Month: March 2024

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterMar 12, 2024, 08:09 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions PEORIA, Ariz. — San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt stopped just short of declaring that shortstop prospect Jackson
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Associated Press Mar 12, 2024, 06:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Second-ranked Carlos Alcaraz avenged a previous loss to Fabian Marozsan, winning 6-3, 6-3 on Tuesday to reach the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open as the top remaining seed in the men’s draw. A day after “lucky loser” Luca Nardi
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Amid reports of star India batter Virat Kohli‘s possible ouster from India’s T20 World Cup squad, former England pacer Stuart Broad has shared his views on the same. Kohli has been out of action since the conclusion of T20I series against Afghanistan, and also missed the five-match Test bilateral against England, citing personal reasons. Ahead
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNMar 12, 2024, 09:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Subriel Matias and Liam Paro are in the process of finalizing a deal for a junior welterweight title fight June 15 in Manati, Puerto Rico, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. It’s a homecoming for Matias, who will defend his IBF title at 140 pounds
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Mar 12, 2024, 06:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Star pass-rusher Danielle Hunter and the Houston Texans have agreed to a two-year, $49 million deal, including $48 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday. The deal has a maximum value of $51 million, the source said. In effect, the Texans and Minnesota
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Jorge Castillo Mar 12, 2024, 01:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New York Yankees are preparing to begin the regular season without their ace. Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters Tuesday in Florida that it “would be difficult” to picture Gerrit Cole making the opening day start as he deals with an unspecified elbow
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Associated Press Mar 12, 2024, 07:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Bernhard Langer is missing the Masters for only the second time in 40 years because of an Achilles tendon tear from playing pickleball. This was supposed to be the final Masters for the two-time champion from Germany. But he
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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterMar 12, 2024, 07:34 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun UFC legend Mark Coleman remains hospitalized on Tuesday after suffering from smoke inhalation in a house fire in Toledo. Coleman, 59, was airlifted to the hospital after pulling his mother
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Associated Press Mar 12, 2024, 07:16 PM ET CALGARY, Alberta — The Calgary Flames renounced their rights to draft pick Topi Ronni on Tuesday after the 19-year-old was sentenced in his native Finland for a rape that occurred when he was a minor. Ronni was given a one-year suspended prison sentence by the District Court
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Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterMar 12, 2024, 07:46 PM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers are shipping wide receiver Diontae Johnson to the Carolina Panthers for cornerback Donte Jackson and a pick swap, league
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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMar 12, 2024, 04:08 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The Alpharetta Sports & Entertainment Group, fronted by former NHL player Anson Carter, has formally requested that the NHL commence with an expansion process aimed at bringing a franchise to the greater Atlanta area for a
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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMar 12, 2024, 05:01 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions New York Rangers rookie forward Matt Rempe was suspended four games by the NHL Department of Player Safety on Tuesday after elbowing New Jersey Devils defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler in the head Monday night. It’s the first
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Associated Press Mar 12, 2024, 03:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Cruz said Tuesday there is a 50-50 chance of Congress passing legislation that would provide antitrust protection and regulation to college athletics in the U.S. by the end of the year. Cruz (R-Texas) lowered his previous estimate of 60-40 from
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