Month: April 2022

6:17 PM ET The Red Sox have reinstated catcher Christian Vazquez from the COVID-19 injury list, announcing the move ahead of the team’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Boston. Vazquez was not in the lineup Wednesday night, with Connor Wong filling in again. Vazquez and infielder Jonathan Arauz had been placed on the
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1:40 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Guardians placed three players on the COVID-19 injured list Wednesday, including major league batting leader Owen Miller. Right-handed starter Cal Quantrill and righty reliever Anthony Castro also tested positive for the virus and were moved to the IL prior to Cleveland’s doubleheader against the Chicago White
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5:46 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — Seattle Mariners manager Scott Servais and third base coach Manny Acta have both tested positive for COVID-19 and will be away from the team beginning with Wednesday’s game against the Texas Rangers. First base coach Kristopher Negron will serve as the acting manager. Negron managed Seattle’s Triple-A affiliate
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3:26 PM ET ESPN News Services The Houston Astros have placed second baseman Jose Altuve on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a left hamstring strain. The team recalled infielder J.J. Matijevic in a corresponding move. “We didn’t think he’d be ready to go in a week and it’s a 10-day IL and we’ll re-evaluate
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10:45 AM ET Amanda Kessel is joining the Pittsburgh Penguins for a one-year fellowship that fast-tracks her for an NHL management role. “My dream is to work in a hockey front office, and when the Penguins presented this opportunity to me, it wasn’t something I thought was available — because it wasn’t available,” Kessel told
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4:57 PM ET ESPN News Services Duke’s Paolo Banchero is leaping to the NBA after one season as a candidate to be the No. 1 overall draft pick. Banchero announced his decision in a social media video Wednesday, with the school saying the freshman planned to hire an agent. “It has always been a dream
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6:40 PM ET DENVER — Michael Malone said the Denver Nuggets left their bickering and at times uncontrollable frustration behind in San Francisco as they hope to turn their first-round series around against the Golden State Warriors. The Nuggets insist they are unified after teammates Will Barton and DeMarcus Cousins got into a verbal spat
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3:09 PM ET DALLAS — Superstar guard Luka Doncic participated fully in the Dallas Mavericks‘ practice Wednesday for the first time since straining his left calf, fueling cautious optimism that he could be cleared to play as soon as Game 3 on Thursday against the Utah Jazz. The Mavs listed Doncic as questionable for the
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1:54 PM ET The progress of Brooklyn Nets star Ben Simmons in practices this week — and the anticipation that it will further accelerate in the coming days — has turned Game 4 on Monday into a realistic target for his season debut, sources told ESPN. Simmons hasn’t been ruled out for Game 3 of
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