Month: April 2023

6:20 PM ET ESPN News Services ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez has left his team’s road trip with neck discomfort, manager Dusty Baker announced before Monday night’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Baker said Alvarez has had the problem for about a week. “We decided to send him to go
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1:18 AM ET ESPN News Services WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Winnipeg Jets forward Mark Scheifele left Monday’s 4-2 loss in Game 4 of their Western Conference first-round series against the Vegas Golden Knights. Scheifele, 30, a first-line center who has one goal this series, suffered an upper-body injury in the first period. “We’ll reevaluate him (Tuesday),”
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10:20 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Rookie Taj Bradley won his third consecutive start to begin his big league career, and the Tampa Bay Rays set a modern-era MLB record with their 14th consecutive home win to begin a season, beating the Houston Astros 8-3 on Monday night. Tampa Bay had shared
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8:02 PM ET Former Texas wide receiver Brenen Thompson announced Monday that he is transferring to rival Oklahoma. The speedy receiver entered the transfer portal April 15, when the spring transfer window opened, and decided to leave the Longhorns program. He was an ESPN 300 recruit in the 2022 class, ranked No. 143 overall, out
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8:34 PM ET Nick Hardy and Davis Riley withdrew from this week’s PGA Tour stop, the Mexico Open at Vidanta, on Monday after winning the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on Sunday. No reason was given for the withdrawals. It marks the first time since last November that a PGA Tour winner withdrew from an
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7:41 PM ET The New Orleans Police Department issued an arrest warrant Monday for former UFC star Nate Diaz on suspicion of second-degree battery, police spokesperson Karen Boudrie confirmed to ESPN. Diaz is not in custody, Boudrie said. Diaz was involved in a brawl last week on Bourbon Street following a Misfits boxing card in
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1:19 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred says he feels “sorry for the fans in Oakland” about the Athletics‘ plans to relocate to Las Vegas but denies claims by Oakland’s mayor that the franchise used negotiations with the city as leverage. Manfred discussed the plans Monday during a
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3:59 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Titans general manager Ran Carthon said the team has not fielded calls regarding trades for Pro Bowl running back Derrick Henry. “It is what it is,” Carthon said Monday.
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5:30 PM ET Ime Udoka has agreed to a deal to become the next Houston Rockets coach, sources told ESPN on Monday. The Rockets probed the circumstances around Udoka’s departure from the Boston Celtics with the team and league office, sources said. Udoka — who led the Celtics to the 2022 NBA Finals in his
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12:10 PM ET Four Colorado players entered the transfer portal Monday, including starters Montana Lemonious-Craig at wide receiver and Tyrin Taylor at safety, the latest developments for a reshaped roster under new coach Deion Sanders. Lemonious-Craig started all 12 games last season and shined in Saturday’s spring game, recording 168 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
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4:55 PM ET Associated Press MADRID — Defending champion Ons Jabeur pulled out of the Madrid Open on Monday because of an injured left calf, hampering her preparation for the French Open next month. The No. 4-ranked Jabeur, a 28-year-old from Tunisia, stopped playing against No. 1 Iga Swiatek on Saturday while trailing 3-0 in
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