Month: March 2019

10:12 PM ET ESPN News Services The Oakland Athletics have acquired designated hitter/first baseman Kendrys Morales in a trade with the Toronto Blue Jays, the teams announced Wednesday. Morales, 35, is expected to play first base while Gold Glover Matt Olson recovers from a broken hamate bone in his right hand. Olson was injured Thursday
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9:00 PM ET MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Simona Halep sat in her chair alongside the umpire in Hard Rock Stadium on Wednesday afternoon, leading Qiang Wang 6-4, 6-5 in the quarterfinals of the Miami Open. Halep took deep breaths, her shoulders rhythmically rising and falling. Her arms were sheened with perspiration, her rounded cheeks flushed.
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9:00 PM ET The Boston Red Sox‘s biggest question mark of the offseason was who they were going to use as a closer after Craig Kimbrel left in free agency. On the eve of Opening Day, Red Sox manager Alex Cora declined to answer the question, saying people will find out soon enough. The Red
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10:14 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Figuring out the candidates for NHL most valuable player is fairly easy. You have your dominant scores like Nikita Kucherov. You have your legacy candidates like Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin. You have your “where would they be without this guy?” candidates like Nathan MacKinnon. And, of course, your “if
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8:13 PM ET Associated Press HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. — Hidden Scroll has been installed as the 5-2 morning-line favorite for the Florida Derby on Saturday at Gulfstream Park. Hidden Scroll landed the inside post in an 11-horse field for the $1 million race, one of the major preps leading up to the Kentucky Derby. It’ll
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7:36 PM ET Associated Press BRIGHAM CITY, Utah — A former Utah State University football player convicted of sexually assaulting six women was sentenced Wednesday to 26 years to life in prison during a hearing in which the judge called his actions “horrendous” and told his victims he believed them. Torrey Green, 25, was accused
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7:56 PM ET A welterweight rematch between two former champions in Tyron Woodley and Robbie Lawler will headline UFC Fight Night on June 29 in Minneapolis, UFC president Dana White told ESPN on Wednesday. Sources confirmed verbal agreements for the bout are in place. The UFC Fight Night event will take place at Target Center
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12:50 AM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO — The Bulls announced Wednesday night that forward Lauri Markkanen‘s season is over for precautionary measures while he undergoes additional medical testing over the next 10 to 14 days to determine why he suffered a rapid heart rate and fatigue during Tuesday’s loss at Toronto. The Bulls said
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