Month: February 2023

7:31 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Infielder Elvis Andrus and the Chicago White Sox are in agreement on a one-year, $3 million contract, pending a physical, sources familiar with the deal told ESPN on Sunday. Andrus, 34, spent
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7:06 PM ET ESPN News Services DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won the Daytona 500 in double overtime and under caution Sunday night in the longest running of “The Great American Race.” The two overtimes pushed the 65th running of the race to a record 212 laps — a dozen laps beyond the
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3:44 PM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO — Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews announced Sunday that he is dealing with symptoms of long COVID-19 and chronic immune response syndrome. Toews, 34, hasn’t played since Jan. 28. The Blackhawks placed the center on injured reserve Wednesday with what they said was a non-COVID-19-related illness. “It has been
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11:22 PM ET ESPN staff The 2023 NBA All-Star Weekend kicked off Friday with the celebrity game and Rising Stars Challenge, but now it is nearly time for the marquee event — the All-Star Game. For the first time ever, the NBA will use a playground draft format that includes team captains LeBron James and
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6:16 PM ET New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones is in the process of making an agent change with a new contract and free agency on the horizon, multiple sources told ESPN on Sunday. Jones has been represented by CAA since being the sixth overall draft pick out of Duke in 2019. The expectation, according
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5:24 PM ET Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz won his first title since his milestone US Open triumph by beating Cameron Norrie in straight sets at the Argentina Open on Sunday. The world No. 2 overcame No. 12 Norrie 6-3, 7-5 in the clay-court final. “I felt very comfortable,” Alcaraz said.
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3:54 PM ET The Glazer family have been offered the financial backing to remain as owners of Manchester United by American hedge fund Elliott Management, sources have told ESPN, after the New York-based group registered an interest in investing in the Premier League club. Elliott’s emergence in the sale process of United opens up the
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2:02 PM ET For the second straight season, the New York Rangers have traded for forward Tyler Motte, acquiring him this time from the Ottawa Senators. The Rangers added Motte on Sunday in exchange for forward Julien Gauthier and a conditional 2023 seventh-round draft pick. The pick would become a sixth-rounder if the Rangers reach
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3:11 PM ET Associated Press The Cincinnati Reds and right-hander Hunter Strickland agreed to terms on a minor league contract with an invitation to major league camp. Strickland went 3-3 with a 4.91 ERA and seven saves in 66 relief appearances for the Reds last year. The previous season, he pitched for the Rays, Angels
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Feb 17, 2023 Free agent quarterback Derek Carr will visit with the New York Jets, sources told ESPN. Carr was released by the Las Vegas Raiders on Tuesday after the veteran quarterback declined to waive his no-trade clause and just before more than $40 million of his contract would have become guaranteed. Carr, who turns
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9:33 AM ET Associated Press Thorbjorn Olesen stretched away from the field to claim his seventh DP World Tour title by four shots at the Thailand Classic in Bangkok. Olesen took a two-shot lead into Sunday’s final round and birdies at the first, second and sixth sealed a fine display of front-running. The 33-year-old cruised
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Not every batter is comfortable playing a high-percentage risk shot like sweep and reverse sweep and that’s where some of his teammates perhaps “went out of their methods”, was skipper Pat Cummins’ observation after Australia’s demoralising six-wicket defeat against India in the second Test. As many as five Australian batters, including vice-captain Steve Smith, were
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