Month: July 2021

9:31 PM ET Shohei Ohtani, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Fernando Tatis Jr. are heading to their first All-Star Game — as starters. The three headline stars of 2021 dominated the second phase of fan voting at their respective positions to earn starting spots for the 91st All-Star Game scheduled for July 13 at Coors Field
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8:56 PM ET Mark Richt, the former Georgia and Miami head football coach, revealed on his Twitter account Thursday that he’s been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. “Truthfully, I look at it as a momentary light affliction compared to the future glory in heaven. Thank you Jesus for promising us a future blessing of a glorified
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9:01 PM ET A pair of top-15 women and two men who ooze green and gold will lead Australia’s charge for a maiden Olympic golf medal in Japan. Minjee Lee (world No.14), Hannah Green (15), Cameron Smith (28) and Marc Leishman (34) – the top-ranked Australians on tour – will compete at Saitama’s Kasumigaseki Country
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7:28 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The major league batting average jumped to .246 in June amid a crackdown by the commissioner’s office on foreign substances utilized by pitchers, raising the season average to .239. The season average is the lowest through June since it was .233 in 1968, the Elias Sports Bureau
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8:16 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — Bill Armstrong sat in a small-town Canadian restaurant and watched a major junior hockey coach interact with his players. Then a scout, Armstrong was mesmerized how André Tourigny, a man nicknamed “Bear,” was able to connect with his team. “He was known as this big, tough coach,
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7:50 PM ET Toronto Raptors rookie guard Jalen Harris has been dismissed and disqualified from the NBA for violating terms of the league’s anti-drug program. Harris, 22, is eligible to apply for reinstatement in one year. The league announced Harris’ dismissal Thursday but did not disclose details of his violation. A second-round pick out of
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7:28 PM ET ESPN News Services ATLANTA — Ronald Acuna Jr. was a late scratch with mid-back tightness from the Atlanta Braves‘ game against the New York Mets on Thursday night. Acuna leads the National League in runs, ranks second in stolen bases and is third in home runs. He was taken out of the
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6:55 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — Nolan Arenado spent eight seasons at Coors Field. He never spent this much time in the visiting clubhouse, though. Upon his highly anticipated return to Denver, the eight-time Gold Glove winner said he hopes his acrimonious split with the Rockies doesn’t cloud what he accomplished in Colorado. “I
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6:27 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Triller, the organization that delivered the Mike Tyson-Roy Jones Jr. exhibition and the Jake Paul-Ben Askren event, has agreed to a one-year deal with the Madison Square Garden company to bring a monthly, Tuesday night boxing series to New York’s Hulu Theater at MSG, Triller co-founder Ryan Kavanaugh tells ESPN.
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2:42 PM ET ESPN News Services LONDON — Roger Federer became the oldest man to reach the third round at Wimbledon in 46 years, winning every service game Thursday to extend his winning streak against Richard Gasquet to 11 matches, 7-6 (1), 6-1, 6-4. “I was really happy with my performance,” Federer told the crowd.
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6:53 PM ET Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young is out for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday with a bone bruise in his right foot, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Malika Andrews. 1 Related The injury forced Young to sit out Tuesday night’s 110-88 victory in Game
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5:12 PM ET Trevor Bauer, embroiled in controversy in the wake of a sexual assault allegation, is still on track to make his next scheduled start on Sunday, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. That start will come in Washington, D.C., the nation’s capital, on the Fourth of July — unless something changes over
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4:21 PM ET Illinois star Kofi Cockburn entered the transfer portal on Thursday, sources told ESPN. Cockburn entered his name into the NBA draft earlier this offseason and has until Wednesday to withdraw from the draft. He hasn’t closed the door on a return to Illinois, sources said, but wants to explore all his options
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