Month: January 2020

12:20 AM ET NEW ORLEANS — The hall leading from the players’ parking lot into the Smoothie King Center is awkwardly narrow, seemingly just wide enough to fit a golf cart through. Or, in this case, just wide enough for the Thanos-like frame of Zion Williamson. Williamson arrived to the New Orleans Pelicans‘ arena around
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10:53 AM ET ESPN News Services Denver Nuggets backup center Mason Plumlee is expected to miss two weeks to a month with a right foot injury, according to the team. Plumlee rolled his ankle in the second quarter of Monday’s 107-100 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves but was able to return to the game. It’s
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11:58 PM ET ESPN News Services MELBOURNE, Australia — Fourth-seeded Daniil Medvedev needed a medical timeout for a nosebleed before beating Spanish qualifier Pedro Martinez 7-5, 6-1, 6-3 and advancing to the third round of the Australian Open. The US Open finalist called for a medical timeout while leading 5-0 in the second set Thursday
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10:17 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW ORLEANS — For three minutes and eight seconds, Smoothie King Center turned into Zion Williamson‘s playground. The rookie’s burst in the fourth quarter saw him give the New Orleans Pelicans‘ fans everything they wanted to see and more. Williamson scored 17 consecutive points during a stretch that electrified the
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10:17 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW ORLEANS — When his pregame availability ended, coach Alvin Gentry let out a playful — but slightly serious — yell: “I don’t have to answer questions anymore!” It was a sense of relief that finally — 13½ weeks after right knee surgery robbed him of his original debut date
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9:45 PM ET Colorado Rockies All-Star third baseman Nolan Arenado said Wednesday that he is finished talking publicly about his relationship with the club. “There has been a lot of stuff going on that nobody knows about, and I was reacting to what was said, and [that] was out of character for me because I’m
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9:15 PM ET Baylor associate head coach and defensive ends coach Joey McGuire will remain at the school as part of new head coach Dave Aranda’s staff, sources confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. McGuire, who was named interim head coach after Matt Rhule left to take the Carolina Panthers‘ head-coaching job, was one of multiple
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9:33 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — The NCAA’s board of governors plans to meet in a special session in the coming weeks to work on expanding the organization’s sexual violence policy. Chairman Michael Drake said the board had a “robust discussion” during its meeting at the annual NCAA convention Wednesday about the need for new
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