Month: March 2020

6:31 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” A sanitation team conducted a deep clean of the Pittsburgh Pirates‘ spring training facility in Bradenton, Florida, on Tuesday morning out of “an overabundance of caution” after a man in Manatee County
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6:21 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Tiger Woods and former PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem are among 10 finalists who will be voted on next week for the World Golf Hall of Fame class of 2021. Woods was among four finalists from the male category that include three-time major champion Padraig Harrington, British
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5:31 PM ET Associated Press RENO, Nev. — Nevada coach Jay Norvell has received a new five-year contract that runs through the 2024 season, the school said Tuesday. Norvell, who is 18-20 overall in three seasons, is coming off back-to-back winning seasons and consecutive bowl appearances after going 3-9 in his first year at Nevada
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4:12 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN In his first full month of action, New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson was named the Western Conference’s rookie of the month for February on Tuesday. Williamson averaged 25.7 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists while shooting 56.3 percent from the field in nine games. The 19-year-old Williamson made his
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3:59 PM ET Cincinnati is hiring Dan Enos as running backs coach, sources told ESPN. Enos spent the 2019 season as Miami’s offensive coordinator before being fired a day after the Hurricanes were shut out by Louisiana Tech in the Independence Bowl. He served as Alabama’s quarterbacks coach and assistant head coach in 2018 before
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3:54 PM ET The Jacksonville Jaguars have agreed to trade cornerback A.J. Bouye to the Denver Broncos for a fourth-round selection in this year’s draft, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday. The trade cannot be processed until the new league year begins March 18. Bouye told ESPN’s Josina Anderson that he was informed
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3:18 PM ET One of the league’s hottest offenses will get a boost on Tuesday night when Edmonton forward James Neal returns from a foot injury in time for the Oilers’ game vs. the Stars in Dallas. Edmonton, which did not have a morning skate in Dallas, announced Tuesday afternoon it had activated Neal, 32,
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