Month: March 2023

11:46 AM ET The NHL Players’ Association released its annual player poll Wednesday, and, unsurprisingly, Edmonton Oilers captain — and Hart Trophy front-runner — Connor McDavid earned plenty of peer praise. This is the eighth time a player poll has been conducted, with 626 participants covering 14 topics that include most complete player, most impactful
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12:12 PM ET UCF freshman Taylor Hendricks will forgo his remaining college eligibility and enter the 2023 NBA draft, he told ESPN on Wednesday. Hendricks says he has signed with attorney Raymond Brothers, president of Roc Nation basketball, as his NBA representation. “I want to thank my mom and brothers Tyler and Jamal,” Hendricks said.
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11:07 AM ET After missing nearly four months with a Grade 3 calf strain, Minnesota Timberwolves forward Karl-Anthony Towns plans to return for Wednesday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks, he told ESPN. Towns will do a final check before the game, but he said he expects to play for the first time since Nov. 28.
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11:51 AM ET Associated Press MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Defending champion Iga Swiatek pulled out of the Miami Open on Wednesday because of a rib injury. The No. 1-ranked Swiatek was supposed to face Claire Liu in the second round on Thursday. As a seeded player, three-time Grand Slam champion Swiatek received a first-round bye
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11:35 AM ET Holly Holm‘s fight career is showing no signs of slowing down, as the former MMA and boxing champion has signed a new six-fight deal with UFC, her manager, Lenny Fresquez, told the Albuquerque Journal on Tuesday. Holm, 41, is scheduled to face Yana Santos at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in San
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11:01 AM ET ESPN Fantasy The ESPN fantasy baseball crew conducted its third fantasy baseball mock draft of the season, this time using a points scoring format. This draft was held on Tuesday and included AJ Mass, Pierre Becquey, Eric Karabell, James Best, David Schoenfield, Joe Kaiser, Sachin Chandan, Tristan H. Cockcroft, Todd Zola and
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11:43 AM BST England fullback Freddie Steward has had his controversial red card from Saturday’s Six Nations game against Ireland rescinded by an independent disciplinary committee, the Six Nations said on Wednesday. Steward was sent off just before half-time of the game in Dublin after his elbow made contact with opposite number Hugo Keenan’s head,
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11:28 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots‘ plans to release starting cornerback Jalen Mills have changed, with the sides agreeing to a revised one-year deal worth up to $6.1 million, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday. Releasing Mills would have saved the Patriots about $5 million on the salary cap;
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10:06 AM ET Proposals to limit the distance golf balls travel when struck by elite players have received the surprise backing of four-time major winner Rory McIlroy. Several players, including world No. 2 Jon Rahm and Justin Thomas, have criticized the model local rule (MLR) proposal outlined last week by golf’s rules makers the R&A
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