Month: February 2023

6:38 PM ET Swingman Will Barton reached agreement on a contract buyout with the Washington Wizards and will become a free agent, the team announced Tuesday. Barton, 32, will be playoff-eligible provided he signs with a new team ahead of the March 1 deadline. He was making $14.375 million in the final year of his
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5:31 PM ET The Atlanta Hawks fired coach Nate McMillan on Tuesday, clearing the way for an immediate search that will start with leading candidate Quin Snyder, sources told ESPN. The Hawks made assistant Joe Prunty the interim coach of a team that’s 29-30 and in eighth place in the Eastern Conference, but new general
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6:04 PM ET Associated Press Even after all these years, Terry Francona gets nervous before delivering the first speech of spring training to his players. This season, it came with a price for Cleveland’s manager. Francona broke a tooth while preparing to speak to the Guardians in Goodyear, Arizona. Because he wanted to work on
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4:23 PM ET ESPN News Services Phil Regan sued the New York Mets and former general manager Brodie Van Wagenen, alleging age discrimination and wrongful termination when he was moved out as pitching coach after the 2019 season. Regan, a former big league pitcher who turns 86 in April, also claimed harassment and hostile work
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4:25 PM ET Qualifying LIV Golf members will be allowed to compete in the 151st edition of The Open this summer at Royal Liverpool, the R&A announced on Tuesday. Some of the more notable LIV golfers exempt into the July 20-23 tournament include past Open champions Phil Mickelson, Henrik Stenson of Sweden, Louis Oosthuizen of
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4:25 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN LSU wide receiver Malik Nabers was arrested on Bourbon Street on Monday on a misdemeanor charge of illegal carrying of a weapon, according to Orleans Parish Magistrate court documents. Court documents show Nabers was released and not required to post bail. An LSU spokesperson told ESPN that coach Brian Kelly
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4:11 PM ET Kansas City Royals outfielder Drew Waters will be out six weeks with a left oblique strain. First-year manager Matt Quatraro announced the news Tuesday. The regular season opens in five weeks. Waters, 24, was competing to be the Royals’ Opening Day center fielder. Editor’s Picks 2 Related In his absence, Quatraro said
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4:16 PM ET Bellator fighter Sidney Outlaw tested positive for three prohibited substances in an out-of-competition drug test administered by the Mohegan Tribe Department of Athletic Regulation, department director Mike Mazzulli told ESPN on Tuesday. According to Mazzulli, Outlaw tested positive for ostarine, GW-501516 and anastrozole, all prohibited under the World Anti-Doping Agency code. Because
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4:37 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN The Seattle Seahawks have re-signed right guard Phil Haynes to a one-year deal, it was announced Tuesday. Haynes, who turned 27 in October, was set to become an unrestricted free agent next month. He spent his first four seasons with the Seahawks after they drafted him in the fourth round
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