Month: September 2022

5:43 PM ET Free agent guard Dennis Schroder is finalizing a one-year, $2.64 million deal to return to the Los Angeles Lakers, his agent, Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports, told ESPN on Friday. Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka and new coach Darvin Ham reached out to Russell Westbrook in recent days to tell him that
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11:53 AM ET PayPal, the jersey patch partner of the Phoenix Suns, said Friday it would not be renewing its sponsorship with the team should majority owner Robert Sarver continue in his role following his one-year suspension for racist and misogynist remarks. “PayPal is a values-driven company and has a strong record of combatting racism,
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6:10 PM ET Associated Press BERLIN — France sent a message on its way to grabbing a spot in the EuroBasket championship game and a showdown with Spain. Guerschon Yabusele scored 22 points, and France rolled past Poland 95-54 in the semifinals of the European championships on Friday. “We just played our basketball,” Yabusele said.
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5:35 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN LAS VEGAS — For the third and perhaps final time, Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin engaged in an icy stare-down after stepping on the scales. Surrounded by a festive atmosphere Friday outside T-Mobile Arena on The Strip, where they’ll meet Saturday (8 p.m. ET, DAZN PPV) in a trilogy fight
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2:02 PM ET The Winnipeg Jets have stripped Blake Wheeler of the team’s captaincy and will enter the 2022-23 season with a collection of alternate captains instead, the team announced Friday. Those players are still being determined. “It is our goal to expand the leadership base within our hockey team,” Jets coach Rick Bowness said
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3:42 PM ET Former New England Patriots offensive lineman and College Football Hall of Famer Shelby Jordan died Sept. 9 at the age of 70, the team announced Friday. Jordan spent seven seasons with the Patriots starting in 1975 and then four with the Los Angeles Raiders before retiring after the 1986 season. A seventh-round
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3:15 PM ET Associated Press Rory McIlroy and U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick are getting quite comfortable on next year’s Ryder Cup course. Europe captain Luke Donald, meanwhile, made a novice’s error after hitting into the thick rough at the Marco Simone club outside Rome and then hitting the wrong ball, earning himself a two-stroke
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1:48 PM ET The San Jose Sharks and former forward Evander Kane have settled a grievance over his contract termination last season before the matter would have gone to arbitration. The NHLPA filed a grievance on behalf of Kane in January after the Sharks terminated his deal, citing a breach of his contract and a
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