Month: February 2023

11:55 AM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers added some frontcourt depth for the playoffs and signed veteran center Dewayne Dedmon for the rest of the season, the team announced Tuesday. Dedmon, a 10-year veteran, averaged 5.7 points and 3.6 rebounds in 30 games with the Miami Heat. The 7-footer spent the past
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6:56 PM ET Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Bronny James, the son of NBA career scoring leader LeBron James, was one of 26 players announced Tuesday as members of the USA Basketball rosters for this year’s Nike Hoop Summit. The U.S. teams will play April 8 against international players at the Moda Center in
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2:57 PM ET PHOENIX — The energy that Kevin Durant‘s arrival has brought to the Suns organization is palpable. As Durant, who was traded from the Brooklyn Nets last week in a blockbuster deal, continues to work out and get to know his new teammates, the respect that he has earned within the locker room
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5:40 PM ET Dan HajduckyESPN Close Hajducky is a reporter/researcher for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. Seattle Mariners center fielder and reigning American League Rookie of the Year Julio Rodriguez is the cover star of
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6:11 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Major League Baseball plans to emphasize enforcement of the balk rule in 2023 as it implements sweeping rules changes, including a pitch clock that will place more focus on
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6:04 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The three-belt junior flyweight unification bout between Kenshiro Teraji and Jonathan Gonzalez on April 8 in Tokyo will be streamed live on ESPN+ in the U.S., Top Rank Boxing announced Tuesday. Teraji, ESPN’s No. 1 junior flyweight, holds the WBA and WBC titles at 108 pounds; Gonzalez. ranked No. 2
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2:54 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. — Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook underwent surgery Tuesday to repair a shoulder injury that the team said was “sustained over the past few seasons.” The Vikings called the surgery “successful” and said Cook “is expected to make a full recovery prior to the start of the regular season.”
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