Month: April 2023

Apr 25, 2023 Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Outfielder Bryan Reynolds and the Pittsburgh Pirates agreed Tuesday to an eight-year, $106.75 million contract extension, sources told ESPN, marking the largest deal in franchise history amid Pittsburgh’s scorching start. After talks
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Apr 25, 2023 LOS ANGELES — Hours after coach Taylor Jenkins’ pregame admission that the Grizzlies are “far from where we need to be from a maturity standpoint,” shooting guard Desmond Bane blamed a lack of game-plan discipline for the defensive failure that allowed the Los Angeles Lakers to force overtime in Memphis’ 117-111 Game
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Apr 25, 2023 Tisha Thompson The NFL has selected the NBA’s former top lawyer to arbitrate an employment dispute between Arizona Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill and the team’s former vice president of player personnel, Terry McDonough. Jeffrey Mishkin, the former chief legal officer for the NBA, will “serve as the hearing officer” in the dispute,
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Apr 25, 2023 The Minnesota Vikings have formalized the easiest contract move of their complicated offseason, exercising the fifth-year option of All-Pro receiver Justin Jefferson. The sides have been working through negotiations on a long-term extension since the end of the 2022 season. In the meantime, Tuesday’s announcement means the Vikings have Jefferson under contract
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2:56 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — Carolina Hurricanes forward Jack Drury has resumed skating after being knocked from Game 4 against the New York Islanders following a jarring hit into the boards, coach Rod Brind’Amour said Wednesday. Drury missed the Hurricanes’ Game 5 loss to the Islanders on Tuesday after the hit by
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12:23 PM ET Ferrari sporting director Laurent Mekies will replace Franz Tost as boss of the AlphaTauri Formula One team after the 2023 season. Mekies will take over as team principal on a date yet to be determined, with long-serving boss Tost moving into a consultancy role. AlphaTauri, Red Bull’s second F1 team, will also
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6:40 AM ET ESPN News Services The International Boxing Association has filed an official complaint to the Boxing Independent Integrity Unit against the individuals and entities involved in the creation of a new world boxing federation, it said Wednesday, while USA Boxing terminated its 77-year membership in the IBA ahead of its move to the
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