Month: February 2021

4:16 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — Las Vegas Raiders cornerback Kemah Siverand, who was signed by the team to a futures contract last month after spending the second half of the 2020 season on the practice squad, was arrested early Saturday after a street racing incident in Houston, police announced Monday. Officers stopped three of
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3:34 PM ET PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — New York Mets infielder Francisco Lindor flashed his trademark smile when asked about the new contract fellow National League shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. signed on Monday with the San Diego Padres. “Tatis got an outstanding deal,” Lindor said after his first day of spring practice with the
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4:03 PM ET Associated Press NL MVP Freddie Freeman won’t report with the Atlanta Braves‘ position players on Tuesday following the birth of his twin sons. Manager Brian Snitker said Monday he supports Freeman arriving later in the week. Freeman and his wife, Chelsea, on Sunday used their Twitter accounts to announce the additions of
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1:43 PM ET The Major League Baseball Players’ Association, with just over nine months remaining in the current collective bargaining agreement, has been soliciting insight from some of its most prominent players — and Mike Trout seemingly is among them. Trout said Monday that he speaks with MLBPA executive director Tony Clark “probably once a
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3:01 PM ET ESPN News Services WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Right-handed reliever Jeremy Jeffress agreed to terms with the Washington Nationals on a minor league deal that is pending the successful completion of a physical exam. “He’s got to come in, take his intake test, take a physical, and then we’ll know more after
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1:14 PM ET Associated Press Julius “Dr. J” Erving is the latest NBA legend to reveal that he’s gotten vaccinated against the coronavirus, doing so Monday. Much like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Gregg Popovich and Bill Russell before him, Erving made the announcement in the form of a video distributed through the league. “We were never afraid
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3:43 PM ET Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry went through all of Monday’s practice and is expected to play Tuesday after sitting out Saturday’s game because of an illness. “He’s feeling better today,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said during a video conference with reporters after Monday’s practice. “He went through practice, participated fully, so
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3:47 PM ET Associated Press Naomi Osaka‘s Australian Open championship moved her up one spot to No. 2 in the WTA rankings Monday, while men’s finalist Daniil Medvedev rose to a career-best No. 3 behind winner Novak Djokovic on the ATP list. Jennifer Brady, the 25-year-old American who was the runner-up to Osaka, jumped 11
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8:48 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona have intensified their interest in Real Sociedad‘s Alexander Isak as they look to bring in a new striker this summer, sources have told ESPN. Martin Braithwaite has been Barca’s only No. 9 since September, when they sold Luis Suarez to Atletico Madrid in a deal that could
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