Month: April 2022

12:19 PM ET NEW YORK — The New York Mets made sure that nobody will forget “The Franchise,” unveiling a long-awaited statue of legendary pitcher Tom Seaver on Friday by the entrance to Citi Field. The statue, featuring Seaver’s iconic drop-and-drive delivery, stands to the right of the Home Run Apple, measures 10 feet high,
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2:15 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Mets outfielders Brandon Nimmo and Mark Canha were placed on the injured list Friday after a New York coach tested positive for COVID-19. Neither player was with the team for its home opener at Citi Field against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Mets manager Buck Showalter, without identifying the
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9:18 AM ET ESPN News Services Mike Bossy, one of hockey’s most prolific goal scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, has died. He was 65. The Islanders and TVA Sports, the French-language network in Canada where he worked as a hockey analyst, confirmed Bossy died Thursday night. A
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1:22 PM ET ARLINGTON, Tex. — Errol Spence Jr. flexed and grinned in front of a predominantly home crowd on Friday morning. In his first weigh-in since suffering a detached retina last year, Spence comfortably cleared the weight limit for Saturday’s welterweight unification title fight at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Spence came in at
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12:21 PM ET Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price will start against the New York Islanders at Bell Centre on Friday night, making his first appearance with the team since the 2021 Stanley Cup Final. Canadiens interim coach Martin St. Louis made the announcement after a practice with Price preparing as if he were the starter.
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10:11 AM ET The Indianapolis Colts are giving cornerback Stephon Gilmore a two-year, $23 million contract that includes $14 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Gilmore becomes the second veteran addition to the Colts’ secondary this week, after Indianapolis signed safety Rodney McLeod on Thursday. Gilmore played the 2021 season with the Carolina
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