Month: March 2023

7:05 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball underwent cartilage transplant surgery on his left knee earlier Monday, a procedure coach Billy Donovan said gives Ball the best chance to, at some point in the future, resume his NBA career. “I know he’s going to work really hard [on his rehab],”
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11:51 PM ET ESPN News Services Tennis great Martina Navratilova said she is cancer-free nearly four months after announcing she had been diagnosed with throat and breast cancer. Navratilova, 66, who won a total of 59 Grand Slam titles across singles and doubles, had said in January that the cancer was in Stage 1. “As
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7:05 AM ET Stephen HolderESPN INDIANAPOLIS — Within hours of the Baltimore Ravens placing the nonexclusive franchise tag on quarterback Lamar Jackson on March 7, reports surfaced that numerous teams had no interest in negotiating with Jackson. The Indianapolis Colts, who haven’t had a quarterback start consecutive season openers since Andrew Luck in 2015-16, were
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4:00 PM ET Roger Goodell and NFL owners are expected to finalize a multiyear contract extension for the commissioner at next week’s owners meetings in Phoenix, league sources told ESPN. The NFL’s compensation committee is slated to present the proposed extension to team owners during a special privileged session Tuesday afternoon. Only one member from
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8:40 PM ET Alabama opened practice Monday without star edge rusher Dallas Turner and reserve linebacker Deontae Lawson, who will miss all of the spring as they recover from surgeries. Turner, a Freshman All-American in 2021, had four sacks and eight tackles for loss last season. His role could expand after Will Anderson Jr., his
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8:17 PM ET ESPN News Services The Atlanta Braves have apparently decided who will replace the departed Dansby Swanson as their starting shortstop. It’s not who most people expected it to be. Vaughn Grissom and Braden Shewmake were optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett on Monday. That leaves utility infielder Orlando Arcia as the likely replacement for
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5:04 PM ET Pepperdine sophomore Maxwell Lewis will enter the 2023 NBA draft, he told ESPN on Monday. “I’m going all-in and forgoing my college eligibility,” Lewis said. “This is the right time to make this decision.” Lewis, the No. 27 prospect in ESPN’s NBA draft projections, was named to the All-WCC second-team after averaging
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