Month: June 2021

9:22 AM ET ESPN News Services Bianca Andreescu, Belinda Bencic and Sofia Kenin were all upset at Wimbledon on Wednesday, while Venus Williams joined the top-10 players in exiting the All England Club. Alize Cornet upset Andreescu for the second time in two weeks by beating the fifth-seeded Canadian 6-2, 6-1 in the first round;
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4:47 PM ET Associated Press Luka Doncic barely had to play in Slovenia’s Olympic basketball qualifying tournament debut. Zoran Dragic scored 16 points, Doncic and Vlatko Cancar each added 13 and Slovenia rolled past Angola 118-68 on Wednesday during qualifying play at Kaunas, Lithuania. Doncic played only 17 minutes, checking out for good midway through
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4:50 PM ET Saint Joseph’s guard Jordan Hall will withdraw from the NBA draft and return to school, he told ESPN on Wednesday. “I had the opportunity to go through the NBA pre-draft process and received valuable feedback from teams,” Hall said. “After sitting down with my family and discussing that feedback, we felt as
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5:34 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Rick Carlisle chose the Indiana Pacers for many reasons. He enjoyed his first two stints in Indianapolis, already had strong relationships with team owner Herb Simon and president of basketball operations Kevin Pritchard and thought the roster was a good fit for his coaching style. The Pacers appreciated
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2:33 PM ET A representative for Phil Mickelson took issue with a Detroit News report that linked the golfer to an alleged mob bookie in a 2007 trial. Mickelson, 51, is playing in the Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Country Club for the first time. The story published Tuesday reported Mickelson’s ties to a bookie
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5:42 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Canadian boxer Mandy Bujold looks forward to the day when she can tell her daughter that she got in the Olympic ring with sport’s highest court — and won. The 11-time national flyweight champion has won her appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, allowing her to
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5:49 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — New York Mets reliever Dellin Betances will have surgery on his right shoulder and miss the remainder of the year after pitching just once this season. Betances gave up one run in one inning against the Philadelphia Phillies on April 7 and was placed on the 60-day injured
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5:26 PM ET Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Maryland guard Eric Ayala announced Wednesday that he will withdraw his name from the NBA draft and return for his senior season. Ayala, the Terrapins’ top scorer in 2020-21, said he took his time throughout the process and appreciates the feedback he received. Ayala averaged 15.1
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4:55 PM ET Oklahoma State flipped ESPN 300 wide receiver Talyn Shettron from Oklahoma on Wednesday. Shettron is the No. 17-ranked recruit overall, so it’s a significant flip for the Cowboys. He’s a 6-foot-3, 185-pound receiver out of Edmond Santa Fe High School in Edmond, Oklahoma, and is the top recruit in the state. In
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4:28 PM ET There is no structural damage to Giannis Antetokounmpo‘s left knee after his awkward landing during Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals on Tuesday night, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Zach Lowe on Wednesday. The ligaments in Antetokounmpo’s knee are sound, and a timetable for his return is unclear, sources told
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5:02 PM ET Every NCAA athlete in the country will be able to make money from endorsements and through a variety of other ventures starting Thursday. The NCAA’s board of directors decided Wednesday to officially suspend the organization’s rules prohibiting athletes from selling the rights to their names, images and likenesses. The new rules represent
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4:34 PM ET Ohio State has had a lot of success recruiting the state of Texas under coach Ryan Day and that continued on Wednesday when ESPN 300 cornerback Terrance Brooks committed to the Buckeyes. Brooks is the No. 50 ranked recruit overall, a 6-foot, 180-pound prospect from John Paull II High School in Plano,
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2:56 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Indians outfielder Josh Naylor sustained multiple leg fractures and torn ligaments in his violent collision with rookie second baseman Ernie Clement during a game Sunday in Minnesota. The team said Naylor visited foot and ankle specialist Dr. Mark Berkowitz at the Cleveland Clinic on Wednesday. Berkowitz confirmed the
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3:22 PM ET ESPN News Services Major League Baseball announced Wednesday that former New York Mets general manager Jared Porter has been placed on the ineligible list through at least the end of the 2022 season. “My office has completed its investigation into alleged inappropriate conduct by Jared Porter. Having reviewed all of the available
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3:53 PM ET Minnesota star guard Marcus Carr is withdrawing his name from the NBA draft and returning to college, sources told ESPN. Carr entered the transfer portal in March before turning pro. Sources said he will still consider transferring, though he doesn’t have a school list yet. “He’s been focused on the draft, so
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