Month: March 2021

Mar 27, 2021 Center Andre Drummond cleared waivers and he has signed with the Los Angeles Lakers, the team announced on Sunday. “Andre Drummond gives us powerful, anchor-point skills on both ends of the court,” Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka said in a statement. “We feel extremely fortunate to add a player of his caliber
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9:35 PM ET Associated Press CARLSBAD, Calif. — Inbee Park opened her LPGA Tour season with a wire-to-wire victory Sunday in the Kia Classic on the eve of the first major championship of the season. The Hall of Famer finally put it all together at Aviara Golf Club, winning her 21st LPGA Tour title after
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7:47 PM ET Associated Press DALLAS — Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad was taken off the ice on a stretcher with a left leg injury midway through the second period against the Dallas Stars on Sunday. An aircast was applied to Ekblad’s left leg. Minutes earlier, Ekblad got caught up with Stars defenseman Esa Lindell
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12:55 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI — Naomi Osaka advanced to the fourth round of the Miami Open for the first time in her career Sunday when qualifier Nina Stojanovic withdrew from their match shortly before the scheduled start because of a right thigh injury. Osaka, ranked No. 2, has won 22 consecutive matches
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5:43 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Highly regarded prospect Jazz Chisholm was declared the winner of the spring competition for the Miami Marlins‘ second base job Sunday, and he’ll be in the lineup on Opening Day. Chisholm batted .268 with three homers and four stolen bases in spring training. He was competing with Isan
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7:10 PM ET Quarterback Trevor Lawrence, the presumptive No. 1 pick in next month’s NFL draft, is declining the chance to attend the draft in Cleveland, and is instead choosing to watch it at Clemson with a few family members and friends, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Despite the NFL’s invite, Lawrence never wavered in
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8:25 PM ET Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Billy Horschel had just enough left in the tank to win the Dell Technologies Match Play on Sunday with plenty of help from Scottie Scheffler in a sloppy end to the longest week in golf. Horschel made only one birdie in the championship match, chipping in from
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6:26 PM ET Associated Press PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic — Joel Dahmen won the Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour victory, avoiding a playoff when the wind pushed playing partner Rafael Campos‘ final birdie try to the left. Dahmen closed with a 2-under 70 on the windswept seaside
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8:13 PM ET Andre Drummond intends to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers once he clears waivers at 5 p.m. ET on Sunday, agent Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports Management tells ESPN. The Lakers’ star players and front office have been recruiting the center hard, selling him on the opportunity to step into the defending
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2:49 PM ET Georgia has gotten off to a fast start in the 2022 recruiting class and added another ESPN Junior 300 prospect on Saturday when linebacker Jalon Walker announced his commitment to the Dawgs. Walker is a 6-foot-2, 220-pound linebacker out of Salisbury High School in Salisbury, North Carolina, and is the No. 39
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India captain Virat Kohli on Sunday said he was surprised that Shardul Thakur was not adjudged man-of-the-match for the third and final ODI against England and Bhuvneshwar Kumar missed the man-of-the-series honours despite strong performances. Sam Curran was handed the man-of-the match award for his heroic 83-ball 95 not out in a lost cause as
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