Month: July 2021

5:27 PM ET Alabama added its fourth ESPN 300 commitment in July on Sunday when linebacker Shawn Murphy announced his commitment to the Crimson Tide. Murphy is the No. 38 ranked prospect overall, the No. 1 ranked inside linebacker and the No. 2 prospect in the state of Virginia. He’s a 6-foot-2, 215-pound prospect from
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5:45 PM ET Nacho Elvira squandered a six-shot overnight lead in the Wales Open and bogeyed the 18th hole before rallying to beat Justin Harding in a playoff to win his first European Tour title on Sunday. Elvira dedicated his victory to Spanish golfer Celia Barquin Arozamena, who was murdered in 2018. Harding three-putted the
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1:59 PM ET Arizona Cardinals star pass rusher Chandler Jones is unhappy with his contract status and has requested a trade, sources tell ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. The Cardinals don’t want to trade Jones and expect him to report to training camp, sources tell Fowler. The 31-year-old Jones appeared in just five games in 2020 before
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1:40 PM ET ESPN News Services The Vancouver Canucks placed Jake Virtanen on unconditional waivers Sunday for the purpose of buying out the final year of his contract. Canucks general manager Jim Benning confirmed the decision in an announcement on the team’s official Twitter account. Virtanen was placed on leave on May 1 after being
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1:05 PM ET Associated Press EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — Australian golfer Minjee Lee won a sudden death playoff against overnight leader Jeongeun Lee6 to clinch the Evian Championship on Sunday for her first major title. Lee6 had to take a drop shot when her second shot on the first extra playoff hole flew into a pond,
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11:34 AM ET GATES MILLS, Ohio — Heading into the start of training camp this week, Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. says his team has a “special opportunity” at a Super Bowl this season. “It’s just something that feels special about this team,” Beckham said Sunday during his youth football camp in the
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11:54 AM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Indians manager Terry Francona missed his second straight game Sunday with a head cold. President of baseball operations Chris Antonetti said Francona is “still under the weather” and the team’s medical staff felt he would benefit from another day resting at home. He will get more time to
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12:44 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — In a tweet that was put out Thursday and later deleted, Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Leonard Fournette indicated he didn’t want to get vaccinated for COVID-19. But on Sunday he said his decision wasn’t set in stone and he is open to the idea. “I just don’t know
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11:14 AM ET Minnesota Vikings rookie defensive tackle Jaylen Twyman, who was shot four times this summer in Washington, D.C., “has recovered enough from his gunshot wounds that he will be reporting to training camp Sunday with the other rookies,” agent Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. “He’s really excited,” Rosenhaus said. Twyman is expected
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10:16 AM ET HOUSTON — Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson plans to report to training camp on Sunday, sources confirmed to ESPN. Had Watson not reported, he would have been fined $50,000 per day. Under the new collective bargaining agreement, teams can no longer forgive fines. A source told ESPN’s Ed Werder that Watson is
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10:08 AM ET The Unites States faltered down the stretch Sunday in a 83-76 loss to France at the Olympics. The U.S. led 74-67 with 3:41 remaining, before Evan Fournier ignited a 14-0 run that helped France secure the victory. Fournier finished with 28 points for France. It is the United States’ first Olympic basketball
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