Month: June 2021

3:49 PM ET Associated Press BERLIN — Madison Keys of the United States upset the top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 to reach the quarterfinals of the German Open on Wednesday. Keys, who is ranked 28th, hit eight aces and outlasted the world No. 4 to win in just under two hours. It’s her eighth
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3:30 PM ET Former Notre Dame linebacker and tight end Rod West will replace Ray Odierno on the College Football Playoff selection committee, the CFP announced on Wednesday. Odierno is stepping down for health reasons after two years on the committee. “General Odierno was a terrific member and we are sorry to lose him,” CFP
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3:39 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Because of unusual circumstances, New York Jets chairman Woody Johnson wasn’t involved in the hiring of coach Robert Saleh and general manager Joe Douglas. Essentially, he inherited them, but the longtime owner professed his confidence in the new leadership tandem. “They’ve got a tremendous amount of leeway,” Johnson
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3:24 PM ET Associated Press NORMAN, Okla. — Oklahoma signed Eastern Illinois transfer Marvin Johnson on Wednesday, adding a 6-foot-6 guard who averaged 15.3 points, 4.7 assists and 1.9 steals last season. Johnson was a first-team All-Ohio Valley Conference selection last year. The Ardmore, Oklahoma, native was a member of Edmond North High School’s 2017
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2:53 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball is the NBA’s Rookie of the Year, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, capping a stellar first season that came on the heels of him spanning the globe to begin his professional career. Ball, who was announced as a finalist for the award alongside Sacramento Kings
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2:17 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Chicago Bears wide receiver Allen Robinson sounded resigned to possibly playing the 2021 NFL season on a one-year deal in advance of the July 15 deadline for franchise-tagged players to receive long-term contracts. “I don’t have any [contract] updates or nothing like that,” Robinson said on a Tuesday
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2:22 PM ET Longtime Dallas Mavericks president of basketball operations Donnie Nelson is out after 24 seasons with the franchise, the team announced Wednesday. Nelson’s departure comes after internal friction due to the increasing decision-making influence of Mavericks director of quantitative research and development Haralabos Voulgaris, sources told ESPN. Voulgaris, a former professional gambler hired
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1:58 PM ET British teenager Jack Draper continued his impressive run at the Queen’s Club championships as he beat Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik 7-6(5) 7-6(0) on Wednesday. Draper, who knocked out Italian world number 19 Jannik Sinner in his opening match, used his powerful forehand to great effect against the tricky Bublik. 2 Related The 19-year-old
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1:17 PM ET Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley Jr. will remain sidelined for Wednesday’s Game 5 against the LA Clippers because of the right hamstring strain that has sidelined him for all of the Western Conference semifinals so far. Conley hasn’t played since suffering the injury during the first half of the Jazz’s series-ending
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1:03 PM ET Associated Press EMMITSBURG, Md. — Jim Phelan, the bow-tied basketball coach who won 830 games during nearly a half-century at Mount St. Mary’s, has died. He was 92. The athletic department at Mount St. Mary’s said Phelan died in his sleep at home Tuesday night. Phelan spent his entire 49-season career at
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11:53 AM ET The NCAA is investigating allegations of violations within the Arizona State football program, the school confirmed in a statement to ESPN. Arizona State spokeswoman Katie Paquet did not specify what the allegations are related to, citing NCAA bylaws for ongoing investigations. But sources told ESPN that the potential violations are linked to
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12:37 PM ET BEREA, Ohio – Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield said Wednesday that he’s in “no rush” to get an extension done with the team and that his focus remains on the field. “Everything happens for a reason and it’ll handle itself,” said Mayfield, who became eligible for an extension this offseason. “So, just
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11:34 AM ET ESPN News Services Scott Brooks is out as Washington Wizards coach after the two sides failed to come to an agreement on a new deal, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Brooks had just led the Wizards to the playoffs for the first time in three seasons. His contract expired after Washington’s first-round
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11:39 AM ET Associated Press WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue coach Jeff Brohm revamped his defensive coaching staff in January. Now he’s making more changes. On Wednesday, Brohm said three of his new hires — Brad Lambert, Ron English and Mark Hagen — all will hold the title of defensive coordinator in addition to their
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