Month: January 2022

1:29 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers are bringing back former guard José Calderón as a special adviser in their front office, the team announced Friday. Calderón played 14 seasons in the NBA, spending the 2017-18 campaign in Cleveland as the Cavs made their fourth straight trip to the Finals. The 40-year-old was
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11:41 AM ET ESPN News Services Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert and reserve forward Rudy Gay have cleared the NBA’s health and safety protocols, sources told ESPN’s Tim MacMahon on Friday. The Jazz went 1-4 with a 120.8 defensive rating without their All-NBA big man, who tested positive for COVID-19 and was placed in protocols
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10:26 AM ET After years of front-office and coaching disarray, Chicago Bulls president and chief operating officer Michael Reinsdorf hired Arturas Karnisovas in April 2020 to reshape his basketball operations and restore playoff contention. So far, the results are remarkable. Years of organizational missteps and mistrust faded fast, replaced with a fully functional first-place franchise.
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2:43 PM ET After an absence of six weeks in the wake of right thumb surgery, Miami Heat All-Star center Bam Adebayo is targeting a return against the Toronto Raptors on Monday, sources told ESPN on Friday. Adebayo has been ramping up for a return in practice, and his return comes with the Heat surging
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2:30 PM ET Alabama wide receivers Slade Bolden and John Metchie III will enter the NFL draft, while linebacker Henry To’o To’o, defensive lineman DJ Dale and safety Jordan Battle are returning to the team for their senior seasons. Bolden, To’o To’o and Dale announced their intentions on social media on Friday. Sources told ESPN’s
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2:00 PM ET Georgia will be without each of its leading rushers when it tries to defend its national championship in 2022. Junior Zamir White, the team’s leading this past season, announced on Friday that he’s entering the NFL draft. Senior James Cook announced earlier this week that he is also leaving with one season
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1:38 PM ET Oregon starting running back Travis Dye entered the transfer portal Friday. Dye rushed for 1,271 yards on 6.0 yards per carry in 2021 with 16 touchdowns. He also led the Ducks with 46 receptions and was third on the team with 402 receiving yards, including two scores. It’s unclear where Dye plans
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1:12 PM ET ACC commissioner Jim Phillips said Friday the league does not believe now is the right time to expand the College Football Playoff, explaining its position for the first time publicly after discussions to push through a 12-team format have produced no agreement. Phillips said the ACC prefers to “immediately focus and collaborate
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1:37 PM ET Brad Ausmus, former manager of the Detroit Tigers and the Los Angeles Angels, has been hired as bench coach for the Oakland Athletics, providing some much-needed experience to the coaching staff of rookie manager Mark Kotsay. The A’s finalized Kotsay’s coaching staff on Friday, also announcing the promotion of Tommy Everidge to
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