Month: April 2022

11:13 PM ET The Houston Astros and closer Ryan Pressly have agreed to a two-year, $30 million contract extension for 2023 and ’24 with an option for ’25, according to multiple reports. The nine-year veteran was named to his second All-Star Game in 2021, when he posted the best home run and walk rates of
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1:18 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN Zion Williamson‘s stepfather, Lee Anderson, said he expects Williamson to return to play this season but understands that it’s a decision that has to be made with the New Orleans Pelicans‘ medical staff with a look toward not only the present but also the future. Anderson made the comments on
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10:55 PM ET ESPN News Services SUNRISE, Fla. — Jonathan Huberdeau had two goals, including the game winner in overtime Tuesday night, and the Florida Panthers outlasted the Toronto Maple Leafs, 7-6, after falling down by four goals for the second time in three games. Huberdeau also had three assists in the win, becoming the
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9:11 PM ET The Washington Commanders on Monday strongly denied a former team employee’s allegation to Congress that they withheld ticket revenue from visiting teams, saying that amounted to perjury. But the attorney for that former employee said the team’s statement defamed him. The former employee, Jason Friedman, testified before some members of the House
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12:38 PM ET The Los Angeles Dodgers, looking to deepen their pitching staff with low-risk, high-reward signings, have agreed to a minor league contract with four-time All-Star Dellin Betances, a source confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday. Betances, 34, can earn a prorated portion of a $2.75 million base salary if he reaches the major leagues,
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12:52 PM ET NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving has played in some of the most pressure-packed atmospheres the game can offer, but as his team prepares for next week’s play-in tournament and tries to solidify its playoff seeding with just four regular-season games left, Irving admits he has never felt this kind
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4:45 PM ET Bob Bowlsby, who has led the Big 12 since 2012, and most recently steered it through the tumultuous announcement of the departures of Texas and Oklahoma, will “step away from the Commissioner’s chair” later this year, the league announced on Tuesday. Bowlsby will remain at the conference helm until a new commissioner
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