Month: March 2023

1:38 AM ET MEMPHIS — For the second time this month, Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks faces an automatic one-game suspension due to his technical fouls total for the season. In yet another eventful performance for the pesky defender known as Dillon “The Villain,” Brooks picked up his 18th technical foul of the season for
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12:36 PM ET An up-and-coming UFC bantamweight fighter is going to be on the shelf for a bit. The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) temporarily suspended Kyler Phillips for a positive out-of-competition drug test for the banned substance ostarine Tuesday. The suspension is pending a disciplinary hearing, which could come as soon as next month.
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10:32 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Longtime New England Patriots linebacker Dont’a Hightower, who won three Super Bowl championships over his nine-year career, officially announced his retirement Tuesday. “I can’t think of a better story than the one I wrote in New England,” Hightower said in an essay posted on The Players’ Tribune website. “So
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3:00 AM BST ESPN staff Scott Robertson will become the next coach of the All Blacks, taking over from Ian Foster after this year’s Rugby World Cup in France. New Zealand Rugby [NZR] made the announcement on Tuesday afternoon [NZT], just a fortnight after confirming an interview process would result in the new coach being
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10:18 PM ET NEW YORK — Julius Randle scored a career-high 57 points, but that wasn’t enough to save the New York Knicks from a disappointing 140-134 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night at Madison Square Garden. Randle’s dominance was apparent throughout the first three quarters of a defenseless showcase in which the
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11:51 PM ET ESPN News Services Tennis great Martina Navratilova said she is cancer-free nearly four months after announcing she had been diagnosed with throat and breast cancer. Navratilova, 66, who won a total of 59 Grand Slam titles across singles and doubles, had said in January that the cancer was in Stage 1. “As
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5:42 PM ET The Houston Texans made two major additions to their offense on Monday, agreeing to one-year deals with tight end Dalton Schultz and running back Devin Singletary, sources told ESPN. Schultz’s deal is worth $9 million, according to NFL Network, which first reported his deal. Singletary’s deal is worth up to $3.75 million,
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8:40 PM ET Alabama opened practice Monday without star edge rusher Dallas Turner and reserve linebacker Deontae Lawson, who will miss all of the spring as they recover from surgeries. Turner, a Freshman All-American in 2021, had four sacks and eight tackles for loss last season. His role could expand after Will Anderson Jr., his
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7:00 AM ET Eric GomezMexico writer Three of the four World Baseball Classic semifinalists this year are among the most decorated baseball powers in the world. Sunday night, the U.S., the defending champions, defeated Cuba, who finished third in the inaugural event. Japan, the tournament favorite, has won two titles and never missed the championship
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