Month: May 2019

8:49 PM ET ESPN News Services Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert and MVP finalists Giannis Antetokounmpo and Paul George were the leading vote-getters for the All-Defensive first team. Boston’s Marcus Smart and Milwaukee’s Eric Bledsoe rounded out the first team that was announced Wednesday. Gobert finished with 97 first-team points and 196 points
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1:26 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Criticized for not running hard, New York Mets second baseman Robinson Cano got hurt hustling up the first-base line. The 36-year-old slugger left Wednesday night’s 6-1 win over the Washington Nationals after straining his left quadriceps. Cano got hurt when he grounded out in the third inning
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6:47 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN MILWAUKEE — Much has been made of Kawhi Leonard‘s occasional limp during Games 3 and 4 of the Eastern Conference finals. And yet, in a conference call with reporters Wednesday afternoon ahead of Game 5 at Fiserv Forum Thursday night, Raptors coach Nick Nurse maintained his star will be ready
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6:35 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Behind the microphone for the last New York Rangers championship in 1994, John Davidson is now front and center to try to parade the Stanley Cup down Broadway again. Davidson recalled 1994 as one of the best times of his life, and after moving from broadcasting to
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6:21 PM ET The New York Mets put outfielder Brandon Nimmo on the 10-day injured list with a stiff neck on Wedneday and called up journeyman Rajai Davis to take his spot on the roster. Nimmo, who has struggled at the plate all season, had an MRI on Wednesday after experiencing a sharp pain in
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5:39 PM ET The Los Angeles Angels have put backup catcher Kevan Smith on the seven-day concussion injured list. The Angels made the move Wednesday afternoon, hours ahead of their game against the Minnesota Twins. To fill the spot on the roster, they selected the contract of catcher Dustin Garneau from Triple-A Salt Lake. Smith
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5:50 PM ET The Washington Redskins signed veteran linebacker Jon Bostic to boost a unit weakened by the loss of Reuben Foster. Foster tore his ACL in practice Monday. He has not yet had surgery, and doctors fear there could be more damage but won’t know until they operate, a source said. He was officially
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5:53 PM ET ESPN News Services Tony Stewart, Joe Gibbs, Waddell Wilson, Buddy Baker and Bobby Labonte were named to the NASCAR Hall of Fame, it was announced Wednesday. The common tie for three of them was Joe Gibbs Racing. Stewart and Labonte both raced for the former NFL coach. Stewart won 49 Cup Series
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4:56 PM ET The NFL announced Wednesday that the scouting combine will remain in Indianapolis through 2021 and that on-field drills will be held in afternoon and prime time starting next year. After 2021, the league will hold an annual option to determine a host city for the event, which has been hosted by Indianapolis
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