Month: July 2021

6:49 PM ET ESPN News Services Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez will participate in the All-Star Home Run Derby at Coors Field, he announced on social media Friday. He joins Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels, Trey Mancini of the Baltimore Orioles, Pete Alonso of the
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5:17 PM ET Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo is likely to miss his team’s first chance to clinch a NBA Finals berth this postseason, while Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young is questionable for Saturday’s Game 6. Antetokounmpo is listed as doubtful for Saturday’s game due to his hyperextended left knee. He sat out Thursday’s win
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4:15 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — The Chicago White Sox demoted slumping slugger Yermín Mercedes on Friday and recalled Jake Burger from Triple-A Charlotte, putting the infielder in the majors after two Achilles tendon injuries and a stint with a local Missouri league. The AL Central-leading White Sox also reinstated outfielder Adam Eaton from
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4:14 PM ET The Heisman Trust says former USC running back Reggie Bush could have his Heisman Trophy returned — if the NCAA reinstates his award-winning season first. In a statement Friday, the Heisman Trust responded to Bush’s call to have the trophy returned and his college statistics reinstated, saying he became ineligible for the
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4:23 PM ET Veteran wide receiver Josh Gordon has submitted his reinstatement letter to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and hopes to be with a team for training camp, a league source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The NFL has been randomly drug testing Gordon for the past three months and is said to have passed all
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4:07 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has issued an executive order allowing college athletes to earn money off the use of their names, images and likenesses. Cooper’s order, signed Friday, comes one day after an NCAA rule change went into effect allowing athletes to profit from their fame
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2:17 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Two of the Tampa Bay Rays‘ young arms will share much of the burden when the U.S. tries for its first Olympic baseball gold medal since 2000. Shane Baz, a 22-year-old Double-A right-hander, was added to the 24-man roster to join 25-year-old Triple-A righty Joe Ryan. They
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1:41 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden praised sports’ ability to heal and bring a nation together in a time of crisis as he hosted the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers at the White House on Friday. The Dodgers, who captured the title by defeating the Tampa Bay Rays last October,
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1:57 PM ET Los Angeles Dodgers star Trevor Bauer, facing allegations of sexual assault, was placed on seven-day administrative leave by Major League Baseball on Friday, a decision that could prevent him from making his next scheduled start on Sunday. Bauer, whose side has firmly denied the allegations, has 24 hours to appeal MLB’s decision.
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10:02 AM ET ESPN News Services LONDON — American Sloane Stephens‘ Wimbledon journey came to an end Friday after a 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 defeat to wild card Liudmila Samsonova in the third round. The loss came after a brilliant opening-round win against No. 10-ranked Petra Kvitova. This is Samsonova’s first appearance at Wimbledon, and she
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News Eight unsigned players earn call-ups after impressing in Blast campaign Jake Lintott, the Birmingham Bears left-arm wristspinner who signed his first professional contract earlier this year, has been signed by Southern Brave as a wildcard pick for the inaugural season of the Hundred. Lintott, 28, had played only four senior games a year ago,
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12:18 PM ET Associated Press The Dallas Cowboys will become the first NFL team to be featured for the third time on “Hard Knocks” in the show’s 20th anniversary season, it was announced Friday. HBO and NFL Films announced Friday that the five-episode season will debut on Aug. 10 at 10 p.m. ET. “America, America’s
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11:30 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN Former New Orleans Pelicans coach Stan Van Gundy made his first public comments since his split with the organization and he made it clear he doesn’t think Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram or any other player had anything to do with his departure. “I hate when it gets put on players
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