Month: February 2019

11:35 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Major League Baseball is prepared to scuttle the implementation of a pitch clock until at least 2022 as part of a wide-ranging proposal to the MLB Players Association that would include the
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10:24 PM ET Associated Press SAO PAULO — Sixth-seeded Jaume Munar and No. 7 seed Juan Ignacio Londero advanced at the Brazil Open on Tuesday. Munar, of Spain, beat Brazilian Pedro Sakamoto 6-3, 6-2. Argentina’s Londero topped Italy’s Paolo Lorenzi 7-6 (3), 6-1. Munar will face Chile’s Christian Garin in the round of 16 at
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10:10 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Atlanta Falcons coach Dan Quinn put to rest speculation about the roster status of pass-rusher Vic Beasley Jr., telling ESPN that keeping Beasley for the 2019 season is “the plan right now.” “I’m very excited about where I think he can go to, and we’ve had good conversations about the
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9:01 PM ET Oregon is hiring Boise State defensive coordinator Andy Avalos for the same role. Avalos, who spent the past four years overseeing the Boise State defense, replaces Jim Leavitt, who mutually parted ways with the school earlier this month. A former all-conference linebacker at Boise State, Avalos has coached for his alma mater
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5:51 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — Clayton Kershaw is not expected to play catch again until Thursday as the Dodgers address his throwing discomfort. The three-time NL Cy Young winner will not undergo an MRI, manager Dave Roberts said. “Nothing new, nothing new, we’re going to wait and see how it feels,” Roberts
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5:33 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — For all but the last four games of the 2018 season, Aaron Rodgers‘ entire tenure as the Green Bay Packers‘ starting quarterback came under one head coach, Mike McCarthy. After four games under interim coach Joe Philbin, Rodgers will begin this coming season with Matt LaFleur as his new coach.
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5:06 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina leading tackler T.J. Brunson will miss spring practice after undergoing surgery to repair a sports hernia and damaged knee cartilage. Coach Will Muschamp said Tuesday he expects the linebacker to be ready for summer camp and next season. Brunson had surgery shortly after South Carolina’s
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5:02 PM ET All-Star center Joel Embiid is out for the 76ers‘ game Thursday against the Thunder in Oklahoma City, the team announced Tuesday. Embiid is in Philadelphia for rehab on his sore left knee and has not yet been re-evaluated. The Sixers said they expect they will have an update before Saturday’s game against
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3:42 PM GMT Wales lock Cory Hill has been ruled out of the remainder of the Six Nations with an ankle injury, the Welsh Rugby Union has confirmed. The forward scored a crucial try in his side’s 21-13 win over England last Saturday, but was replaced a few minutes later. He will miss Wales’ fixtures
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