Month: April 2023

6:50 PM ET Miami Heat guard Victor Oladipo underwent surgery on his left knee in New York on Thursday, the team announced Friday. Oladipo had the patellar tendon in the knee repaired during the surgery. There is no timetable for his return. Oladipo was injured during Game 3 of the first-round series against the Milwaukee
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10:39 PM ET Associated Press VALLARTA, Mexico — Tony Finau kick-started what had been a disappointing 2022 with a runner-up finish in the Mexico Open at Vidanta. He moved into position for an even better result on Friday, shooting a 7-under 64 to take a one-shot lead through two rounds. Finau, the second highest-ranked player
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9:54 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Hendon Hooker will continue his comeback trail in the Motor City. The Detroit Lions selected Hooker with the 68th overall pick in the NFL draft Friday night in Kansas City, Missouri, making the former Tennessee star the franchise’s highest drafted quarterback since Matthew Stafford went No. 1 in 2009. The
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7:29 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University After tumbling out of the first round of the NFL draft, Will Levis finally found a home with the Tennessee Titans, who traded up Friday night to select the former Kentucky quarterback
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7:16 PM ET More than two decades after drafting his father, the Pittsburgh Steelers selected cornerback Joey Porter Jr. with the 32nd overall pick in the 2023 NFL draft Friday night in Kansas City, Missouri. Despite receiving multiple offers for the pick, the Steelers opted to draft Porter Jr. rather than trade down out of
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6:04 PM ET Pittsburgh Steelers rookie offensive tackle Broderick Jones is carrying the memory of his former teammate and roommate with him to the NFL. Jones, selected by Pittsburgh with the No. 14 overall pick in the NFL draft, will wear No. 77 with the Steelers to honor former Georgia offensive lineman Devin Willock, who
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5:35 PM ET FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Bijan Robinson is hoping he is not the outlier, but rather the beginning of a new trend. When the Atlanta Falcons selected Robinson with the No. 8 overall pick in the NFL draft Thursday night, the former Texas star became the first running back drafted the top 10
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4:53 PM ET ESPN News Services SEATTLE — The Colorado Avalanche did not comment Friday on either the status of forward Valeri Nichushkin, who has been away from the team for a few days, or on a police report about an incident at the team hotel in Seattle last weekend. Colorado coach Jared Bednar again
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