Month: March 2023

5:00 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email And then there were eight! Friday morning sees the drawing for the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals as the remaining teams learn their opponents and path to the 2022-23 final, which will be played on June 10 at Istanbul’s Ataturk Olympic Stadium. Still in the tournament:
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6:53 PM ET Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan is engaged in serious talks to sell a majority stake in the franchise to a group led by Hornets minority owner Gabe Plotkin and Atlanta Hawks minority owner Rick Schnall, sources told ESPN on Thursday. No deal is imminent, but there’s significant momentum on a sale that
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2:05 PM ET Major League Baseball informed teams and players Thursday afternoon that its efforts to crack down on pitchers’ use of illegal substances will be enhanced in 2023, according to industry sources briefed on the contents of a league memo. The enhanced examinations, approved by the league’s on-field committee, will entail more detailed inspections
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7:10 PM ET The Chicago Bears are signing former Green Bay Packers tight end Robert Tonyan and former Carolina Panthers running back D’Onta Foreman to one-year deals, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Foreman’s deal is worth $3 million, a source said. Tonyan becomes the second key offensive player to leave the Packers in free agency,
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8:37 PM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek breezed past Sorana Cirstea 6-2, 6-3 to reach the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday. Swiatek, the defending champion, took a 4-0 lead in the second set and converted her second match point to close it out. “I’m happy that I
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Mar 16, 2023 Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. — Josh Doan is following his father’s footsteps into professional hockey. The Arizona Coyotes signed the 21-year-old forward to a three-year entry-level contract Thursday, beginning with the 2023-24 NHL season. He will report to the Tucson Roadrunners of the AHL and play his first game Friday night against
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8:02 PM ET Associated Press PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Ryan Brehm turned a good round into a memorable one Thursday, making a hole-in-one on the par-3 17th hole at Innisbrook for a 5-under 66 that led to a three-way share of the lead at the Valspar Championship. Stephan Jaeger also had a 66, while Adam
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1:50 PM ET ESPN News Services New York Mets closer Edwin Díaz has a torn patellar tendon and is expected to miss the entire season after injuring his right knee while celebrating a victory in the World Baseball Classic. The Mets said Thursday night that Diaz underwent surgery earlier in the day and is expected
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