7:24 PM ET Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll called out NFL owners during the league’s meetings last week in Florida, saying the hiring of minority candidates won’t improve until owners accept that there are candidates out there different than themselves, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Carroll spoke for about 10 minutes during a meeting
Month: April 2022
2:08 PM ET NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets swingman Ben Simmons will not be making his season debut in the regular season as he continues to deal with a herniated disk issue in his back, Nets coach Steve Nash said after Monday’s practice. Nash added that while he remains hopeful that Simmons will return at
7:37 PM ET Free-agent guard Luca Vildoza is expected to finalize a deal with the Milwaukee Bucks that’ll take him through the 2022-23 season, sources told ESPN. Vildoza — MVP of the 2020 Spanish ACB League finals — has fully recovered from foot surgery and will be activated for the Bucks in the playoffs, sources
2:35 PM ET NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant said he believes his team’s season got derailed when he injured the MCL in his left knee in mid January. “To be honest, I feel like our season was derailed by my injury,” Durant said after Monday’s practice. “So I’m not looking at it
1:43 PM ET Fresh off a World Cup draw, the European club season resumed this weekend and provided plenty to talk about. From Juventus and Inter‘s fiery Serie A clash to more woe for Man United, it was a packed schedule. Elsewhere, Pedri was a superstar when Barcelona needed one, Real Madrid got some (lucky)
4:44 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Outfielder/first baseman Danny Santana, pitcher Richard Rodríguez and infielder José Rondón were suspended for 80 games each on Monday in the first discipline since the major league drug testing program resumed March 11 after a 99-day suspension during the lockout. The three, all free agents, tested positive
2:30 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Tommy Davis, a two-time National League batting champion who won three World Series titles with the Los Angeles Dodgers, has died. He was 83. He died Sunday night in Phoenix, the Dodgers announced Monday. They did not provide a cause of death. They were informed of Davis’
3:58 PM ET Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Houston Astros players trust that manager Dusty Baker’s sometimes unorthodox approach to the lockout-shortened spring training has them better prepared for the rigors of the 2022 season. “He’s been through it a few times,” pitcher Justin Verlander said. “That’s wonderful insight, and maybe gives us
4:19 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — All major league players, managers, coaches and umpires will wear Jackie Robinson’s No. 42 in Dodger blue for the first time on April 15, the 75th anniversary of his breaking the major league color barrier. Major League Baseball retired Robinson’s number in 1997 and all uniformed
11:55 AM ET Outfielder Julio Rodriguez, the Seattle Mariners‘ top prospect, has made the team’s Opening Day roster, manager Scott Servais announced Monday. ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel ranks Rodriguez as the No. 3 overall prospect in Major League Baseball. He joins No. 2 prospect Bobby Witt Jr. (third baseman, Kansas City Royals) among the top three