Month: February 2024

Tim Bontemps, ESPNFeb 25, 2024, 12:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — After the Boston Celtics claimed their season-best eighth straight victory Saturday night, defeating the New York Knicks 116-102 at Madison Square Garden, Boston now has an eight-game cushion over the second-place Cleveland Cavaliers atop the Eastern Conference. That is a bigger
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ESPN News Services Feb 25, 2024, 12:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Anthony Kim hasn’t played professionally in 12 years, but he is poised to return next week at LIV Golf Jeddah, according to multiple reports. Kim, 38, a three-time winner in his six years on the PGA Tour, had surgery on his left Achilles
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ESPN News Services Feb 24, 2024, 10:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Tyler Bertuzzi scored three times, including a go-ahead, power-play goal with 2:51 remaining, and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 on Saturday night for their seventh straight win. Bertuzzi, a free agent signing last summer who has struggled
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Associated Press Feb 24, 2024, 07:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — It took eight years but Jen Pawol made the leap from the minors to a major league spring training contest as umpire at the Grapefruit League opener between the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals at CACTI Park of The
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Feb 1, 2024, 09:55 AM Ireland comfortably overcame Wales to extend their unbeaten run in this year’s Six Nations. Getty Grand slam-chasing Ireland made it three bonus-point Six Nations wins from three against Wales at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday, racking up their 18th successive home win in the process with a 31-7 victory. The hosts
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Feb 1, 2024, 10:28 AM Duhan van der Merwe powered Scotland to a historic win over England on Saturday. Getty Duhan van der Merwe scored a superb hat trick as Scotland beat England 30-21 at Murrayfield on Saturday to claim a fourth successive championship win in the fixture for the first time since 1896. England, seeking
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Associated Press Feb 24, 2024, 08:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert was ruled out for Saturday’s home game against the Brooklyn Nets with a left ankle sprain. Gobert injured his ankle in the third quarter of Friday’s 112-107 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. Saturday marks just the second
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterFeb 24, 2024, 07:40 PM Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions EDINBURGH, Scotland — England must be sick of the sight of Scotland’s Duhan van der Merwe.
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Associated Press Feb 24, 2024, 02:08 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Hundreds of mourners attended a funeral mass Saturday for a Kansas City-area DJ who was killed when she was shot during a celebration of the Chiefs‘ Super Bowl victory. Lisa Lopez-Galvan was one of about two dozen people who were shot when gunfire
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ESPN News Services Feb 24, 2024, 06:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Alexis Lafreniere scored, Matt Rempe netted his first career goal and sparked his streaking club with a first-period fight, as the New York Rangers tied a franchise record with their 10th straight victory, defeating the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 on Saturday. Igor
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Pete Thamel Adam Schefter Close Adam Schefter ESPN Senior Writer ESPN NFL Insider Joined ESPN in 2009 Former president of the Pro Football Writers of America and the author of four books Feb 24, 2024, 07:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Washington Commanders offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy is finalizing a two-year deal to join
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SWpix.com By Katie Falkingham BBC Sport at the National Cycling Centre, Manchester Lora Fachie and pilot Corrine Hall won their second gold in as many days at the National Track Championships in Manchester. The two-time Paralympic champions defeated Sophie Unwin and Jenny Holl in the women’s Para B pursuit. It completed their double, having pipped
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Associated Press Feb 24, 2024, 06:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions VALLARTA, Mexico — PGA Tour rookie Jake Knapp ran off 11 birdies Saturday and seized control of the Mexico Open at Vidanta with an 8-under 63, giving him a four-shot lead going into the final round with a spot in the Masters on the
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Associated Press Feb 24, 2024, 05:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RIO DE JANEIRO — Fifth-seeded Sebastián Báez beat his Argentine compatriot Francisco Cerundolo in straight sets on Saturday to reach the final of the Rio Open. The 30th-ranked Báez won 7-5, 6-0 in Rio de Janeiro. He will face either defending champion Cameron Norrie
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Field Level Media Feb 24, 2024, 03:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Just four games after making his season debut, Los Angeles Kings forward Viktor Arvidsson returned to long-term injured reserve Saturday. Arvidsson will be sidelined with a lower-body injury after missing the first 50 games of the season following back surgery in October. He
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