Month: August 2020

11:18 PM ET Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout homered in his first at-bat as a father, turning on a 2-2 slider from the Mariners‘ Mike Dunn and launching it 407 feet in the first inning of Tuesday’s game at Seattle. Trout, six days removed from his previous game, entered Tuesday batting .324/.428/.639 for his
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1:16 AM ET Joyce McConnell, president of Colorado State University, said Tuesday she is launching an “immediate and objective” investigation into the athletic department following allegations that student-athletes have been intimidated and threatened to disregard COVID-19 protocols. Coaches, players and sports medicine staff at Colorado State University told ESPN that athletic department leaders are discouraging
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11:25 PM ET Sebastian Aho had two goals, and James Reimer won in his restart debut as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the New York Rangers 4-1 in Game 3 of their qualifier series in Toronto to become the first team to advance out of this round. Teuvo Teravainen and Warren Foegele also scored for the
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7:00 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Memphis Grizzlies, having already lost their first three games inside the NBA’s bubble at the Walt Disney World Resort, were dealt a significant blow to their playoff hopes Tuesday when promising young forward Jaren Jackson Jr. was ruled out for the remainder of the
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2:31 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller, an eight-time Pro Bowl selection and an All-Decade selection for the 2010s, said Tuesday he had considered opting out of the 2020 season. Miller, who tested positive for coronavirus in April, would have certainly been the highest profile, most accomplished player to have opted
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10:56 PM ET The planned main event for UFC Fight Night on Aug. 29 has taken a hit. Yair Rodriguez was forced to withdraw from his scheduled fight versus Zabit Magomedsharipov because of an ankle injury, UFC president Dana White confirmed Tuesday. Rodriguez’s manager, Abraham Kawa, also confirmed the injury to ESPN. According to sources,
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9:47 PM ET Associated Press A shorter PGA Tour season because of the pandemic has led the PGA of America to modify its two major awards for tour players. The Vardon Trophy, which dates to 1937 and is given to the PGA Tour player with the lowest adjusted scoring average, required a player to complete
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6:31 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR has fined an Xfinity Series team $50,000 because driver Alex Labbe violated the testing policy for the road course at Daytona International Speedway. NASCAR will race on that configuration for the first time later this month and is not holding any practice sessions before the events.
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