Month: March 2023

2:50 PM ET CINCINNATI — Bengals running back Joe Mixon will not be indicted for a shooting that occurred near his home, local officials said Thursday. Mixon’s home was part of a crime scene investigation where a teenager was shot while playing “Nerf wars,” a game involving toy guns. County prosecutors allege that Lamonte Brewer,
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3:59 PM ET Associated Press ST. FRANCIS BAY, South Africa — David Ravetto and Kristian Krogh Johannessen carded 5-under 67s at a windy St. Francis Links course Thursday to share the clubhouse lead in the first round of the SDC Championship in South Africa. France’s Ravetto picked up six birdies and just one bogey and
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2:05 PM ET Major League Baseball informed teams and players Thursday afternoon that its efforts to crack down on pitchers’ use of illegal substances will be enhanced in 2023, according to industry sources briefed on the contents of a league memo. The enhanced examinations, approved by the league’s on-field committee, will entail more detailed inspections
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3:06 PM ET Alabama freshman defensive back Tony Mitchell has been charged with possession of marijuana with intent to sell and/or deliver, according to the Holmes County (Florida) Sheriff’s Office. Mitchell, a former four-star prospect and ESPN Top 100 player, was driving a vehicle in Bonifay when he was stopped by police on Wednesday. According
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12:25 PM ET The betting odds to win MVP of the NBA regular season moved dramatically this week at sportsbooks, with 76ers star Joel Embiid catching Denver‘s Nikola Jokic, the longtime favorite, in what’s turning out to be a close race. Embiid moved from a 2-1 underdog to an odds-on favorite Wednesday. Jokic had been
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1:56 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Adrien Broner has signed with Hall of Fame promoter Don King, it was announced Thursday. Broner (34-4-1, 24 KOs) won titles in four divisions while fighting for PBC, but the 33-year-old parted ways with Al Haymon’s company last year to headline a BLK Prime card. The Cincinnati native was set
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12:52 PM ET Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan All-American running back Blake Corum said his surgically repaired left knee has gotten strong enough that he has been cleared to run on an anti-gravity treadmill next week. Corum said Thursday that he is “100 percent” sure he will play in the season-opening game Sept.
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Ashleigh Gardner justified her top billing among the overseas recruits with a superb all-round performance that ensured a hard-fought 11-run victory over Delhi Capitals in a Women’s Premier League match in Mumbai on Thursday. After setting a below-par target of 148 for Delhi Capitals to win, Gujarat fought back well with an inspired show with
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Mar 16, 2023 ATHENS, Ga. — Jalen Carter has pleaded no contest Thursday to misdemeanor charges of reckless driving and racing, his attorney, Kim Stephens, told ESPN. The former Georgia star defensive lineman and top NFL draft prospect was sentenced to 12 months of probation, a $1,000 fine and 80 hours of community service and
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9:00 AM ET United States forward Christian Pulisic told ESPN the team does not need to make wholesale changes as it looks for a new head coach and said the controversy surrounding Gregg Berhalter and the Reyna family has been “extremely childish.” Berhalter has been allowed to remain as a candidate for the vacant U.S.
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6:18 AM ET ESPN News Services Proposed rule changes that would limit how far players can drive the ball at elite golf tournaments would be detrimental to the sport, two-time major winner Justin Thomas said. “You’re trying to create a solution for a problem that doesn’t exist. To me, it’s just so bad for the
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