Month: February 2020

9:29 PM ET Malika Andrews Close ESPN Staff Writer Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2018 Appears regularly on ESPN Chicago 1000 Eric Woodyard MILWAUKEE — Ben Simmons was ruled out of the remainder of the Philadelphia 76ers’ game against the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night because of lower back tightness, the team said. Simmons, who
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9:02 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Following the LA Clippers‘ third straight loss, Kawhi Leonard said he felt the team didn’t come out ready to play and that “the time is now” for the Clippers to start coming together and getting healthier. The Clippers returned from a nine-day All-Star break Saturday afternoon looking like they
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9:37 PM ET LOS ANGELES — If Markieff Morris joins the Los Angeles Lakers as expected, Marcus Morris says he can see the twin brothers not only living together but carpooling to Staples Center if the LA Clippers and Lakers face each other in a seven-game playoff series. “We’re two competitive guys, that’s gonna be
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8:30 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Nashville Predators have acquired defenseman Ben Harpur from Toronto in exchange for forward Miikka Salomaki. The Predators announced the trade Saturday night, less than 30 minutes before their game against Columbus. Nashville needed help on defense, and the 25-year-old Harpur has played 103 career NHL games,
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9:03 PM ET Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Fans hoping to heckle the sign-stealing Houston Astros at their spring opener were met with quite the coincidence. They got their signs taken. In the Astros’ first spring training game since their sign-stealing scandal rocked baseball, some fans brought signs jeering Houston, and ballpark personnel
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8:32 PM ET The NFL Players Association and the NFL management council have pushed back the start of the franchise designation period from February 25 to February 27 and the period will now end on March 12 instead of March 10, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Absent a new collective bargaining agreement, each team
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7:05 PM ET Associated Press DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Unseeded Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan rallied past No. 6 Ugo Humbert of France 1-6, 6-4, 6-0 Saturday in the semifinals of the Delray Beach Open. Nishioka’s opponent Sunday will be the winner of Saturday night’s match between No. 2 Milos Raonic of Canada and No. 4
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6:33 PM ET Associated Press MEXICO CITY — Justin Thomas has done just about everything at the Mexico Championship except win. Even with a one-shot lead going into the final round, Saturday was enough of a reminder that no lead is safe at Chapultepec Golf Club and nothing comes easily. Thomas was five shots behind
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