Month: April 2022

4:06 PM ET Boston College’s Jerry York, the winningest coach in NCAA hockey history, has announced his retirement. York, 76, met with his coaches and players Wednesday and informed them he was stepping down. He coached 28 years with the Eagles, winning the NCAA men’s hockey championship four times (2001, 2008, 2010, 2012). Prior to
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12:24 AM ET ATLANTA — Atlanta Hawks coach Nate McMillan took some heat from his coaching staff — as well as some fans on social media — for having starters on the court with just over five minutes left in Wednesday night’s 132-103 play-in victory over the Charlotte Hornets. “The coaches were yelling and screaming
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9:27 PM ET Pittburgh and West Virginia, who will renew their rivalry for a four-season run beginning Sept. 1, have added four additional games to the “Backyard Brawl” series beginning in 2029, the schools said Wednesday. The current home-and-home agreement spans the 2022-25 seasons, with Pitt hosting this year and in 2024. Following a three-year
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1:53 PM ET Baker Mayfield says he feels “disrespected” by the Cleveland Browns after they traded for Deshaun Watson last month, effectively ending Mayfield’s tenure after four seasons as the team’s starting quarterback. “One-hundred percent,” Mayfield said on the YNK podcast released Wednesday. “I was told one thing and they completely did another.” Mayfield covered
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6:27 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Andy Ruiz Jr. is set for yet another comeback, but in a twist, his next bout will be promoted by Triller, not PBC. The former unified heavyweight champion will meet ex-Glory Kickboxing champion Tyrone Spong in a 10-round Triller Fight Club pay-per-view bout on July 16 at the Plaza de
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5:14 PM ET Associated Press MADISON, Wis. — A fire broke out Wednesday morning during a renovation project at Camp Randall Stadium, causing one worker to get taken to the hospital with injuries. Madison Fire Department officials said paramedics treated and transported the person to a hospital with “serious injuries.” The name of the injured
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3:53 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Clayton Kershaw took a perfect game through seven innings for the Los Angeles Dodgers in his season debut before being pulled, dominating the Minnesota Twins with 13 strikeouts in 21 batters during a 7-0 victory on Wednesday. Manager Dave Roberts pulled Kershaw after 80 pitches on a cold
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3:29 PM ET Marlon Moraes, long one of the best bantamweight fighters in MMA, is retiring from the sport, his manager, Ali Abdelaziz, told ESPN on Wednesday. Moraes, 33, held the World Series of Fighting (WSOF) bantamweight title from 2014 to 2016 before signing with the UFC, racking up five title defenses in WSOF. “Magic”
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There is “still no clear picture” of Amy Pieters’ future following the Dutch cyclist’s training crash in December, says her team’s sporting director. Pieters, 30, had surgery to relieve pressure on her brain following the fall in Alicante. She was transferred to a hospital in the Netherlands in January, where she remains in an induced
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11:09 AM ET Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr has agreed to a three-year contract extension worth $121.5 million, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. Carr received a no-trade clause as part of the deal, the source told Fowler. The deal, which was first reported Wednesday by NFL Network, keeps Carr under contract with
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12:42 PM ET Associated Press MONACO — Sebastian Korda beat Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (2), 6-7 (5), 6-3 in windy conditions at the Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday to reach the third round of the clay-court season opener in Monaco. Both players struggled with their serve in the decisive set as winds reached 20 mph. Korda
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3:00 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show After turning down the chance to have dinner with Yordenis Ugas, Conor Benn hopes they can meet again in the ring later this year.
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2:03 PM ET Mark Schlabach Bryson DeChambeau, who has battled injuries for much of this season, has pulled out of a long-driving competition in Florida and will have surgery on his left hand on Thursday. Bobby Peterson, an owner of the Professional Long Drivers Association, said DeChambeau called him Monday night and informed him of
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The organiser of a women’s cycling race says he has had “numerous” offers of financial support after its main benefactor withdrew funding in reaction to British Cycling’s suspension of its transgender policy. Colin Clews, the chief organiser of the Women’s CiCLE Classic, told BBC Sport some offers have come from women’s rights groups, as well
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