Month: June 2022

11:54 AM ET Associated Press BERLIN — Karolina Pliskova edged Bianca Andreescu 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (7) at the Berlin Open on Wednesday to reach her second quarterfinal of the year. The fourth-seeded Pliskova, who hit 17 aces against Kaia Kanepi in the first round, added 12 more against Andreescu, though she had to fight back
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2:30 PM ET An eventful week on the recruiting trail continued for the Clemson football program: Vic Burley, No. 61 in the ESPN 300, committed to Dabo Swinney’s Tigers on Wednesday. Burley is a 6-foot-5, 270-pound defensive tackle from Warner Robins High School in Warner Robins, Georgia. “Just the Clemson structure,” Burley told CBS Sports
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7:00 AM ET Eric MoodyESPN In one of the largest trades in NFL history, the Denver Broncos acquired Russell Wilson from the Seattle Seahawks for a package of players and draft picks. He will become the first quarterback to start for a team he defeated in the Super Bowl. Denver now has the quarterback it
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2:14 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — George Washington University is dropping its “Colonials” moniker because “it can no longer serve its purpose as a name that unifies,” the school announced Wednesday. GW will keep using Colonials until a new name is introduced. That is expected by the 2023-24 academic year. “A moniker must unify
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12:49 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder informed the House Oversight Committee by letter that he won’t testify at their June 22 hearing, saying he would be out of the country. It had been long expected that Snyder would decline to testify. In the four-page letter, attorney Karen Patton Seymour said
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12:03 PM ET Marcus Freeman clarified his recent comments about academics at Notre Dame and his alma mater, Ohio State, saying his remarks were more about the different sizes of the schools than the academic rigors. The first-year coach of the Fighting Irish told CBS Sports, in a story published Friday, that players “can’t cheat
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12:17 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Minkah Fitzpatrick is starting his summer vacation with a nice payday after securing a deal to become the NFL’s highest-paid safety. The Pittsburgh Steelers and their star safety agreed to a four-year extension that will pay Fitzpatrick more than $18.4 million per year, WME Sports, Fitzpatrick’s agency, confirmed to ESPN’s
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11:25 AM ET Tristan H. Cockcroft As the summer months dawn, fantasy baseball managers often seem to have this nasty habit of falling into lulls, often pressing the cruise control button. That’s especially true for teams that fall deeper into the standings, as their managers often begin to think about their upcoming fantasy football teams.
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Five-time Olympic gold medallist Laura Kenny has been named in Team England’s 35-strong squad for the Commonwealth Games. Matt Walls, the Omnium champion at Tokyo 2020, and Olympic silver medallist and world omnium champion Ethan Hayter are also included. Double Paralympic champion Steve Bate and Paralympic silver medallist Sophie Unwin are included. Evie Richards, a
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10:21 AM BST Ireland coach Andy Farrell has named five uncapped players in an extended 40-man squad for their three-test tour of New Zealand that will gauge both nations’ progress ahead of next year’s Rugby World Cup. Exciting young lock Joe McCarthy has been included along with Leinster teammates, centre Ciaran Frawley and winger Jimmy
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Jun 11, 2022 Kamaru Usman will defend his UFC welterweight title against Leon Edwards in the main event of UFC 278 on Aug. 20 in Salt Lake City, Utah, it was announced Saturday during the UFC 275 broadcast. Usman vs. Edwards was the expected title matchup, and the UFC was just waiting on Usman to
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