Month: March 2022

5:06 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Maybe it was a friendly tape measure or maybe those stretches actually worked. Whatever it was, Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett‘s much-discussed hand size increased by ⅛ inch from his official NFL scouting combine measurement, checking in at 8⅝ inches at Pitt’s pro day Monday. “The stretches work,” Pickett said with
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8:00 PM ET The Carolina Hurricanes acquired Columbus Blue Jackets forward Max Domi on Monday in a complicated three-way trade that also involved the Florida Panthers. The Jackets traded Domi, 27, to the Panthers along with a 2022 sixth-round pick that was originally owned by the Toronto Maple Leafs. In exchange, the Panthers sent NCAA
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6:45 PM ET Three-time Masters champion Phil Mickelson will not compete in next month’s tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, marking the first time since 1994 that he won’t compete there. Mickelson, 51, had been listed among the participants until Monday, when his name was included among past champions who won’t participate. An Augusta National
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6:53 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN George Kambosos won’t be fighting Vasiliy Lomachenko after all. Lomachenko had agreed to a deal last month for a fight with Kambosos on June 5 in Melbourne, Australia, but the two-time Olympic gold medalist has elected to remain in Ukraine with his family rather than leave the country for training
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2:24 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Infielder Ryan McMahon and the Colorado Rockies agreed on a six-year, $70 million contract extension Monday, capping a week of spending in which the team guaranteed more than a quarter-billion dollars in
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11:31 AM ET The Chicago Blackhawks are moving on from Marc-Andre Fleury, trading the netminder to the Minnesota Wild on Monday in exchange for a conditional second-round draft choice (it becomes a first if the Wild make the Western Conference finals this season and Fleury earns at least four wins in the preceding two playoff
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1:50 PM ET ATLANTA — After 14 seasons and becoming the best quarterback in franchise history, Matt Ryan is moving on from the Atlanta Falcons. Atlanta traded Ryan on Monday to the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for a 2022 third-round draft pick, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Chris Mortensen and Dianna Russini. Ryan will become
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4:30 PM ET Associated Press A Kentucky judge has denied Bob Baffert’s request to stay his 90-day suspension but delayed it until April 4 to allow his representatives to seek emergency relief through the state’s Court of Appeals. Kentucky Horse Racing Commission stewards last month suspended Baffert for 90 days, fining him $7,500, and disqualified
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12:34 PM ET Josh Heupel got a commitment from his highest-ranked prospect since joining Tennessee as head coach when ESPN Junior 300 quarterback Nico Iamaleava announced his commitment to the Vols. Iamaleava is the No. 24 prospect in the 2023 class and the No. 4 quarterback. He’s a 6-foot-6, 195-pound signal-caller from Long Beach Polytechnic
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12:57 PM ET Associated Press Sam Burns withdrew from the Dell Match Play on Monday, one day after outlasting Davis Riley in a playoff to become a back-to-back winner at the Valspar Championship. The 64-man field at Austin Country Club will be missing four golfers from the top 12 in the world ranking. Cameron Smith
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12:28 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Middleweight champion Gennadiy Golovkin (GGG) filed a lawsuit against Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions on Friday in Los Angeles seeking at least $3 million in damages in connection with the September 2018 rematch with Canelo Alvarez. According to the complaint, obtained by ESPN, GGG wants to be paid
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