Month: June 2021

11:08 PM ET CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox are among several teams across Major League Baseball yet to be approved for 100% capacity, and both organizations are not happy about it, sources familiar with them told ESPN. There’s growing frustration among the teams with the city of Chicago, sources said, even
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12:27 AM ET A photo depicting food provided to some Oakland Athletics minor leaguers went viral on Tuesday, sparking references to the infamous Fyre Festival that allegedly once offered sandwich bread with sliced cheese for dinner. Pictures of the food were shared through a Twitter account run by Advocates for Minor Leaguers, an organization fighting
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11:51 PM ET Washington Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg left Tuesday night’s start against the Braves in Atlanta because of a tight right trapezius muscle, manager Dave Martinez said after his team’s 11-6 win. Strasburg will have an MRI on Wednesday, Martinez said. It was his third start since returning from more than a month on
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10:10 PM ET Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Quade Cummins sank an 8-foot birdie putt on the drivable par-4 17th hole at Grayhawk Golf Club in the NCAA men’s national semifinals on Tuesday, clinching Oklahoma’s place in the title match against Pepperdine. Oklahoma and host Arizona State played close matches all afternoon after advancing to
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10:46 PM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO — San Diego shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. left the Padres’ game Tuesday vs. the Cubs in Chicago with right oblique tightness, according to the team. The Padres included that the move was made for “precautionary reasons” after he went 0-3 on the night. Tatis entered play Tuesday with
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9:32 PM ET PHOENIX — Los Angeles Lakers star forward Anthony Davis is out for Tuesday’s pivotal Game 5 in L.A.’s first-round series with the Phoenix Suns because of a strained groin. Markieff Morris started in Davis’ place. Davis hurt his groin late in the second quarter of Game 4 and did not play after
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9:31 PM ET The San Francisco Giants will celebrate Pride Month by displaying Pride colors on the right sleeve of their home jerseys and on the “SF” logo of their caps for Saturday’s game against the Chicago Cubs, an unprecedented move in Major League Baseball’s ongoing inclusion efforts. Pride Month — a tribute to the
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8:39 PM ET ESPN News Services The St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday placed right-handed pitcher Jack Flaherty on the 10-day injured list with a left oblique strain that manager Mike Shildt termed a “real strain/tear.” Flaherty was reevaluated after leaving Monday night’s start at Dodger Stadium with tightness on that side. He hinted it was
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8:26 PM ET Malika Andrews Close ESPN Staff Writer Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2018 Appears regularly on ESPN Chicago 1000 Tim MacMahon Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Jazz owner Ryan Smith has provided complimentary tickets for
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1:57 PM ET Kayla Harrison, the self-proclaimed “baddest woman” in mixed martial arts, will return to action against Cindy Dandois in the main event of PFL 6 in Atlantic City. PFL officials announced the league’s next round of heavyweight and female lightweight matchups on Tuesday, ahead of the PFL 6 event on June 25. Harrison
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7:52 PM ET Associated Press WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Wake Forest has hired former East Tennessee State head coach Jason Shay as an assistant. The school announced Shay’s hiring Tuesday. Shay led ETSU for one season after Steve Forbes left the Buccaneers to take over the Demon Deacons program in 2020. Shay had been an assistant
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6:41 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro believes there’s a chance the team could finally return home to Toronto at some point this season. The decision hinges on when Canada will loosen its strict border regulations. Shapiro declined to get into specifics on Tuesday by saying talks between the
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6:33 PM ET The Oakland Athletics placed center fielder Ramon Laureano on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a strained right hip. The move was made retroactive to Friday. Laureano, who is second on the team and second in the majors among center fielders with 11 home runs this season, has missed the A’s past
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