Month: June 2022

1:27 AM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani struck out a career-high 13 over eight dominant innings of two-hit ball, and the AL MVP also reached base three times in the Los Angeles Angels‘ 5-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night. After giving up two singles to start the first,
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12:05 AM ET ESPN News Services BALTIMORE — Four at-bats, four hits and one unforgettable cycle in just six innings of work. “Beyond unbelievable. An epic night,” Baltimore manager Brandon Hyde said after Austin Hays became the sixth player in Orioles history to hit for the cycle. Hays completed the feat with a sixth-inning double
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11:31 PM ET Associated Press TARRYTOWN, N.Y. — Now this hound has something to toot his horn about. A bloodhound named Trumpet won the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Wednesday night. Trumpet beat a French bulldog, a German shepherd, a Maltese, an English setter, a Samoyed and a Lakeland terrier to take the trophy.
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9:44 AM ET Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. This summer’s transfer window will have a slightly different flavor than those in previous years. With the
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8:53 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Major League Baseball teams were told Tuesday that they can sell CBD sponsorships. CBD stands for cannabidiol and is a chemical compound found naturally in cannabis plants. The commissioner’s office informed teams that a sponsor would need to be certified by the NSF, a global health and
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4:53 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Former Milwaukee Brewers center fielder Lorenzo Cain has cleared waivers and is now a free agent. The Brewers made the announcement via social media Wednesday, four days after the two-time All-Star was designated for assignment. The Brewers’ tweet included the message, “Thank you, Lo!” and was accompanied by
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7:09 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Los Angeles Angels have optioned Reid Detmers to the minors just six starts after the rookie left-hander threw a no-hitter. The Angels assigned Detmers to Triple-A Salt Lake on Wednesday, a day after he made his sixth consecutive winless appearance since his no-hitter against Tampa Bay
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7:08 PM ET Jeff Borzello Close ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Paul Biancardi Close Basketball Recruiting National Recruiting Director for ESPN.com 18 years of coaching experience at Division I level Former Horizon League coach of the year at Wright State Five-star rising senior Ja’Kobe Walter
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5:07 PM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com There are always deals and trades to be made ahead of the 2022 NBA draft (ESPN, Thursday at 8 p.m. ET). Up to now, they haven’t involved zoo animals. In breaking NBA(?) news Wednesday, the Memphis Zoo shipped Ja Raffe, a year-and-a-half-old male giraffe named after Memphis Grizzlies superstar Ja
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6:48 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Nearly $100,000 in cash was taken in a weekend burglary at the Atlanta home of former NBA player Vince Carter, according to an incident report released Wednesday by Atlanta Police. Two guns and more than $16,000 was recovered later outside the 10,000-square-foot home in Atlanta’s affluent Buckhead neighborhood.
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4:49 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — O. Bruton Smith, who emerged from rural North Carolina and parlayed his love of motorsports into becoming a NASCAR Hall of Famer and one of its most eccentric and successful promoters, died Wednesday. He was 95. His death was announced by Speedway Motorsports LLC, the company formed
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4:00 PM ET Milwaukee Bucks guard Pat Connaughton is exercising his $5.7 million option to return for the 2022-23 NBA season, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday. Connaughton, a 2015 second-round pick who will be entering his eighth season, is now eligible to sign an extension with the Bucks this offseason. The 29-year-old Connaughton
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