Month: April 2021

3:22 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Teddy Ballgame is about to become Teddy Blockchain. Hall of Famer Ted Williams is coming to the digital memorabilia market with a release of nine different cards that follow the No. 9’s career from skinny rookie to Cooperstown inductee. The collectors’ items offered by Williams’ daughter are hand
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2:26 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — Roger Federer announced Sunday he will play at the French Open, and the Swiss star is preparing for it on home clay at a tournament in Geneva next month. The 20-time Grand Slam champion revealed his plans on his official Twitter page. “Happy to let you know that
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1:14 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — San Francisco Giants closer Jake McGee and right-hander Logan Webb went on the injured list before Sunday’s game at Miami because they were feeling lingering effects from the COVID-19 vaccine. The Giants said they are hopeful both pitchers will be on the list for only a game or
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11:54 AM ET The NBA has instructed teams to be vigilant about the impact of a verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial for the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis this week, including the possibility of game postponements, sources told ESPN. The looming specter of possible protests, civil unrest and team reactions in the aftermath
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11:37 AM ET The Washington Nationals have put pitcher Stephen Strasburg on the 10-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation, the team announced Sunday. The move is retroactive to April 15, but Strasburg’s last start was in a road loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday in which he was tagged for seven earned
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10:47 AM ET MONACO — Stefanos Tsitsipas won the Monte Carlo Masters without dropping a set, beating Andrey Rublev 6-3, 6-3 on Sunday for his first title this year and sixth overall. Fourth-seeded Tsitsipas was in dominant form as he edged 4-3 ahead of the sixth-seeded Russian in their career meetings, having also beaten him
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11:02 AM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Jay Bruce will be retiring after the New York Yankees‘ game against Tampa Bay on Sunday. Yankees manager Aaron Boone made the announcement prior to Sunday’s game. “He actually came to me at the start of the series,” Boone said. “He let me know his thinking.”
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Mark Cavendish won his fourth stage of the 2021 Tour of Turkey as he sprinted to victory in Sunday’s finale. The British Deceuninck-Quick Step rider had not won a race for nearly three years before the eight-stage event, the wins heralding a major return to form. The 35-year-old is one of cycling’s most successful sprinters,
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