Month: June 2022

5:12 PM ET The Minnesota Twins reinstated Carlos Correa from the COVID-19 injured list Wednesday after the shortstop missed eight games because of the virus. Correa, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Memorial Day, was in the Twins’ lineup against the New York Yankees on Wednesday night as the designated hitter, batting second. “I was
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3:15 PM ET U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu is hopeful she will be fit to play at Wimbledon after being forced to withdraw from next week’s WTA 250 event in Birmingham due to a side strain. A “freak injury” forced Raducanu, 19, to retire from her opening match at the Nottingham Open on Tuesday but
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3:31 PM ET THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — After not throwing during the Los Angeles Rams‘ offseason program because of a right elbow injury, quarterback Matthew Stafford said he will “definitely” be ready to throw during training camp. Stafford received an injection in his right elbow for an injury he dealt with during the 2021 season.
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3:30 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley is starting to get his swagger back. For that to happen, it means at some point it was lost. Barkley said for the first time after Wednesday’s minicamp practice that his confidence took a hit in recent years. He didn’t fully
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1:49 PM ET The San Francisco Giants optioned struggling catcher Joey Bart to Triple-A Sacramento and acquired catcher Austin Wynns from the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday. Bart, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2008 draft, is hitting just .156 and has an OPS of .596 with 49 strikeouts in 108 plate appearances in his
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1:45 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Commanders defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio defended his tweets about the upcoming congressional hearings on the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, saying he wants to know why there’s not similar energy devoted to the “riots” in the summer of 2020 as there is to what he termed a “dustup”
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1:05 PM ET World No. 10 Matteo Berrettini made his return to the court with a 6-2 4-6 6-3 victory over Radu Albot in Stuttgart on Wednesday, nearly three months after suffering a hand injury. The Italian, who won the ATP 250 grasscourt event in 2019, underwent surgery in March and skipped the French Open
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12:11 PM ET Edmonton Oilers star forward Leon Draisaitl played most of the NHL postseason with a high ankle sprain, according to general manager Ken Holland. Draisaitl had declined to officially confirm the news himself before Holland finally did during his end-of-season media availability on Wednesday. Holland said Draisaitl was injured in a collision with
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12:35 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns have excused quarterback Baker Mayfield from attending the team’s mandatory minicamp next week. The team said Wednesday that it was a “mutual decision and best for both parties.” Mayfield has been away from the Browns since Cleveland replaced him with Deshaun Watson as their starter in
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9:55 AM ET Bryson DeChambeau, the 2020 U.S. Open Champion, is joining the LIV Golf Invitational Series, a source confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. Patrick Reed, the 2018 Masters champion, is also joining the LIV series, according to multiple reports. DeChambeau and Reed are expected to compete in LIV Golf’s first United States-based event, scheduled
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10:57 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Former Dodgers catcher Mike Scioscia will manage the National League team of prospects, and retired shortstop Jimmy Rollins will lead the American League group at the All-Star Futures Game in Los Angeles on July 17. Scioscia, 63, played for the Dodgers from 1980-92 and won World Series
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