Month: June 2021

4:45 PM ET ESPN News Services Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Kolten Wong has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a left oblique strain for the second time this season. The Brewers announced the IL move Friday, a day after Wong left a 7-4 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the fourth inning. Wong
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4:01 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Two-thirds of Major League Baseball’s 30 teams have been able to relax coronavirus protocols after four additional clubs qualified and raised the total to 20 franchises reaching 85% vaccinations for players and other on-field personnel. The commissioner’s office and the players’ association said Friday that two additional
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4:01 PM ET Associated Press Major League Baseball announced on Friday that it will offer incentives to unvaccinated fans through a program called “MLB Vaccinate At The Plate,” taking place throughout June. Each of the 30 teams will host at least one event in June where unvaccinated fans will be able to receive a free
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3:39 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Milwaukee Bucks guard Jrue Holiday is the winner of the 2020-21 NBA sportsmanship award, the NBA announced Friday. “It means a lot,” Holiday said after receiving the Joe Dumars Trophy, which is given to the NBA player who best represents the ideals of sportsmanship on the court. “Just knowing that
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3:09 PM ET Associated Press MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin announced the addition of 7-foot-1 center and Cincinnati transfer Chris Vogt on Friday. Vogt started 50 games at Cincinnati. He averaged 5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in 18.6 minutes per game in 2020-21, all drops from the previous season. “Chris brings depth to our
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2:29 PM ET After weeks of frustration within the teams, the Cubs and White Sox have been approved for 100% capacity in the stands, with the Cubs announcing they’ll start selling tickets to the entire stadium on Saturday. The White Sox are expected to follow suit soon. Both teams banded together in lobbying the city
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2:37 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets wide receiver Jamison Crowder is staying away from offseason workouts as he and the team attempt to renegotiate his contract. The Jets are among the league leaders in salary-cap space (about $27 million), but they’re trying to get Crowder to take a pay cut. Crowder,
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2:09 PM ET Jean Montero is signing with Overtime Elite, as the Dominican Republic native becomes the first international player to join the new American professional basketball league. Montero, the projected No. 17 pick in ESPN’s 2022 mock draft, will be on loan from Spanish ACB team Gran Canaria, where he is still under contract.
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1:41 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton had his right throwing hand examined by the athletic training and medical staff about halfway through the team’s voluntary organized team activity on Friday and didn’t participate in the rest of practice. Newton was seen flexing his right throwing hand at times. He
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1:06 PM ET Phoenix went from 60-1 long shots to 8-1 contenders to win the NBA title in a week, a meteoric shift that has some sportsbooks wary of the rising Suns. Phoenix finished off the defending-champion Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday, rallying from a 2-1 deficit to win the series and advance to take
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12:27 PM ET Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A former Louisville basketball assistant has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of attempted extortion and will avoid prison time. Dino Gaudio was dismissed from the team along with another assistant in March after the Cardinals missed the NCAA tournament. During a meeting with Louisville officials, Gaudio
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7:38 AM ET ESPN News Services Serena Williams recovered from a 4-1 deficit in the second set to post a 6-4, 6-4 win over fellow American Danielle Collins in the third round of the French Open. Williams verbally urged herself to become more aggressive and move her feet more when she trailed in the second
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