Month: July 2022

9:12 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — The AL Central-leading Minnesota Twins placed outfielder Max Kepler and infielder Miguel Sano on the 10-day injured list Saturday, a big setback for a team with playoff hopes. Sano’s return to the IL with left knee inflammation is particularly tough because he had returned just four days
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7:02 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Guardians breakout slugger Josh Naylor was held out of Cleveland’s game Saturday after experiencing numbness in his right ankle, the same one he severely injured in June 2021. Naylor was scratched from the lineup before a 6-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays, and manager Terry
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4:55 PM ET Associated Press UMAG, Croatia — Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz overcame a second-set scare on the way to defeating qualifier Giulio Zeppieri 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 to advance to his seventh career ATP final at the Croatia Open on Saturday. With the victory, the 19-year-old Spanish player is in his tour-leading sixth final of the
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6:16 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — AJ Allmendinger continued his dominance of NASCAR road course racing and set himself up for a sweep at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a victory Saturday in the Xfinity Series. Allmendinger has won six of the past 11 road course races — nine in his NASCAR career — and
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6:34 PM ET CHICAGO — White Sox All-Star shortstop Tim Anderson was suspended three games and fined an undisclosed amount of money for making helmet to hat contact with home plate umpire Nick Mahrley during Friday night’s game against the Oakland A’s. Anderson has appealed the suspension, meaning he will be eligible to play when
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6:08 PM ET Top-ranked linebacker Anthony Hill Jr. gave Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher an important recruiting victory Saturday. Hill, No. 7 in the 2023 ESPN 300, chose the Aggies over Texas. The 6-foot-2, 230-pound Hill, from Billy Ryan High School in Denton, Texas, recorded 131 tackles — 93 solo — with 18 tackles-for-loss and
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3:36 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Nostalgia again took over in the Bronx as Old-Timers’ Day returned to Yankee Stadium on Saturday for the first time since 2019. This time it looked a little different. The New York Yankees called off the annual playful reunion game because too many of the retired players
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5:48 PM ET CINCINNATI — Any consternation about how Super Bowl LVI ended is water under the bridge for Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon and coach Zac Taylor. Mixon, who was not on the field for the team’s final offensive drive in the 23-20 loss to the Los Angeles Rams, including a third-and-1 and
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5:03 PM ET ESPN News Services DENVER — Colorado Rockies closer Daniel Bard has signed a two-year contract extension, the team announced Saturday. Bard, 37, was the subject of trade rumors ahead of Tuesday’s deadline but his deal keeps him with Colorado through 2024. The hard-throwing righty is 3-3 with 21 saves and a 1.91
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4:14 PM ET The Tampa Bay Rays are acquiring veteran lefty hitting outfielder David Peralta from the Arizona Diamondbacks for catching prospect Christian Cerda, sources familiar with the deal tell ESPN. Peralta, 34, is a 9-year veteran with a career .803 OPS. He’s hitting .248 with 12 home runs in 87 games this season, playing
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3:03 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets coach Robert Saleh expressed concern over the new Guardian Cap, saying the protective shells are causing players to use their helmets more than usual — and he’s worried about the potential effects when they are removed later in the preseason. “I think the spirit of
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2:00 PM ET Darwin Nunez scored Liverpool’s third goal as they beat Manchester City 3-1. Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images Summer signing Darwin Nunez scored as Liverpool beat Premier League champions Manchester City 3-1 to claim the FA Community Shield at the King Power Stadium on Saturday. The Uruguayan, bought from Benfica for an initial fee
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2:27 PM ET Jeff Borzello Close ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Paul Biancardi Close Basketball Recruiting National Recruiting Director for ESPN.com 18 years of coaching experience at Division I level Former Horizon League coach of the year at Wright State Xavier Booker, one of the
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11:08 AM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Kyle Busch started his Saturday by joining past winners at the hallowed Indianapolis Motor Speedway for a class photo on the Yard of Bricks. He was seated next to Arie Luyendyk and in front of Marcus Ericsson, Alexander Rossi and Helio Castroneves — a combined eight Indianapolis 500
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1:12 PM ET ESPN News Services Erik Jones and Petty GMS Motorsports on Saturday announced a multiyear extension for Jones to continue driving the No. 43 Chevrolet. Jones joined Richard Petty Motorsports in 2021 and stayed in the car this season when GMS Racing and RPM merged. He has seven top-10 finishes this season and
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