Month: June 2021

11:24 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — The calculus homework awaiting Megha Ganne might have to wait a couple more days to get done. The 17-year-old amateur has more pressing business this weekend at the U.S. Women’s Open. Ganne followed up a strong opening round by shooting an even-par 71 in the second round
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9:11 PM ET Associated Press DUBLIN, Ohio — Patrick Cantlay finished his long day with some of his best golf, running off three straight birdies to close out a 5-under 67 and the lead Friday in the rain-delayed Memorial. He arrived at Muirfield Village before dawn. He finished when it was time for dinner. And
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11:44 AM ET The six Premier League clubs originally involved in the European Super League are planning to ask Florentino Perez to dissolve the company created to launch the project, multiple sources have told ESPN. On April 18, Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal and Chelsea — alongside Real Madrid, Barcelona, Juventus, Inter
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9:58 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Detroit Tigers starter Spencer Turnbull left Friday’s game against the Chicago White Sox after the fourth inning because of tightness in his right forearm. Turnbull won a 12-pitch battle with Yermín Mercedes to end the fourth, getting him to swing and miss at a fastball. Kyle Funkhouser replaced
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10:50 PM ET After a fourth first-round playoff exit in five seasons, the Portland Trail Blazers and coach Terry Stotts mutually agreed to part ways on Friday, sources told ESPN. Stotts leaves Portland as the second-winningest coach in franchise history, including eight consecutive playoff appearances — the longest streak in the league. Portland’s season ended
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8:21 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin had surgery on his right knee and will not be available when the team reports for training camp in September. The team made the announcement Friday but did not provide specifics on when Malkin underwent the procedure or the nature of the surgery.
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7:09 PM ET DUBLIN, Ohio – The Bryson DeChambeau–Brooks Koepka feud continued Friday at the Memorial Tournament – and Koepka isn’t even here. DeChambeau endured a good number of taunts, yells and jabs from gallery members at Muirfield Village Golf Club, leading security personnel to eject approximately 10 spectators. The reigning U.S. Open champion was
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6:53 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Phil Nevin’s voice cracked and his face flushed. Forced from the New York Yankees third-base coaching box by the coronavirus and infections, he also had to miss his son’s major league debut. “We had talked about that day for a long time,” Nevin said Friday when he
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5:56 PM ET The Minnesota Vikings have agreed to terms with free-agent cornerback Bashaud Breeland, the team announced Friday. The deal brings another free-agent addition to the Vikings’ secondary this offseason along with Patrick Peterson and Mackensie Alexander, who spent the first four seasons of his career in Minnesota. Breeland, 29, started 32 games for
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5:01 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans have signed three-time All-American wrestler Adam Coon to play on the offensive line. Coon compiled a 116-15 record in college while wrestling at Michigan, but never
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5:12 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Katherine Evans is joining the Wizards as the first woman to head the research or analytics department of an NBA franchise. Monumental Basketball announced the hire Friday, saying Evans would oversee its research department, supporting the Wizards, the WNBA’s Washington Mystics, the G League’s Capital City Go-Go and
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4:51 PM ET NEW YORK — Jeff Green has been ruled out of the Nets‘ series opener against the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday and his status will be “day-to-day” moving forward, according to Brooklyn coach Steve Nash. “Just going to continue to monitor it and then over the course of the next two, three days,
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5:18 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — The Seahawks have given a four-year extension to All-Pro punter Michael Dickson that includes $14.5 million in new money, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday. Dickson’s deal will pay him $10.6 million over the first two years and can include as much as $16 million in
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5:10 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid‘s status for Game 1 of Philadelphia’s playoff series is still unknown because of a cartilage tear in his knee. The 76ers center remained day to day, and coach Doc Rivers said no decision has been made on the All-Star’s availability for Game 1 against Atlanta. The
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5:18 PM ET Associated Press HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Marshall athletic director Mike Hamrick is stepping down at the end of the month to take on a new role at the school. Hamrick will become special assistant to university president Jerome Gilbert for one year, the school said Friday. Hamrick was hired in 2009 and became
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