Month: February 2023

Feb 18, 2023 New Jersey Devils All-Star forward Jack Hughes, who was week-to-week with an upper-body injury, returned to the lineup and had two assists in a 5-2 victory over the host Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night. Devils coach Lindy Ruff confirmed Hughes’ reentry on Saturday afternoon, as New Jersey prepared to wrap up a
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11:11 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — It wasn’t the Daytona 500, but Austin Hill gladly took the win. Hill won the Xfinity Series season-opening race Saturday night for the second consecutive year to diminish some of the sting the Richard Childress Racing driver felt two days earlier when he failed to qualify
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11:08 PM ET SALT LAKE CITY — It’s safe to say the people know who Mac McClung is now. Once the poster boy for the NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest’s path toward irrelevance, sporting a field of obscure participants rather than the certified stars of the past, McClung stole the show as if he was
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Ranji Trophy Final Live: Bengal are 61 runs behind with skipper Manoj Tiwary batting on 57.© Twitter Ranji Trophy Final, Day 4 Live Updates: Saurashtra remain on the cusp of lifting their second Ranji Trophy title, with just one Bengal wicket standing between them and the title. On Day 3, Bengal’s pace-heavy attack looked ineffective in the morning as
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10:03 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Erin Blanchfield might just be one of the best young title prospects the UFC has seen in years. Blanchfield, 23, picked up the biggest win of her career on Saturday, submitting former strawweight champion Jessica Andrade via rear-naked choke at the 1-minute, 37-second mark of the second round. The
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8:09 PM ET Associated Press NAPLES, Fla. — Bernhard Langer remained in position to tie Hale Irwin‘s PGA Tour Champions victory record of 45, shooting a 2-under 70 on Saturday to take a 1-stroke lead into the final round of the Chubb Classic. The 65-year-old Langer, the winner last year, had a 10-under 134 total
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Feb 17, 2023 Free agent quarterback Derek Carr will visit with the New York Jets, sources told ESPN. Carr was released by the Las Vegas Raiders on Tuesday after the veteran quarterback declined to waive his no-trade clause and just before more than $40 million of his contract would have become guaranteed. Carr, who turns
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6:15 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia have both signed contracts for an April 15 super fight in Las Vegas at a 136-pound catchweight, sources told ESPN on Saturday. The deal, which has been in the works since November, will be finalized once broadcasters Showtime and DAZN sign contracts, sources said. Showtime,
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7:29 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Mauricio Lara once again showed his clinical finishing-punch power by stopping Leigh Wood in the seventh round to win the WBA world featherweight title
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11:21 AM ET Aston Villa and Arsenal staff clashed in the stands as Mikel Arteta’s team scored twice in stoppage time to win 4-2 at Villa Park. The physical altercation took place after Emiliano Martinez‘s 93rd-minute own goal gave the visitors a 3-2 lead, with eyewitnesses confirming analysts from both clubs — Villa’s Victor Manas
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4:35 PM ET Associated Press BUENOS AIRES — Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz reached his first final since his milestone US Open triumph at the Argentina Open on Saturday. Alcaraz beat Spanish countryman Bernabe Zapata Miralles 6-2, 6-2 in the semifinals. In the final on Sunday, the world No. 2 will face No. 12 Cameron Norrie, who
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5:30 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — The Milwaukee Brewers have signed left-handed pitcher Justin Wilson to a one-year contract with a club option for 2024 and placed right-hander Jason Alexander on the 60-day injured list. Alexander, who turns 30 on March 1, has a strained right rotator cuff. He went 2-3 with a 5.40
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5:19 PM ET GLENDALE — Chicago White Sox pitching coach Ethan Katz had to fight back tears Saturday while discussing closer Liam Hendriks’ recent cancer diagnosis. “He’s special and everyone in that clubhouse knows that,” Katz said while choking up. Hendriks, 34, announced in early January that he’s receiving treatment for non-Hodgkins lymphoma, but that
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