Month: March 2023

9:43 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Lakers point guard D’Angelo Russell will not play against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night because of a sore right hip, coach Darvin Ham said. “He was evaluated today, has a little something going on with his hip, so it’s best that we hold him out tonight,” Ham
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6:48 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The Brooklyn Nets announced Friday evening that Ben Simmons has been diagnosed with a nerve impingement in his back, putting the former All-Star forward’s potential return to the court this season in doubt. Simmons, who hasn’t played since Brooklyn’s final game before the All-Star Break last month with a combination
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2:52 PM ET DALLAS — Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic has been fined $35,000 for “directing an inappropriate and unprofessional gesture toward a game official,” the NBA announced Friday. Doncic rubbed his fingers together, in an apparent reference to money, while staring down a referee with 1.7 seconds remaining in Wednesday’s 127-125 loss to the Golden
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9:03 PM ET Associated Press PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic — Matt Wallace of England birdied his last three holes Friday for a 6-under 66, giving him a one-shot lead going into the weekend in the Corales Puntacana Championship. Wallace had missed six out of seven cuts on the PGA Tour until he was in the
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8:50 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — In search of a kicker to replace free agent Robbie Gould, the San Francisco 49ers turned back to an increasingly familiar trade partner on Friday. San Francisco acquired kicker Zane Gonzalez from the Carolina Panthers in exchange for a conditional swap of late-round picks in the 2025 NFL
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7:02 PM ET Associated Press Big league pitchers can signal electronically what they plan to throw this year. Major League Baseball expanded use of the PitchCom device to pitchers in addition to catchers on Friday. “Use of the PitchCom device is optional for clubs and wholly voluntary for players,” MLB said in a memo to
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7:15 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Carlos Alcaraz picked up a straight-set win at the Miami Open on Friday to keep his world No. 1 ranking over idle Novak Djokovic. Djokovic is not participating in the Miami Open because he still can’t travel to the United States as a foreign citizen who
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7:08 PM ET Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Matt Kuchar has a place in the record book with Tiger Woods. Equally pleasing Friday was getting a spot in the weekend at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play. Kuchar had an easy time at Austin Country Club with a 7-and-6 victory over Si Woo Kim to win
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5:10 PM ET Boston Bruins forward A.J. Greer has been suspended one game for cross-checking Montreal Canadiens forward Mike Hoffman. The NHL’s Department of Player Safety made the announcement on Friday following a hearing with Greer earlier in the day. The incident between Greer and Hoffman occurred in Thursday’s game between the Canadiens and Bruins.
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