Month: May 2021

5:24 PM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — Rob Refsnyder bounced back from a run-in with the center-field fence to score the go-ahead run in the 10th inning on a wild pitch and the Minnesota Twins handed the Baltimore Orioles their 14th straight loss, 3-2 on Monday. The Orioles’ skid ties for second-longest in team history
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2:07 PM ET Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the French Open, saying Monday that she will “take some time away from the court” one day after she was fined and threatened harsher sanctions for skipping her mandatory media obligations. Osaka, in a statement posted to social media, said she “never wanted to be a distraction”
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6:15 PM ET The banged-up New York Mets got much-needed reinforcements on Monday, activating three key players from the injured list, including Kevin Pillar, who is returning just two weeks after being hit in the face by a 94 mph fastball. Besides Pillar, the Mets activated first baseman Pete Alonso and right-handed setup man Seth
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6:25 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Lakers forward Anthony Davis is questionable for Game 5 of L.A.’s first round series with the Phoenix Suns after an MRI on Monday confirmed a strained groin for the eight-time All-Star, coach Frank Vogel said. There is not great optimism within the Lakers organization that Davis will be able
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11:36 AM ET The 2020-21 Premier League season was unlike any other. With the coronavirus pandemic forcing the 2019-20 season to conclude in late July, teams had a little over six weeks to reboot, reset and regroup. From there, the grueling calendar took hold, with a compressed league schedule and cup competitions squeezed around international
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3:04 PM ET ESPN News Services The Washington Nationals reinstated outfielder Victor Robles from the 10-day injured list on Monday ahead of a four-game series at the Atlanta Braves. The move comes one day after the team optioned infielder Luis Garcia to Triple-A Rochester. Robles, 24, was placed on the IL on May 23 (retroactive
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Dec 14, 2007 ESPN.com news services KNOXVILLE, Tenn. —Duke has offered the university’s head coaching job to Tennessee offensive coordinator David Cutcliffe, a Knoxville newspaper reported. The report, appearing on the Knoxville News Sentinel’s Web site Friday, quotes sources in the Vols football program as saying he is expected to accept the post. Cutcliffe and
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1:04 PM ET ESPN News Services Colorado Avalanche center Nazem Kadri‘s eight-game suspension was upheld Monday by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman. Bettman heard Kadri’s appeal of the suspension last Thursday. Kadri has the right under the collective bargaining agreement to now appeal to a neutral arbitrator if he chooses but would remain suspended during the
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News van der Dussen and Shamsi win men’s ODI player of the year and men’s T20I player of the year awards Quicks Anrich Nortje and Shabnim Ismail were named South Africa’s men’s and women’s cricketer of the year respectively at CSA’s annual awards ceremony, which was held virtually on Sunday. Nortje became the 12th player
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1:30 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Braves star Marcell Ozuna was granted a $20,000 bond Monday on charges of aggravated assault by strangulation and battery against his wife. Ozuna was jailed Saturday after police officers in the Atlanta suburb of Sandy Springs said they witnessed him attacking his wife, Genesis, while responding to a
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12:30 PM ET Chicago Cubs right-hander Trevor Williams was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday with appendicitis. The move was made retroactive to Friday. The Cubs recalled right-hander Kohl Stewart from Triple-A Iowa in a corresponding move, and he will start Chicago’s game on Monday against the San Diego Padres. The 29-year-old Williams is
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11:45 AM ET The Chicago White Sox have placed pitcher Michael Kopech on the 10-day injured list because of a strained left hamstring. The White Sox announced the roster move before Monday’s double-header with the Indians. Right-hander Jimmy Lambert was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte in a corresponding move and will start the second game of
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