Month: February 2022

10:13 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Jacques Villeneuve qualified for his first Daytona 500 then jogged down pit road anxiously searching for his team and a celebration. The 50-year-old former Formula One champion and Indianapolis 500 winner found his partner and lifted her in the air, then he hugged his crew members.
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7:31 PM ET Jamal CollierESPN CHICAGO — Chicago Bulls All-Star guard Zach LaVine‘s visit with a knee specialist in Los Angeles this week went “very well,” according to coach Billy Donovan, who said Wednesday LaVine is cleared to resume play for the team after the All-Star break. LaVine had fluid drained to relieve the swelling
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7:41 PM ET After missing two months due to an ankle injury, there’s optimism guard Derrick Rose will return to the New York Knicks‘ lineup out of the All-Star Break next week, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Rose has been progressing on the court for a return, and barring setbacks, there’s confidence he’ll be ready
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10:55 PM ET The Pacers will waive Tristan Thompson on Thursday, and the veteran big man will sign a deal with the Chicago Bulls, Indiana coach Rick Carlisle said Wednesday night. In a surprising moment, Carlisle announced the news following the Pacers’ 113-108 win against the Washington Wizards in Indianapolis. Thompson had joined the Pacers
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12:36 AM ET ESPN News Services Phoenix Suns star Chris Paul was ejected in his team’s 124-121 win over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night. Paul was tossed after two quick technicals in the third quarter. He was angry after getting his right hand jammed on a pass and argued for the first technical. He
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12:29 AM ET Jamal CollierESPN CHICAGO — Chicago Bulls All-Star forward DeMar Derozan stayed on a roll offensively heading into the All-Star break and set an NBA record in Wednesday’s 125-118 victory over the Sacramento Kings. DeRozan scored 38 points on 16-for-27 (59%) shooting on Wednesday, making him the first player in NBA history to
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12:53 AM ET NEW YORK — As Tom Thibodeau watched his beleaguered Knicks blow a 28-point lead to the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night, even he couldn’t quite believe what he was seeing. The veteran coach flailed his arms and shook in apparent disbelief as he watched his team get outhustled down the stretch in
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11:27 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Lakers big man Anthony Davis exited Wednesday night’s game against the Utah Jazz with a right ankle sprain and will not return. X-rays revealed no fracture, and according to the team, Davis will be re-evaluated after the upcoming All-Star break. Davis came down on Rudy Gobert‘s heel,
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12:06 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Isaac Cruz and Yuriorkis Gamboa have agreed to a deal for a lightweight fight on April 16 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, sources told ESPN. The bout will serve as chief support to the April 16 Showtime PPV headlined by the Errol Spence Jr.-Yordenis Ugas welterweight title unification, sources
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