Month: July 2021

1:23 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The New York Yankees traded relievers Luis Cessa and Justin Wilson to the Cincinnati Reds late Tuesday night for a player to be named. The move could signal the Yankees are pursuing a big addition to their bullpen and were looking to create room. The deal was
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12:05 AM ET The Seattle Mariners, hours after trading their best reliever, are finalizing a deal to acquire left-handed starter Tyler Anderson from the Pittsburgh Pirates, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Tuesday night. It wasn’t immediately clear who the Pirates were getting in return. Pittsburgh thought it had a deal for Anderson with the
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6:15 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — Seahawks Pro Bowl strong safety Jamal Adams reported to training camp on Tuesday as his agent and the team continue negotiations towards a contract extension. Coach Pete Carroll said during last month’s minicamp that the Seahawks were counting on Adams showing up, even if the two sides had
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1:32 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. – Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians took issue Tuesday with the suggestion that his team was somehow violating league COVID-19 protocols by not wearing wristbands to identify which players have received the vaccine. “If I give you some information, at least know the f–ing rules before you put it
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6:13 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden, in his first face-to-face news conference since January 2020, said every player had reported to training camp, had made their required playing weight and, “with the exception of four or five” players, were fully vaccinated. “So, we’re proud of that,” said Gruden, who
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6:59 PM ET The UFC has had to make several changes to its Fight Night card for Saturday in Las Vegas. The scheduled co-main event pitting rising heavyweights Shamil Abdurakhimov and Chris Daukaus was removed from the card due to COVID-19 protocols involving Daukaus’ camp, UFC officials told ESPN on Tuesday. In addition, a welterweight
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8:43 PM ET Washington Nationals All-Star shortstop Trea Turner has tested positive for COVID-19, leading him to exit the team’s game against the Phillies in Philadelphia in the first inning Tuesday night. Turner was pulled after scoring on Josh Bell‘s home run in the top of the first. Gerardo Parra replaced him in the lineup.
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2:31 AM ET New Zealand boxer David Nyika did not face much trouble on his way to a 5-0 victory against Youness Baalla in his Olympics heavyweight debut on Tuesday other than having to contend with an attempted bite from his Moroccan opponent. Nyika, a two-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist, had won the first two
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6:55 PM ET Associated Press IndyCar rookie Jimmie Johnson is hopeful of testing in August on the oval at Homestead-Miami Speedway as part of a path toward running in next year’s Indianapolis 500. Johnson, a seven-time NASCAR champion, jumped this season to IndyCar and has competed in seven races for team owner Chip Ganassi. He’s
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