Month: June 2022

2:47 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Plate umpire Mike Muchlinski left a game between the Houston Astros and New York Yankees on Sunday two innings after taking a foul ball off his mask. Houston’s Michael Brantley tipped Nestor Cortes‘ 92 mph fastball straight back into Muchlinski on the second pitch of the game
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12:38 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Houston Astros activated rookie shortstop Jeremy Pena from the injured list and optioned outfielder Chas McCormick to Triple-A Sugar Land on Sunday. Slugger Yordan Alvarez was out of the lineup with an ongoing hand issue as Houston tried to win its four-game series against the major-league-leading
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5:45 PM ET Associated Press BETHESDA, Md. — In Gee Chun shot a 3-over 75 on Saturday to take a three-stroke lead into the final round of the Women’s PGA Championship. On a day when Congressional Country Club gave the leaders plenty of trouble, Chun was holding her own until she made a double bogey
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4:00 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen Striker Loum Tchaouna has starred for the France U19 side. Francis Gonzalez/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The eight-team Under-19 European Championship is into the knockout rounds, with France taking on Israel and England facing Italy in the semifinals on Tuesday. But which players have stood out during the group stage? And
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11:27 AM ET Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco has been reinstated from the injured list after missing the past 23 games with a right quadriceps strain. The Rays made the move Sunday, sending infielder Jonathan Aranda to Triple-A Durham in a corresponding move. He is batting second in Sunday’s series finale against the Pittsburgh
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7:07 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com This year, Wimbledon will feature some of the sport’s all-time greats. But there will be just one 23-time major champion on the grass at the All England Club. Serena Williams is set to make her eagerly anticipated return to competition on Tuesday when she takes on Harmony Tan in the
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8:36 AM ET ESPN News Services The Arizona Diamondbacks are calling up Cy Young Award winner Dallas Keuchel to start Sunday’s game against the Detroit Tigers, manager Torey Lovullo told reporters. Keuchel, 34, had signed a minor league contract with the Diamondbacks earlier this month. He had been released by the Chicago White Sox after
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1:45 AM ET If Arman Tsarukyan vs. Mateusz Gamrot was a look into the future of the UFC lightweight division, then that future looks awfully bright. Gamrot beat Tsarukyan by unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47) in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas. But the result could have gone either
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12:27 AM ET ESPN News Services SAN DIEGO — Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper left with an apparent injury to his right hand after being hit by a 97-mph fastball from Blake Snell in the fourth inning Saturday night against the San Diego Padres. The nature and extent of the injury were not immediately known.
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12:52 AM ET Dan HajduckyESPN Close Hajducky is a reporter/researcher for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. The basketball card that rapper and NBA superfan Drake spent at least $200,000 trying to find — the 2020-21
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9:56 PM ET Associated Press Sophia Smith celebrates the first of her two goals against Colombia. Omar Vega/Getty Images Sophia Smith scored twice in the second half and the U.S. women’s national team beat Colombia 3-0 on Saturday night to extend its home unbeaten streak to 68 games. Taylor Kornieck, making her national team debut, added
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