Month: March 2019

8:36 PM ET Associated Press PALM HARBOR, Fla. — The PGA Tour event that doesn’t have Tiger Woods this year instead has the Leaping Cougar. That’s a childhood nickname for Joel Dahmen, who took advantage of gentle, morning conditions Thursday on a tough Copperhead course for a 5-under 66 and a share of the lead
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8:41 PM ET Associated Press SURPRISE, Ariz. — Veteran outfielder Hunter Pence is set to start the season with his hometown Texas Rangers. Manager Chris Woodward told Pence on Thursday that he will be on the 25-man roster as the team’s fourth outfielder when the Rangers open the regular season at home next Thursday against
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8:09 PM ET Former USC kicker Matt Boermeester has filed a lawsuit in United States District Court, alleging the school ruined both his academic and athletic careers when he was expelled from the university after a “third-party, non-witness filed a false report” about a supposed altercation between him and his girlfriend in early 2017. The
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7:35 PM ET Kevin SeifertNFL Nation Close ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 The NFL’s competition committee has proposed two versions of a modified expansion of instant replay, according to documents released Thursday night. Both call for a one-year trial before any permanent decisions are
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7:18 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Saints have agreed to a deal with longtime Minnesota Vikings punt returner Marcus Sherels, a source confirmed. The agreement was first reported by the St. Paul Pioneer Press, which said it was a one-year deal. Terms have not been disclosed. Sherels, 31, was the Vikings’ primary
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7:09 PM ET ESPN News Services Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart has been fined $50,000 by the NBA on Thursday for shoving Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid on Wednesday night. Smart was ejected less than a minute into the third quarter of the Sixers’ 118-115 victory over Boston for the two-handed shove into the back
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10:31 AM ET Ceilings and floors. Upside and downside. Best- and worst-case scenarios. However you choose to term them, players’ most and least optimistic outcomes are integral parts of their annual fantasy baseball outlooks. They are also, unfortunately, among the more misunderstood such ingredients, with many fantasy managers often mistaking upside for “most probable outcome”
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