5:31 PM ET LAS VEGAS — While the Oakland Athletics mull the possibility of moving to Southern Nevada, Las Vegas baseball officials insist the gaming capital is ready to take on a Major League Baseball franchise. Las Vegas has been home to a Triple-A team since 1983, and currently, the club is the Athletics’ affiliate.
Month: March 2023
6:28 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Florida Gators quarterback Anthony Richardson said he has referred to himself as “Cam Jackson” because he liked Cam Newton and Lamar Jackson so much. During the quarterback workouts at the NFL’s scouting combine on Saturday, Richardson looked every bit as physically imposing as Newton and ran almost like Jackson. At
6:40 PM ET Associated Press RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico — PGA Tour rookie Nico Echavarria of Colombia ran off four straight birdies early in his round Saturday and finished with a 7-under 65 for a 2-shot lead in the Puerto Rico Open as he goes for his first PGA Tour victory. Carson Young, who led
4:49 PM ET ESPN News Services BOSTON — Linus Ullmark made 24 saves, helping the NHL-leading Boston Bruins past Patrick Kane and the new-look New York Rangers 4-2 on Saturday. Patrice Bergeron, David Pastrnak, Charlie Coyle and Tomas Nosek scored, and new addition Tyler Bertuzzi had an assist in his debut as the Bruins cruised
5:14 PM ET The Tampa Bay Lightning benched three star players during the third period of their 5-3 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday afternoon. Forwards Steven Stamkos, Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point didn’t appear in the third period for Lightning, who trailed the Sabres 4-1 entering the period. The loss in Buffalo left
1:09 PM ET Free agent guard Goran Dragic has agreed to a deal for the rest of the season with the Milwaukee Bucks, sources told ESPN. Dragic, 36, was waived by the Chicago Bulls this week and officially became a free agent on Thursday. He now joins the Bucks after strongly considering them before signing
2:32 PM ET ESPN News Services Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke suffered a season-ending left Achilles tear, his agent, Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports, told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Saturday. Clarke left Friday’s loss to the Denver Nuggets in the final seconds of the first quarter. He started limping after missing a free throw then
5:39 PM ET The Phoenix Suns are hiring Detroit Pistons executive Josh Bartelstein as the team’s new CEO, sources told ESPN on Saturday. New owner Mat Ishbia targeted Bartelstein as CEO to help him overhaul a troubled post-Robert Sarver organizational culture and now they’ll work together to oversee the franchise’s business and basketball divisions, sources
5:09 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry and forward Andre Iguodala are probable to make their respective returns from injury Sunday afternoon as the Warriors face the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena. Curry has missed the Warriors’ past 11 games after sustaining a left lower leg injury against the Dallas
1:06 PM ET Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant will not play in at least the next two games after his Instagram Live video, in which he displayed what appeared to be a gun while at a nightclub early Saturday morning, prompted an investigation from the NBA. The Grizzlies announced Saturday afternoon that Morant “will