Month: August 2021

9:18 AM ET Associated Press YOKOHAMA, Japan — A Japanese team of All-Stars fulfilled a determined national mission to win the Olympic baseball gold medal for the first time, beating the United States 2-0 Saturday night behind Munetaka Murakami’s third-inning home run. Masato Morishita and four relievers combined on a six-hitter, and the Japanese men
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8:52 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson returned to the practice field Saturday, participating in his first full-team practice of training camp. Jackson missed the previous 10 days of camp, which is the NFL rule for unvaccinated players who receive a positive result. The former NFL MVP was activated off
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7:32 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Michael Conlan increased his world title options with a unanimous points victory over TJ Doheny for the WBA interim featherweight belt in Belfast, Northern
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11:30 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Jenson Brooksby wasn’t even supposed to play in the Citi Open at all. Now the kid’s in the final four of his first ATP 500 event. Brooksby beat 11th-seeded John Millman of Australia 6-1, 6-2 in just 67 minutes on Friday at the hard-court tournament, making the 20-year-old
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12:49 AM ET LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers have loaded up for the stretch run, but their roster is still evolving. On Friday afternoon, they activated one of their newest additions, Trea Turner, and worked him out at the relatively new position of second base. Meanwhile, one of their biggest stars, Cody Bellinger,
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12:30 AM ET SAITAMA, Japan — Kevin Durant has had some wonderful days in his career, but there’s never been one like this green and gold Saturday in Japan. First there was a new $198 million contract locked in with the Brooklyn Nets. Then the pride of Seat Pleasant, Md., extended his legendary status as
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10:01 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — All-Star shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. of the San Diego Padres spent about an hour shagging fly balls in center field Friday, leading to some intrigue about what position he’ll play when he returns from his latest shoulder injury. Tatis smoothly covered a lot of ground, leaped to
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9:40 PM ET The Los Angeles Lakers agreed to a contract extension with head coach Frank Vogel, the team announced Friday. Vogel was heading into the last year of a three-year deal he signed before the 2019-2020 season, which ended with the Lakers winning their 17th championship. Terms of the new deal were not released.
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3:21 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib, the first openly gay active player in the NFL, said Friday that the reaction has been “incredible” in his first public comments since his announcement on Instagram on June 21. Nassib, 28, talked about how much better he feels on the field
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8:34 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — Veteran left tackle Duane Brown isn’t pleased that he’s yet to receive a new contract from the Seattle Seahawks, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday. Brown has taken a similar approach to his unsettled contract situation as safety Jamal Adams, both reporting to training camp
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