Month: October 2019

8:15 AM ET Kevin Pelton’s NBA mailbag is back, featuring your questions on an experiment using a single free throw attempt for all points, Russell Westbrook‘s shooting numbers, the best way to enforce 3-point shooting fouls and how scoring relates to win projections. You can tweet your questions using the hashtag #peltonmailbag or email them
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5:22 PM ET The Boston Red Sox have agreed to hire Tampa Bay Rays executive Chaim Bloom as their new head of baseball operations, a source confirmed to ESPN. Terms were not available. The New York Post was first to report the Red Sox would hire the Rays’ senior vice president of baseball operations. Bloom,
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5:12 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Sean Payton declined to name the New Orleans Saints‘ starting quarterback after Friday’s practice, saying he will “probably wait until Sunday.” But Drew Brees and running back Alvin Kamara both appear to have a good chance of returning from injuries against the Arizona Cardinals after they practiced again on
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5:04 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals running back David Johnson‘s availability for Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Saints will be a gametime decision, coach Kliff Kingsbury said Friday. Johnson didn’t practice all week as he continues to recover from an ankle injury that limited him to three snaps last week against the
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3:41 PM ET COSTA MESA, Calif. — The Los Angeles Chargers could be without the team’s No. 1 receiver on Sunday when they hit the road to face the Chicago Bears. Keenan Allen did not practice for a second straight day due to a hamstring injury. He’s listed as questionable on the team’s injury report.
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3:34 PM ET ALAMEDA, Calif. — Josh Jacobs was officially listed as questionable to play Sunday at the Houston Texans after missing two practices this week and being limited Friday with a right shoulder injury, but the Oakland Raiders‘ rookie running back plans on suiting up. “It would have to be broke for me not
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2:56 PM ET Jimmy Butler‘s debut with the Miami Heat has been put off for a few more games. Butler’s girlfriend gave birth to the couple’s child Wednesday night, coach Erik Spoelstra said, so the Heat’s high-profile offseason addition will not travel with the team on its two-game road trip to play the Milwaukee Bucks
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2:53 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Blues forward Vladimir Tarasenko will not travel with the team for weekend games at Boston and Detroit after suffering an unspecified upper-body injury in a win over Los Angeles. General manager Doug Armstrong said Friday that Tarasenko will be re-evaluated when the team returns following Sunday’s game
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