Month: June 2022

3:52 PM ET Memphis transfer Emoni Bates, a former No. 1 high school basketball prospect, announced Wednesday that he’s heading back home to play for Eastern Michigan. The star from Ypsilanti, Michigan, released a list of six schools in early May, a group that included Michigan, Arkansas, Seton Hall, DePaul and Louisville as well as
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3:41 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN Golden State Warriors guard and 2022 NBA Finals MVP Stephen Curry will host this year’s ESPYS, ESPN announced Wednesday. “I’ve had the pleasure of attending The ESPYS but never imagined I’d have the privilege of hosting this special event,” Curry said in a statement. “As someone who loves the intersection
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2:34 PM ET Johntay Cook II became the latest prospect to join Steve Sarkisian’s emerging recruiting haul on Wednesday. Cook, residing at No. 43 overall in the 2023 ESPN 300, is a 6-foot, 175-pound wide receiver from DeSoto High School in DeSoto, Texas. He is the ninth player to commit to Sarkisian and Texas since
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2:13 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Roy Williams and Jim Calhoun will join John Beilein and Lon Kruger in a star-studded cast of coaches who will be inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in November, it was announced Wednesday. Another longtime coach, Jerry Krause of Eastern Washington, will join
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10:38 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com On the heels of her impressive main draw debut at Wimbledon, Harmony Tan followed up by withdrawing from her doubles match with a thigh injury — an hour before it was set to begin Wednesday. “She just texted me this morning,” Tan’s would-be partner, Tamara Korpatsch, wrote on social media.
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1:46 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN NEW YORK — The NBA’s salary cap for the 2022-23 season is projected to come in at roughly $123.6 million, sources told ESPN, an $11.6 million increase from last season’s $112 million figure. At that number, the luxury tax line for the 2022-23 season would be roughly $150.2 million, and
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11:00 AM ET ESPN News Services LONDON — Top-seeded Novak Djokovic advanced to the third round at Wimbledon on Wednesday with a 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 victory over Thanasi Kokkinakis of Australia. The six-time Wimbledon champion has won the past three men’s singles titles at the All England Club. Kokkinakis, 26, is ranked 79th. French Open
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12:39 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Mets aces Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer took their next steps Wednesday toward returning to New York’s rotation. DeGrom, sidelined since last July 7, threw 27 pitches to hitters in Port St. Lucie, Florida, and could progress to a minor league injury rehabilitation assignment. “We’ll see how
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11:43 AM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The mayor of St. Petersburg is reopening talks about the future of the Tropicana Field site where baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays play their home games. Mayor Ken Welch said Wednesday that two previous proposals for the 86-acre downtown location are being scrapped, with a new round
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10:59 AM ET Associated Press PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — The CJ Cup is on the move again in America, this year shifting across the country from Las Vegas to South Carolina. The PGA Tour said a limited-field CJ Cup, which left Jeju Island in South Korea when the COVID-19 pandemic restricted travel, will be
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10:36 AM ET The Washington Wizards are finalizing a deal to acquire Denver Nuggets guards Will Barton and Monte Morris in return for guards Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Ish Smith, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday. The trade is getting final approvals now, and expected to be completed soon, sources said. Barton started all 71
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Dates: 1 July-24 July Coverage: Live text commentary of each stage on the BBC Sport website and app The Tour de France starts in Copenhagen on Friday and concludes on the Champs-Elysees in Paris on Sunday, 24 July. Along with Denmark and France, the 109th edition of the race travels through Belgium and Switzerland as
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