Month: June 2022

11:08 PM ET Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies left Monday’s game against the Washington Nationals in the fifth inning after he fractured his left foot, the team announced. Albies suffered the injury in the batter’s box on a swing, and as the ball left the bat, the veteran hobbled a step down the first-base
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10:08 PM ET Charlotte Hornets forward Montrezl Harrell is facing a felony drug charge after police in Richmond, Kentucky, say they found “three pounds of marijuana” in Harrell’s car last month, according to a police report obtained by multiple outlets. Harrell was pulled over by a Kentucky state trooper on the morning of May 12
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6:35 PM ET ESPN News Services NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Nashville Predators have signed defenseman Jeremy Lauzon to a four-year contract worth $8 million. The Predators announced the move Monday, keeping the defenseman they acquired in March at the trade deadline from the Seattle Kraken. General manager David Poile said they’re excited to keep Lauzon.
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4:44 PM ET ESPN News Services The Texas Rangers on Monday placed outfielder Eli White on the 10-day injured list with a fractured right wrist. White was injured during the Rangers’ 8-6 win over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday when he collided with left fielder Charlie Culberson on a fly ball. Culberson said he
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7:33 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Baltimore Orioles outfield prospect Kyle Stowers made his major league debut against the Blue Jays on Monday night after being added to the roster as a substitute player for a four-game series in Toronto. Stowers and right-hander Rico Garcia were put on the roster Monday in place of
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7:21 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens defensive end Derek Wolfe announced Monday that he underwent his second hip surgery of the year, which is the latest setback in his injury-filled career. Wolfe, 32, missed all of last season with hip and back injuries. He had his first hip surgery in January and
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5:27 PM ET ESPN News Services Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg is going back on the injured list. Manager Dave Martinez said Monday that Strasburg experienced discomfort Sunday after he threw a bullpen session on Saturday and was set to have an MRI. He had been scheduled to start Tuesday night against the Atlanta
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4:46 PM ET Starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez has informed the Detroit Tigers he won’t rejoin the club at this time for personal matters and has been placed on the restricted list “until further notice,” general manager Al Avila announced in a statement Monday. The left-hander, who signed as a free agent with the Tigers last
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5:11 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos running back Melvin Gordon III believes most people have already designated Javonte Williams as the team’s top back, but Gordon said Monday he isn’t ready, or willing, to surrender his chance at the job. “I told [Broncos general manager George Paton] when I was at the [negotiating]
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5:35 PM ET The Atlanta Hawks are promoting assistant GM Landry Fields to the title of general manager, sources told ESPN on Monday. Fields, 33, will continue to work under president of basketball operations Travis Schlenk in the Hawks’ front office. The promotion will become effective July 1, sources said. Fields has ascended quickly in
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5:26 PM ET Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Guard Jahari Long is transferring from Seton Hall to Maryland, following in the footsteps of coach Kevin Willard. The Terrapins hired Willard following the end of last season. They announced the signing of the 6-foot-5 Long on Monday. Long played two seasons under Willard for Seton
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4:21 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Major League Baseball has upheld Josh Donaldson‘s one-game suspension, a penalty that was assessed after the New York Yankees third baseman made a remark to White Sox star Tim Anderson about Jackie Robinson that Chicago manager Tony La Russa called “racist.” MLB special adviser John McHale upheld
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4:45 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — NBA commissioner Adam Silver canceled plans to attend Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics on Monday night because of the league’s health and safety protocols. Silver typically attends all Finals games. The league did not say if Silver had
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2:00 PM ET Associated Press HALLE, Germany — Last year’s finalist Andrey Rublev lost to Nikoloz Basilashvili 7-6 (1), 6-4 in the first round of the Halle Open on Monday. Rublev, who won titles in Marseille, Dubai, and Belgrade this season, was bidding to go one better in Halle after losing last year’s decider to
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