Month: March 2022

7:53 PM ET Associated Press JUPITER, Fla. — Yadier Molina is back, and both he and the St. Louis Cardinals couldn’t be happier. After missing the first week of camp for personal reasons, the 39-year-old Molina arrived at the Cardinals’ complex on Monday for what will likely be his final spring training. “It’s been tough
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1:50 PM ET ATLANTA — After 14 seasons and becoming the best quarterback in franchise history, Matt Ryan is moving on from the Atlanta Falcons. Atlanta traded Ryan on Monday to the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for a 2022 third-round draft pick, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Chris Mortensen and Dianna Russini. Ryan will become
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6:45 PM ET Three-time Masters champion Phil Mickelson will not compete in next month’s tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, marking the first time since 1994 that he won’t compete there. Mickelson, 51, had been listed among the participants until Monday, when his name was included among past champions who won’t participate. An Augusta National
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4:30 PM ET Associated Press A Kentucky judge has denied Bob Baffert’s request to stay his 90-day suspension but delayed it until April 4 to allow his representatives to seek emergency relief through the state’s Court of Appeals. Kentucky Horse Racing Commission stewards last month suspended Baffert for 90 days, fining him $7,500, and disqualified
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5:35 PM ET Associated Press Midfielder Brenden Aaronson will miss the United States‘ final three World Cup qualifiers after injuring a knee during pregame warmups with FC Salzburg in Austria. After Aaronson got hurt Sunday, the U.S. Soccer Federation had said he would report to the national team on Monday in Houston. – World Cup
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12:57 PM ET Associated Press Sam Burns withdrew from the Dell Match Play on Monday, one day after outlasting Davis Riley in a playoff to become a back-to-back winner at the Valspar Championship. The 64-man field at Austin Country Club will be missing four golfers from the top 12 in the world ranking. Cameron Smith
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12:34 PM ET Josh Heupel got a commitment from his highest-ranked prospect since joining Tennessee as head coach when ESPN Junior 300 quarterback Nico Iamaleava announced his commitment to the Vols. Iamaleava is the No. 24 prospect in the 2023 class and the No. 4 quarterback. He’s a 6-foot-6, 195-pound signal-caller from Long Beach Polytechnic
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12:28 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Middleweight champion Gennadiy Golovkin (GGG) filed a lawsuit against Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions on Friday in Los Angeles seeking at least $3 million in damages in connection with the September 2018 rematch with Canelo Alvarez. According to the complaint, obtained by ESPN, GGG wants to be paid
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11:27 AM ET The Chicago Blackhawks are trading goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury to the Minnesota Wild for a conditional first-round draft pick, a source told ESPN on Monday, confirming multiple reports. Fleury was the goalie to get this trade deadline, but only if he wanted to be gotten. With his modified no-trade clause, the three-time Stanley
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10:56 AM ET ESPN News Services Pass-rusher Lorenzo Carter is headed to the Atlanta Falcons. A day after saying goodbye on social media to New York Giants fans, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Michael Rothstein on Monday that the linebacker is signing a one-year contract with the Falcons. In Carter, Atlanta adds a much-needed pass-rusher.
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11:08 AM BST Former England wing Ugo Monye has said the Rugby Football Union’s claim that they were encouraged by England’s progress during the Six Nations is “dishonest”. On Sunday, the RFU said they were “encouraged by the solid progress”, England made despite winning only two games and suffering three defeats, and added that they
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