Month: June 2022

7:07 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Josh Donaldson was hurt when New York Yankees teammates didn’t back him after he made a remark to White Sox star Tim Anderson about Jackie Robinson that Chicago manager Tony La Russa called racist. Donaldson was suspended for one game by Major League Baseball for making multiple
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7:47 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Former Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears running back Marion Barber III has died at the age of 38, the Cowboys said in a statement on Wednesday. “We are heartbroken by the tragic death of Marion Barber III,” the team said. “Marion was an old-school, hard-nosed football player who ran
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6:52 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — Gary Payton II, Otto Porter Jr. and Andre Iguodala are being considered “questionable” heading into Game 1 of the NBA Finals, Warriors coach Steve Kerr said Wednesday afternoon. Payton has been out since Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals after breaking his elbow on a controversial
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6:58 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — The Boston Celtics have been managing injuries to both Marcus Smart and Robert Williams for most of the last few weeks. But, on the eve of the NBA Finals, both players said they were ready to go for the start of the league’s championship round against the
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7:21 PM ET Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. — Julian Strawther said Wednesday that he will return for his junior season at Gonzaga, a decision announced a day after guard Rasir Bolton also said he would return to the Bulldogs next season. “Spokane lets run it back!” Strawther, who will be a junior next season, said
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7:31 PM ET ESPN News Services Casper Ruud has become the first man from Norway to reach the semifinals at a Grand Slam tournament, getting that far at the French Open by beating 19-year-old Holger Rune of Denmark 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3. The eighth-seeded Ruud’s 3-hour, 15-minute victory at Court Philippe Chatrier began Wednesday
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5:07 PM ET Argentina marked the revival of the Cup of Champions in style as they outclassed Italy 3-0 in a heavyweight clash billed as the “Finalissima” at a raucous Wembley Stadium on Wednesday. First-half goals by Lautaro Martinez and Angel Di Maria put the south American champions in complete control against an Italy side
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6:47 PM ET Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. — Mike Krzyzewski is savoring the first taste of life after a Hall of Fame coaching career at Duke. The 75-year-old has spent time with family, travel and a new puppy in the two months since his coaching retirement. The magnitude of that change hit home during his
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6:31 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The NFL has renewed 21 national grants worth $6.5 million as part of the league’s “Inspire Change” social justice initiative. The league announced the renewals Wednesday. That brings the NFL to more than $244 million in contributions to 37 national grant partners since 2017 as part of
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6:13 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown said he believes joining up with Kayne West’s marketing firm is the start of a “beautiful collaboration.” It became public this week that the Celtics forward was the first NBA player to sign with Donda Sports, a fledgling marketing company that is part of
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10:14 PM ET Tim Tszyu is a step closer to a unified mega-fight with Jermell Charlo after the WBO ordered the American to defend his belt against the undefeated Australian. Tszyu has been the WBO’s No.1 mandatory challenger at super-welterweight for more than a year, prompting the sanctioning body to intervene following Charlo’s victory over
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5:36 PM ET Chicago Cubs outfielder Jason Heyward has been activated from the COVID-19 injured list and is slated to start in right field against the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday. Heyward was placed on the injured list on May 17. The five-time Gold Glove winner is batting .208 with four RBIs in 27 games this
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5:07 PM ET NEW YORK — Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout is trying to steer clear of the fantasy football league dispute between Cincinnati Reds outfielder Tommy Pham and San Francisco Giants outfielder Joc Pederson. After Pham told reporters on Tuesday that Trout was the “worst commissioner in fantasy sports” because he could have
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