Month: February 2023

11:59 PM ET Associated Press SURPRISE, Ariz. — Veteran switch-hitting outfielder Robbie Grossman signed a one-year contract Friday with the Texas Rangers, who are unsettled in left field. Grossman’s deal, which could be worth as much as $5 million, came three days before Monday’s full-squad reporting date. His base salary will be $2 million and
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1:34 PM ET Associated Press VIRGINIA WATER, England — John Paramor, the mustachioed European tour rules official whose career spanned six decades, has died after a bout with cancer. He was 67. The European tour confirmed the death of Paramor, who retired in 2020 as chief referee. He had officiated at dozens of major championships
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9:30 PM ET Mark Schlabach Close Mark Schlabach ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Paolo Uggetti LOS ANGELES — After dazzling the crowd at Riviera Country Club on Thursday with three straight birdies in his final three holes to shoot 2-under
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9:07 PM ET Associated Press BUENOS AIRES — The top two seeds advanced to the semifinals of the Argentina Open on Friday. Top-seeded and second-ranked Carlos Alcaraz beat Dusan Lajovic of Serbia 6-4, 6-2 at the clay court event. He struggled in the first set and cruised to victory in the second on the strength
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7:57 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Seven-time is officially back. Jimmie Johnson, making his return to stock car racing after a two-year dalliance in IndyCar, topped the first practice session for the Daytona 500 on Friday. The two-time Daytona 500 winner and seven-time Cup Series champion reached a top speed of 194.25
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1:53 PM ET Longtime NFL special teams coordinator and former Central Michigan head coach John Bonamego told ESPN on Friday he is retiring from coaching. Bonamego, 59, spent 19 years as a special teams assistant or coordinator in the NFL and another 16 as a college coach, including a four-year stint as the head coach
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5:42 PM ET Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A federal judge denied Bob Baffert’s request to lift his two-year suspension by Churchill Downs Inc., ruling Friday that the Hall of Fame trainer did not prove its discipline hurt his business and reputation. Baffert will miss his second consecutive Kentucky Derby, and per a Churchill Downs
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5:27 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Adrien Broner’s comeback fight, scheduled for Feb. 25 in Atlanta against Michael Williams Jr., has been postponed, sources told ESPN on Friday. Broner, who hasn’t competed since February 2021, is now slated to return in April in Atlanta, sources said. Williams (20-1, 13 KOs) suffered a broken jaw in sparring
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5:18 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Commanders are working on finalizing a deal to make Eric Bieniemy the team’s new offensive coordinator, sources told ESPN. Washington hopes to have it finalized by Saturday. Bieniemy spent the past five seasons as the Chiefs’ offensive coordinator, helping oversee an offense that powered two Super Bowl
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