Month: April 2022

7:00 AM ET Bob Arum at Top Rank headquarters in Las Vegas. Al Powers for ESPN ON THE SECOND FLOOR of the events center at Resorts World Las Vegas hotel and casino, Bob Arum takes small, careful steps. He moves slowly. His eyes look toward the floor with each step, as if the gravity of his
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4:00 AM ET Erik ten Hag wants full focus on Ajax before his rebuilding job at Manchester United — ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest. PLUS: Paulo Dybala is a man in demand. Jump to: Dybala in demand | Fireworks at the World Cup | USMNT’s Dest gets Barca reprieve | Neves set to leave
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11:54 PM ET The nation’s best defense from the nation’s best team was rewarded for its work in the opening round of the NFL draft. Five Georgia defensive players were selected in the first round Thursday night, a record from one defense in the common draft era. The total eclipsed the four Florida State defenders
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12:19 AM ET The Florida Panthers are Presidents’ Trophy winners for the first time in franchise history, finishing the regular season with 122 points. Florida claimed the NHL’s top spot in the standings on Thursday after defeating Ottawa 4-0 and seeing Colorado lose to Nashville 5-4 in a shootout. This was just the second season
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10:04 PM ET The Philadelphia Eagles made a blockbuster move Thursday night at the NFL draft, acquiring star wide receiver A.J. Brown in a trade with the Tennessee Titans. Brown, who had been seeking a new deal, has agreed to a four-year, $100 million contract that includes $57 million guaranteed, sources told ESPN’s Kimberley Martin.
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12:41 AM ET SALT LAKE CITY — For the first time in the Luka Doncic era, the Dallas Mavericks have advanced to the second round of the NBA playoffs. The Mavericks rallied from a 12-point halftime deficit for a 98-96 Game 6 closeout victory over the Utah Jazz on Thursday, Dallas’ first postseason series win
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7:10 PM ET St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado and pitcher Genesis Cabrera have each received suspensions from Major League Baseball for their roles in the benches-clearing brawl in their 10-5 win Wednesday over the New York Mets at Busch Stadium. Arenado received a two-game suspension for “contributing to the incitement of the incident,”
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8:00 PM ET NFL Nation The 2022 NFL draft began Thursday and continues through Saturday (ABC/ESPN/ESPN App). The Jacksonville Jaguars have the first pick of the draft and are one of eight teams to have two picks in the first round, joining the Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs, New Orleans
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10:12 PM ET NEW ORLEANS — With the top-seeded Phoenix Suns in some danger with one star hurt and an ascendant Pelicans team giving them problems, future Hall of Famer Chris Paul delivered a signature series performance, including the best shooting game of his career to finish the close out. Riding his favorite play, Paul
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4:11 PM ET Associated Press Oliver Bekker shot a 6-under 66 to take a share of the first-round lead at the Catalunya Championship on Thursday. Seeking his first European tour win, the South African made eight birdies and a double bogey at the Stadium Course to finish tied with Jeff Winther and Darren Fichardt. “Pretty
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Delhi Capitals returned to winning ways on Thursday as the Rishabh Pant-led side defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by four wickets in the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 at Wankhede Stadium. Speaking after the game, head coach Ricky Ponting opened up on his views about the no-ball controversy against Rajasthan Royals that
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9:48 PM ET Associated Press PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif. — Minjee Lee shot an 8-under 63 on Thursday to take a one-stroke lead over top-ranked Jin Young Ko after the first round of the Palos Verdes Championship. Coming off a third-place tie Sunday in the LA Open at Whilshire Country Club, Lee had a bogey-free
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7:21 PM ET AUBURN, Ala. — Bryan Harsin passionately doubled down on his commitment to being Auburn’s head football coach and to his players Thursday despite his future seemingly hanging in the balance nearly three months ago amid a university-directed inquiry into the program. “The simplest, strongest statement to come out of all this was
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