Month: March 2023

5:50 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — It sure sounds like the Green Bay Packers would prefer to move on from Aaron Rodgers and begin the Jordan Love era immediately. While Packers president Mark Murphy did not rule out the possibility that Rodgers could return as the team’s starting quarterback, it apparently isn’t the organization’s
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3:00 AM ET LOS ANGELES — It wouldn’t be a stretch to describe D’Angelo Russell‘s return to the lineup in the Lakers’ 122-112 win over the Toronto Raptors on Friday as perfect. Russell, who missed L.A.’s previous six games with a sprained right ankle, scored 16 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter —
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7:45 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. As the Eastern Conference playoff matchups take shape, one of the potential pairings in the first round is Boston Bruins vs. Pittsburgh Penguins. Both clubs are coming off tough losses Thursday night, and
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8:54 PM ET ESPN News Services Former major league outfielder and two-time World Series champion Jesus Alou died Friday at the age of 80, the Boston Red Sox announced. Alou recently suffered two cardiovascular accidents, but he hadn’t been diagnosed with a serious illness, a family source told ESPN’s Enrique Rojas. Alou spent 15 seasons
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12:09 AM ET Khabib Nurmagomedov has retired from fighting and coaching. But the Nurmagomedov family name is in more than good hands in MMA. Usman Nurmagomedov, Khabib’s younger cousin, stopped former UFC champion Benson Henderson via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2 minutes, 37 seconds of the first round Friday night in the main event of
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8:07 PM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Stefanos Tsitsipas was beaten 7-6 (0), 4-6, 7-6 (5) by Aussie Jordan Thompson in second-round play at the BNP Paribas Open on Friday. The second-seeded Tsitsipas had his shoulder taped and the injury appeared to affect his backhand. Jordan took advantage and attacked the Greek’s backhand
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9:44 PM ET After some starts and stops, the UFC 288 main event is now official. Aljamain Sterling will defend his UFC bantamweight title against former champ Henry Cejudo on May 6 in Newark, New Jersey, the promotion officially announced Friday. Cejudo is making his return from retirement after three years away. While both men
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8:47 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Devin Haney and Vasiliy Lomachenko are finalizing a deal for a May 20 fight in Las Vegas for the undisputed lightweight championship, sources told ESPN on Friday. The fight for Haney’s four 135-pound titles will be an ESPN PPV, sources said. Haney, a practicing Muslim, preferred to fight Lomachenko before
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6:31 PM ET Associated Press PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Chad Ramey became the only player to reach double digits under par at the Players Championship. The TPC Sawgrass, as usual, had the final say. Ramey put two tee shots in the water on the island-green 17th hole Friday for a quintuple bogey that cost
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5:30 PM ET Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The blonds are back. Puerto Rico on Friday broke the Guinness World record for the most hair dyed, with 192 men going blond to support the U.S. territory’s team that is vying to win the World Baseball Classic after twice finishing as runner-up. The team’s
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