Month: March 2019

11:01 PM ET Jimmer Fredette, now playing for the Phoenix Suns, got a standing ovation Monday when he checked into their game against the Jazz in Utah. Fredette is a hometown favorite in Utah, where was the National Player of the Year at BYU in 2010-11. Fredette led the NCAA’s Division I in scoring, averaging
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12:26 AM ET ESPN News Services MESA, Ariz. — Boston Red Sox first baseman Steve Pearce will start the season on the injured list, second baseman Dustin Pedroia will start in the Red Sox’s spring training finale against the Chicago Cubs and right-hander Rick Porcello survived a scare after getting hit in the head by
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9:47 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — Dodgers pitchers Clayton Kershaw and Walker Buehler each took part in simulated games prior to Monday’s Freeway Series exhibition contest from Angel Stadium. Buehler faced hitters for the equivalent of four innings and is lined up to make his regular-season debut on Sunday, at home against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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9:26 PM ET PHOENIX — Philadelphia Eagles executive vice president of football operations Howie Roseman made one thing perfectly clear during his session with reporters at the NFL owners meeting Monday: signing quarterback Carson Wentz to an extension is a priority, and central to their plan going forward. “It’s important to us that we have
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7:56 PM ET Hall of Famer Jason Kidd, fired last season by the Milwaukee Bucks, said Monday he would like to get back to coaching “at any level.” Kidd’s name has come up as a potential replacement for Wyking Jones at his alma mater, California. And league sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Sunday that
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6:50 PM ET WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman announced the decision Monday to mandate a bout between super middleweight world titleholder Anthony Dirrell and former titlist David Benavidez at a news conference in Istanbul, as the organization clarified its position on its 168-pound belt. Sampson Lewkowicz, who promotes Benavidez, told ESPN that the fight with Dirrell
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