Raptors players Scottie Barnes and Jamal Shead confronted Thompson after
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Tim MacMahonFeb 13, 2025, 02:52 AM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks desperately needed their leader to deliver. Chaos swirled around the Mavs in the 12 days since general manager Nico Harrison’s
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Dave McMenaminFeb 13, 2025, 01:51 AM 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 SALT LAKE CITY — In the span of a week, Dalton Knecht went from playing for
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ESPN News Services Feb 13, 2025, 12:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Jamal Murray scored a career-high 55 points, Nikola Jokic had his 25th triple-double of the season and the Denver Nuggets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 132-121 on Wednesday night for their eighth straight victory. Murray was 20-of-36 from the floor, including
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Associated Press Feb 12, 2025, 10:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Chase Briscoe led a banner night for Toyota in qualifying Wednesday for the Daytona 500 by winning the pole for NASCAR’s “Great American Race.” It is the first Daytona 500 pole for Briscoe, who moved to Joe Gibbs Racing this
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Feb 12, 2025, 04:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Curtis Jones and Abdoulaye Doucouré were sent off after an on-pitch brawl as Liverpool and Everton dramatically drew 2-2 in the last Merseyside derby at Goodison Park on Wednesday, with visiting head coach Arne Slot and assistant Sipke Hulshoff also receiving red cards after an interaction
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ESPN News Services Feb 12, 2025, 09:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Pete Alonso and the New York Mets finalized their $54 million, two-year contract Wednesday as spring training opened in Florida with the team’s first formal workout for pitchers and catchers. New York also re-signed injured reliever Drew Smith to a
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Feb 12, 2025, 10:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland, upset with his longtime coach’s public criticism of his performance at UFC 312, said Wednesday that Eric Nicksick will “probably not” be back in his corner again. In a lengthy video posted on social media, Strickland said he felt compelled
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Associated Press Feb 12, 2025, 09:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — Wizards guard Malcolm Brogdon suffered a left leg injury in the fourth quarter against the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night and had to be helped off the floor. Brogdon was hurt when he was fouled by Pascal Siakam on a drive to
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