Month: February 2023

8:12 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW ORLEANS — LSU wide receiver Malik Nabers won’t face a misdemeanor charge following his arrest in New Orleans on a count of carrying an illegal weapon, court records indicate. Nabers, 19, of Youngsville, was arrested Monday night on Bourbon Street on one count of illegal carrying of a
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5:05 PM ET Associated Press Houston Astros right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. says he will miss Opening Day for the World Series champions because of a strained muscle in his pitching arm. McCullers, sidelined for the first 4½ months of last season while rehabbing from a right flexor pronator strain, noticed soreness after a bullpen session
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7:16 PM ET Associated Press CHATHAM, Ontario — Ferguson Jenkins’ hometown will honor the Baseball Hall of Famer with a statue. Chatham-Kent will unveil a 9-foot bronze figure of the 80-year-old former pitcher on June 10, a replica of the statue by sculptor Lou Cella that was unveiled outside Chicago’s Wrigley Field last May. Editor’s
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3:44 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Right-hander Noah Song plans to report to Philadelphia Phillies spring-training camp Thursday in hopes of making the team’s Opening Day roster after he transferred his status with the Navy from active duty
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4:35 PM ET The Vegas Golden Knights offloaded defenseman Shea Weber‘s contract to the Arizona Coyotes on Wednesday, 10 days before the NHL trade deadline. Vegas traded Weber and a 2023 fifth-round draft pick to Arizona for defenseman Dysin Mayo, 26, an AHL defenseman who was assigned to the Golden Knights’ minor league affiliate in
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4:07 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla — Frankie Montas won’t start throwing until at least late May following right shoulder surgery, a timetable that could allow him to pitch for the New York Yankees in the season’s second half. Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Wednesday the labrum of the right-hander was cleaned up during
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3:58 PM ET Associated Press Three-time major champion Padraig Harrington, double major winner Dottie Pepper and swing coach Butch Harmon were among 12 finalists announced Wednesday for the 2024 class of the World Golf Hall of Fame. The 31-member nominating panel whittled the list down to four men, four women and four contributors. A 20-member
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4:04 PM ET Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs was among three NFL quarterbacks to wear a microphone for every game of the 2022 season. That access will be turned into a Netflix documentary series this summer. The series, titled “Quarterback,” will also feature Kirk Cousins of the Minnesota Vikings and Marcus Mariota of
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3:34 PM ET ESPN News Services Free agent outfielder Ben Gamel has agreed to a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, according to multiple reports. The deal is pending completion of a physical. Gamel, who turns 31 on May 17, will be given a chance to compete for a spot on the major
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