Month: December 2022

7:56 PM ET Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin tied Gordie Howe for second in all-time NHL goals with 801 after scoring in the first period against the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night. It was Ovechkin’s 21st goal of the season, scored with 1:38 left in the period at home. Taking a drop pass by center
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7:08 PM ET ESPN News Services Free agent reliever Craig Kimbrel and the Philadelphia Phillies are in agreement on a one-year, $10 million contract, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The 14-year veteran and eight-time All-Star had an up-and-down first year with the Los Angeles Dodgers last season. Kimbrel posted a 3.75 ERA and a
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4:20 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The Toronto Blue Jays and Arizona Diamondbacks completed a trade Friday that sent outfielder Daulton Varsho to Toronto for top catching prospect Gabriel Moreno and outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr.. After an offseason
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Dec 22, 2022 Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” THE ITINERARY WAS set. On Sunday night, Carlos Correa, his wife, son, parents, siblings and in-laws would descend on San Francisco and check in to their rooms on the 12th floor of
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5:33 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — Forward Draymond Green had a blunt assessment about what is holding the Golden State Warriors back following the team’s 1-5 road trip. “Right now, I think we are very fragile,” Green said Friday after practice. “You start going through these things and then you start believing them.
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8:30 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has told Lisandro Martinez to be ready for the restart of the Premier League despite his World Cup celebrations. Martinez returned to Argentina with the rest of the squad following victory over France in Qatar but Ten Hag has reminded the centre-back that he
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Dec 23, 2022 ESPN News Services The San Francisco Giants made a pair of additions Friday, signing outfielder Michael Conforto to a two-year, $36 million contract and left-handed reliever Taylor Rogers to a three-year, $33 million deal, sources confirmed to ESPN. Conforto’s contract includes an opt-out after the 2023 season, sources told ESPN’s Buster Olney.
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File photo of Cameron Green.© AFP After being bought by Mumbai Indians for the upcoming season of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, Australian all-rounder Cameron Green said that he is “pinching” himself and is humbled to join the five-time champions, who he termed as the “one of the powerhouses of the competition”. Australian all-rounder Cameron
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12:36 PM ET Two of the best bantamweights in the world will meet early next year, potentially with a title shot on the line. Marlon “Chito” Vera will face Cory Sandhagen in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Feb. 18 in Las Vegas, the UFC announced Friday on social media. Sources told ESPN
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1:49 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson suffered perhaps the most humiliating game of his NFL career, as he was booed Thursday night at MetLife Stadium and replaced by former practice squad quarterback Chris Streveler in a 19-3 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. “Yeah, it’s [tough],” Wilson said of
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The yearly extravaganza of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Auction 2023 concluded with franchises shattering some all-time records. England all-rounder Sam Curran hit the jackpot, fetching INR 18.50 crore from Punjab Kings. Curran’s international teammate Ben Stokes also bagged a whopping deal from Chennai Super Kings, who splashed INR 16.25 crore for the all-rounder’s services.
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Dec 21, 2022 Associated Press NEW YORK — Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd was fined $25,000 for coming onto the court to confront a referee and directing inappropriate language toward him during a loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, the NBA announced Wednesday. Kidd was assessed two technical fouls and was ejected late in the third
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