Month: December 2022

11:42 PM ET ESPN News Services DENVER — Nikola Jokic had 40 points and a career-high 27 rebounds in yet another triple-double to help the Denver Nuggets beat the Charlotte Hornets 119-115 on Sunday night. Jokic also had 10 assists for his fifth triple-double of the season and 81st overall. He is the third player
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9:29 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired outfielder Connor Joe from Colorado on Sunday in exchange for pitching prospect Nick Garcia. The 30-year-old Joe hit .238 with seven home runs and 28 RBIs in 111 games with the Rockies. Joe split time between left field, right field, first base and designated
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9:01 PM ET ESPN News Services MELBOURNE, Australia — Venus Williams has been awarded a wild-card entry to play at the Australian Open next month, 25 years after she played the Grand Slam tournament for the first time. The 42-year-old Williams has reached the final twice in Australia, including a loss to her younger sister,
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6:10 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Third baseman Justin Turner and the Boston Red Sox are in agreement on a two-year contract worth just shy of $22 million that includes an opt-out after the first season, sources told
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6:31 PM ET TCU quarterback Max Duggan, the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy this season, announced his intention to declare for the 2023 NFL draft following the upcoming College Football Playoff. Duggan, a fourth-year player with one season of eligibility left, made his announcement Sunday afternoon, noting, “We still have business to take care of.”
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12:51 PM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Dave McMenamin Close ESPN Staff Writer Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Los Angeles Lakers
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6:25 PM ET LUSAIL, Qatar — Kylian Mbappe had converted France’s first penalty in the shootout, the fourth time he’d beaten Argentina keeper Emi Martinez in the World Cup final, following his earlier hat-trick. And so Lionel Messi walked up to take Argentina’s opening penalty. – Report: Messi, Argentina win 2022 World Cup on penalties
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4:22 PM ET The Chicago Cubs are finalizing a 7-year, $177 million deal with free agent shortstop Dansby Swanson, sources told ESPN on Saturday. The deal includes a full no-trade clause, a source told ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel. Swanson, 28, immediately becomes one of the key faces for the Cubs’ rebuilding effort as he arrives in
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12:34 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN PHOENIX — Suns coach Monty Williams said there was probably only one person who could have stopped Devin Booker on Saturday night. “The only person that could’ve stopped him tonight was me by taking him out the game,” Williams said. Thankfully for the Suns, Williams never took Booker out in
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