Month: May 2022

10:52 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Padres manager Bob Melvin had prostate surgery Wednesday, and the team said there likely wouldn’t be any updates until next week. The Padres provided no further details as they announced Melvin’s procedure during the team’s 7-5 loss to the Chicago Cubs. Melvin said Tuesday that he didn’t
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9:39 PM ET The Los Angeles Lakers have been granted permission to interview Golden State Warriors assistant Kenny Atkinson for the franchise’s coaching job, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. The Lakers have been methodically meeting with candidates in recent weeks and plan to talk with Atkinson in the near future, sources said. Atkinson built a
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9:33 PM BST Organisers of the men’s 2031 Rugby World Cup are considering proposals to expand the tournament to 24 teams and bring in an additional knockout stage. The United States is expected to be confirmed as host of the men’s 2031 World Cup on Thursday — alongside the 2033 women’s Rugby World Cup —
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7:54 PM ET Brianna Williams Some players spend their offseasons in Cancun, Mexico. Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic, who officially won a second straight NBA Most Valuable Player trophy, goes to Sombor, Serbia. Despite Denver’s first round playoff loss to the Golden State Warriors, the 27-year-old Serbian native put together an impressive season, leading the
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7:08 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic officially won a second straight NBA Most Valuable Player trophy Wednesday to become the second consecutive international player to win two in a row. The 27-year-old from Sombor, Serbia, averaged 27.1 points, 13.8 rebounds and 7.9 assists to take home MVP honors. Milwaukee’s
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5:28 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Atlanta Braves catcher Manny Pina will have season-ending surgery after tests revealed ligament and cartilage damage in his left wrist. Braves manager Brian Snitker said before Wednesday night’s game against the Boston Red Sox that the loss of Pina means William Contreras will continue to serve as the
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6:20 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — A former athletic trainer for the White Sox is alleging in a lawsuit that he was fired by the team because of his sexual orientation, age and disability. The actions of White Sox general manager Rick Hahn and the club, according to the lawsuit filed Monday in Cook
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5:51 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Chicago Cubs shortstop Nico Hoerner came out of Wednesday’s series finale against the Padres with a sore right ankle an inning after colliding with second base umpire Dan Iassogna in center field. Hoerner was on the ground in pain after the collision in the first inning and
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6:18 PM ET Andrea Adelson Close ESPN Senior Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. David M. Hale Close ESPN Staff Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. — The ACC is moving closer to adopting a new football scheduling
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6:41 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Lorenzen Wright’s ex-wife should not be granted early release from a 30-year prison sentence she received after pleading guilty to plotting the retired NBA player’s 2010 slaying, a Tennessee Board of Parole member said Wednesday. Barrett Rich recommended the board deny parole for Sherra Wright during a
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9:00 AM ET Kris Terzievski sneaks a punch through the guard of Paul Gallen, . Mark Evans/Getty Images Unheralded Kris Terzievski is the new Australian heavyweight boxing champion after outlasting Paul Gallen and likely ending the veteran warrior’s decorated sporting career in an epic 10-round battle in Newcastle. Terzievski dominated for much of the encounter but
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4:38 PM ET The Milwaukee Brewers‘ Christian Yelich joined an exclusive club Wednesday, hitting for the third cycle of his career during a 14-11 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. Yelich’s three career cycles tie him with five other players for the MLB lead. Trea Turner was the most recent player to accomplish the feat, doing
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5:37 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN BOSTON — The Celtics will be without forward Robert Williams III for the second consecutive game on Wednesday night as he’ll sit with left knee soreness. Boston coach Ime Udoka said Williams was still experiencing soreness on Wednesday and the team decided to hold him out of Game 5 against
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5:40 PM ET Associated Press STORRS, Conn. — Former Texas A&M guard Hassan Diarra announced Wednesday that he is transferring to UConn. Diarra made the decision public on Twitter and later confirmed it in an interview with Hearst Connecticut Media. Diarra, a 6-foot-2 rising junior played 18 games for the Aggies last season, averaging 6.2
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5:50 PM ET Associated Press CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson has added Boston College transfer Brevin Galloway to its men’s basketball roster. Galloway is a 6-foot-2, 215-pound guard who is from Anderson, South Carolina. Next year will be Galloway’s sixth in college. Galloway started his career at the College of Charleston and moved as a graduate
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