Month: July 2022

2:28 AM ET As Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant‘s trade request approaches a fourth week, the Boston Celtics have emerged among teams engaged in talks on a possible deal, sources told ESPN. The Celtics appear no closer to acquiring Durant than others in discussions with the Nets, but Boston’s ability to include All-Star forward Jaylen
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6:38 PM ET Associated Press BLAINE, Minn. — After reading he was the betting favorite for the 3M Open, Tony Finau felt the pressure surprisingly mount in his mind as he sought to extend the momentum he has built this summer. Playing catch-up proved to be the right formula for his third PGA Tour victory.
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11:30 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — LeBron James liked the clown nose. Dave Martinez wasn’t as big of a fan. Sorry skip, it appears Washington Nationals outfielder Victor Robles is siding with the NBA superstar on this one. Robles was caught by cameras in the dugout Sunday wearing a clown nose, a day after
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7:42 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Mets were somewhat fuzzy about the next steps in Jacob deGrom‘s potential return to the rotation, saying Sunday the two-time NL Cy Young Award winner threw a side session and will make another minor league rehab start. New York manager Buck Showalter said before Sunday’s game
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7:00 PM ET ESPN News Services LONG POND, Pa. — The siren at the Dawsonville, Georgia, pool hall that sounds whenever Chase Elliott wins a race did indeed go off Sunday night without the hometown star ever leading a lap at Pocono Raceway. “Winner, winner Joe Gibbs Racing are cheaters!” the Dawsonville Pool Room tweeted.
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9:18 PM ET With a deadline looming, MLB on Sunday submitted what was billed as a final offer regarding an international draft, sources told ESPN. The league increased the amount of money that would be guaranteed to the top 600 international players by $10 million, going from $181 million to $191 million, sources said. But
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8:16 PM ET IRVINE, Calif. — For the first time since Super Bowl LVI, Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford threw passes during practice. Although Stafford was at the Rams’ spring workouts, he was recovering from an injection in his right elbow and didn’t throw during OTAs or minicamp. The quarterback said Sunday, after the
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6:50 PM ET Associated Press SALINA, Kan. — Karrie Webb held off Annika Sorenstam on Sunday in the Senior LPGA Championship for her first senior title. The 47-year-old Webb closed with a 5-under 67 for a four-shot victory at Salina Country Club. “It’s been a long time since I’ve had to make putts down the
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The eight players will integrate with local Indian players for training sessions, one one-day match, and a two-day game. Former Sri Lanka batter Thilan Samaraweera will coach the group after being part of the coaching staff for the Australia A team in Sri Lanka. Former Australia fast bowler Glenn McGrath will also be there as
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7:35 PM ET ESPN News Services Atlanta Braves outfielder Adam Duvall will have surgery on his left wrist this week, the team said Sunday. Duvall’s surgery will be season ending, according to multiple reports. Duvall tore the tendon sheath in his wrist after hitting the outfield wall Saturday against the Los Angeles Angels. Manager Brian
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5:36 PM ET An MRI performed on All-Star rookie outfielder Julio Rodriguez‘s left wrist showed bruising but no structural damage, although he remained out of the Seattle Mariners‘ lineup for the third straight game. Rodriguez had the MRI after the Mariners’ 3-1 loss to the Houston Astros on Saturday, manager Scott Servais said Sunday. Servais
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Jul 24, 2022 Associated Press GLENEAGLES, Scotland — Darren Clarke birdied the last hole to beat a resurgent Padraig Harrington and win the Senior Open by one shot on Sunday. Clarke and Paul Broadhurst were level at 9 under overall after the third round but it was Harrington, a three-time major winner, who soared into
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5:27 PM ET COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The National Baseball Hall of Fame inducted seven new members during induction ceremonies on Sunday. But the afternoon of speechifying, poignance and remembrance belonged to Big Papi. “Wow! Cooperstown!” began David Ortiz, kicking off his speech to the crowd sprawled across the grounds at the Clark Sports Complex. The
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4:40 PM ET Associated Press PALERMO, Sicily — Irina-Camelia Begu beat Lucia Bronzetti 6-2, 6-2 to win the Palermo Ladies Open on Sunday and claim her first singles title in five years. The sixth-seeded Romanian took control from the start on the red clay of the Country Time Club and closed the final out with
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