Month: April 2022

7:43 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — The Seattle Kraken signed defenseman Ryker Evans to a three-year entry level contract Friday, locking up the second draft pick in franchise history. Evans was picked No. 35 overall by the Kraken in last summer’s NHL entry draft. The 20-year-old just completed his fourth season of junior hockey
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7:41 PM ET Julien Laurens Rodrigo Faez Talks between Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser al Khelaifi and Kylian Mbappe‘s representatives in Doha are moving in a positive direction, sources have told ESPN. The Ligue 1 giants are doing everything in their power to keep Mbappe at the club and the latest talks could represent a huge
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6:51 PM ET NC State athletic director Boo Corrigan has received a one-year contract extension that takes him through 2027, the school announced on Friday. The new agreement includes increased compensation to slightly more than $1.2 million annually and a potential bonus of $300,000, according to a school spokesman. “Under Boo’s leadership, NC State Athletics
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5:16 PM ET Rutgers athletic director Pat Hobbs has received a contract extension through June 2028. Hobbs, who has led Rutgers athletics for the past seven years, previously received a contract extension in 2017. His new agreement, approved Friday by Rutgers’ board, increases the cap on Hobbs’ potential bonus payments from $100,000 to $200,000. The
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4:21 PM ET The Pittsburgh Steelers are re-signing safety Terrell Edmunds to a one-year deal, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. The Steelers declined Edmunds’ fifth-year option before the 2021 season, ultimately allowing him to reach free agency this offseason. Edmunds, who turned 25 in January, was selected by the Steelers in the first round
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3:54 AM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN DENVER — Ahead of Thursday night’s Game 3, Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone vowed to “go down swinging” in the NBA playoffs against the Golden State Warriors while trying to find some fight within his team. The Nuggets, after being pummeled in the first two games of the first round,
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4:27 PM ET Associated Press Top-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Grigor Dimitrov 6-1, 6-4 to advance to the Barcelona Open quarterfinals, which will be played just hours later on Friday. Tsitsipas converted six of eight break point chances to stay on course to claiming a second consecutive clay-court title after winning Monte Carlo last weekend. After
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4:29 PM ET Associated Press Defending champion Sorana Cirstea advanced to the semifinals at the clay-court Istanbul Championship by defeating Julia Grabher of Austria 7-5, 6-1 on Friday. The Romanian last year ended a 13-year wait for her second career singles title when she upset Elise Mertens in the final. Cirstea will next play third-seeded
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4:11 PM ET Associated Press STUTTGART, Germany — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek ended US Open champion Emma Raducanu‘s first clay tournament run with a 6-4, 6-4 win Friday to move into the Stuttgart Open semifinals. Swiatek extended her win streak to 21 matches and moved closer to what would be a fourth consecutive title after victories
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1:37 PM ET IMOLA, Italy — Lewis Hamilton is hoping to salvage a result from this weekend’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix after qualifying 13th on the grid ahead of Saturday’s sprint qualifying race. The seven-time champion failed to make the top-ten shootout in Friday’s qualifying session after struggling for performance in wet conditions. Saturday’s sprint
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