Month: March 2023

2:32 PM ET Associated Press DUNEDIN., Fla. — Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. left Friday’s spring training game against Tampa Bay with right knee discomfort. Guerrero was seen walking toward the clubhouse with an athletic trainer in the second inning and was replaced defensively by Rainer Nunez to start the third. In
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12:50 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Former Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett IV addressed his somewhat tumultuous offseason, which included a January arrest in Dallas for public intoxication, on Friday at the NFL’s scouting combine. Bennett, who was a Heisman Trophy finalist this past season, also did not participate in any of the postseason all-star games and
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12:54 PM ET Associated Press Daniil Medvedev ended Novak Djokovic‘s 20-match winning streak by beating the world’s top-ranked player 6-4, 6-4 on Friday to reach the final at the Dubai Championships. Third-seeded Medvedev will face defending champion Andrey Rublev in an all-Russian final at the hard-court tournament. Medvedev, a former world No. 1, picked up
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5:44 AM ET Adriana Garcia Emiliano Martinez was named the best goalkeeper at the 2022 World Cup. Simon Stacpoole/Offside/Offside via Getty Images Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez has said he regrets making a vulgar gesture at the World Cup final but placed the blame on his teammates. After being handed the “Golden Glove” for being the best
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1:54 PM ET Dmitry Kulikov is on the move with the Anaheim Ducks trading the veteran defenseman to the Pittsburgh Penguins, sources told ESPN’s Emily Kaplan on Friday, confirming multiple reports. The Ducks will receive a third-round pick in the deal, as well as veteran forward Brock McGinn, according to multiple reports. The 32-year-old Kulikov
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7:01 PM ET The Milwaukee Bucks have emerged as the strong front-runner to sign free agent guard Goran Dragic, and a formal agreement could be reached as soon as Friday, sources told ESPN. Dragic, 36, cleared waivers Thursday and will meet with Bucks officials in Milwaukee on Friday, sources said. The Bucks also are signing
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2:01 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Jon Jones spent more than two years packing on the pounds, prepping for his move up to heavyweight. The result: The former longtime UFC light heavyweight champion actually weighed more than his opponent Friday morning. Jones hit the scale at 248 pounds, which is 43 more pounds than he
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Mar 3, 2023 Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University INDIANAPOLIS — Former Ohio State wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba says he is fully healed from the hamstring injury that kept him out for most of last season, and he intends to participate
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Mar 2, 2023 In a since-deleted tweet Thursday morning, Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Rashod Bateman called out general manager Eric DeCosta for his comments about the team’s disappointing track record for drafting pass-catchers. Bateman, who was a first-round pick by the Ravens in 2021, tweeted: “How bout you play to your player’s strength and &
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