Month: August 2021

6:56 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs placed infielder David Bote on the 10-day injured list Saturday after he sprained his right ankle when he stepped on a ball during batting practice. Bote got hurt before Friday’s 17-13 loss to the White Sox. The ball was obscured by some white lettering in
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6:42 PM ET CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The most frustrating thing about Nebraska’s 30-22 season-opening loss at Illinois is that the mistakes that have hamstrung the Huskers in recent years all seemed to show up. The scariest thing is that coach Scott Frost and his players don’t know why the same things keep happening to them.
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6:37 PM ET CHICAGO — Struggling White Sox lefty Dallas Keuchel understands the upcoming month of September will likely determine his playoff role on the team after lasting just one inning on Friday night against the crosstown Cubs. “My last 10 starts have been ugly, to say the least,” Keuchel said on Saturday. “There’s probably
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6:50 PM ET Carolina tendered an offer sheet to restricted free agent Jesperi Kotkaniemi on Saturday as an ongoing storyline between the Hurricanes and Montreal Canadiens continued. Two years after Carolina star forward Sebastian Aho received a five-year, $42 million tender as a restricted free agent from the Canadiens, a deal that the Hurricanes matched,
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6:53 PM ET Associated Press OWINGS MILLS, Md. — From back-to-back eagles to back-to-back shots in the water, Bryson DeChambeau had a little bit of everything Saturday in the BMW Championship, a wild ride at Caves Valley that ended with him tied for the lead with Patrick Cantlay. Right went it looked as though DeChambeau
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11:41 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Emanuel Navarrete, one of boxing’s most reliable action fighters, and Joet Gonzalez have agreed to terms for an Oct. 16 featherweight title fight, multiple sources told ESPN. Navarrete’s 126-pound title defense will headline Top Rank Boxing on ESPN+. A venue has not yet been finalized. A 26-year-old Mexican, Navarrete rose
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1:06 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Gervonta Davis has vacated his 130-pound title, WBA president Gilberto Mendoza told ESPN on Saturday. The star boxer will be granted permission to retain his 135- and 140-pound titles ahead of his next fight, which is expected before the end of the year. He will have 48 hours after that
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5:03 PM ET ESPN News Services Indianapolis Colts rookie quarterback Sam Ehlinger suffered a sprained knee during Friday’s preseason finale and is set to miss five to six weeks, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Saturday. The injury means that, if Carson Wentz is unable to play in time following foot surgery earlier this
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3:12 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Justin Haley used a late push from Daniel Hamric to edge Kaulig Racing teammates AJ Allmendinger and Jeb Burton to win the rain-delayed Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday. Haley shed tears after crossing the finish line, his third victory at Daytona. It
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4:04 PM ET Former Major League Baseball player Juan Encarnacion has been accused of committing sexual assault against his daughter, the district attorney’s office in the Dominican Republic has confirmed. Encarnacion’s daughter is a minor and the child’s mother said that Encarnacion tried to sexually assault the girl in May, when the complaint occurred. The
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4:52 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Another former Laker appears to be on his way back to the purple and gold. Rajon Rondo will likely sign with the Lakers, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, upon clearing waivers after a contract buyout with the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday. Rondo was traded from the LA Clippers to
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3:15 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh did not travel with the team to Houston and has been placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list, the team announced Saturday. Starters are expected to play extensively in Saturday night’s third and final preseason game at the Texans before playing in the NFL
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3:28 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians sent reliever James Karinchak to Triple-A Columbus after the struggling right-hander failed to retire a batter in Friday night’s loss to Boston. Karinchak entered the game in the eighth inning with a 3-1 lead, but gave up a walk, a single and a three-run homer
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3:51 PM ET CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois starting quarterback Brandon Peters left Saturday’s season opener with a left arm/shoulder injury suffered late in the first quarter. Peters, a sixth-year senior, remained down after being sacked by Nebraska‘s Deontre Thomas on Illinois’ final series of the opening quarter. He immediately went into Illinois’ injury tent, and
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