Month: March 2022

9:30 PM ET ESPN News Services Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick has been named an honorary captain for Michigan‘s annual Maize and Blue spring game on Saturday, the school announced Wednesday. The school tweeted pictures of Kaepernick with coach Jim Harbaugh and players. Football Family. Excited to share the field with our honorary captain for
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6:06 PM ET Associated Press GOODYEAR, Arizona — Hunter Greene has cracked the Cincinnati Reds‘ season-opening rotation. The second overall pick from the 2017 draft reached 104 mph with his fastball in Triple-A last season and could be one of the most exciting rookies in baseball this year. The right-hander will pitch behind Opening Day
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5:02 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print The Los Angeles Lakers have listed LeBron James as out and Anthony Davis as doubtful for Thursday’s game at the Utah Jazz. Both didn’t play in Tuesday’s 128-110 blowout loss to the Dallas Mavericks. James has been dealing with a left ankle sprain since
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2:54 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Forget three-setters. These days, Jessica Pegula doesn’t even need second sets. The No. 16 seed has made the semifinals at the Miami Open, benefiting from a second consecutive abrupt ending. She won her quarterfinal against fifth-seeded Paula Badosa on Wednesday, after the Spaniard retired five games
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6:30 PM ET Cornerback Patrick Peterson announced Wednesday on “All Things Covered,” the podcast he co-hosts with Bryant McFadden, that he will be re-signing with the Minnesota Vikings on a one-year contract. “I’m gonna stay put in Minnesota and run it back with the guys. Keep it in the North,” he said, while donning a
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6:53 PM ET Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. — California teen Anna Davis birdied the par-5 closing hole at Champions Retreat and shared the lead with Alabama sophomore Benedetta Moresco of Italy at 2-under 70 on a tough, windy start on Wednesday to the Augusta National Women’s Amateur. Only five players in the elite field of
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4:12 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Janibek Alimkhanuly and Danny Dignum will meet for the WBO’s interim middleweight title on May 21, sources tell ESPN. No location has been finalized for the Top Rank Boxing on ESPN main event, but the bout will take place in the U.S. Former 130-pound titleholder Jamel Herring, who lost his
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3:34 PM ET Associated Press HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. — Simplification will be the morning-line favorite at Gulfstream Park for Saturday’s $1 million, Grade 1 Florida Derby, one of the last big prep races for the Kentucky Derby. Simplification was given 5-2 early odds. White Abarrio was narrowly installed as the second choice at 3-1. Simplification
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9:00 AM ET NFL commissioner Roger Goodell met with reporters in Palm Beach, Florida, on Tuesday and addressed the latest developments regarding quarterback Deshaun Watson. Watson, who the Houston Texans traded to the Cleveland Browns nearly two weeks ago, will resume his NFL career after spending 2021 on the sideline while facing 22 lawsuits alleging
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Transgender cyclist Emily Bridges will not compete at Saturday’s National Omnium Championships in her first women’s event after a ruling by cycling’s world governing body. The 21-year-old looked set to face some of the sport’s biggest names, including five-time Olympic champion Laura Kenny. However, British Cycling said in a statement on Wednesday: “We have now
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1:20 PM ET Associated Press Dominic Thiem, the 2020 U.S. Open champion, said Wednesday that he tested positive for COVID-19 after his first match in more than nine months. Thiem lost 6-3, 6-4 to Pedro Cachin at the Andalucía Open on the lower-level Challenger Tour on Tuesday. The 28-year-old Austrian player had been sidelined by
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Royal Challengers Bangalore batters overcame some nervy moments after leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga spun his way to a four-wicket haul to register a three-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders in a low-scoring IPL match here on Wednesday. Hasaranga lived up to his Rs 10.75 crore price tag as his four-wicket burst helped RCB dismiss KKR for
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