Month: July 2022

6:28 PM ET ESPN News Services LOUDON, N.H. — Justin Allgaier outran 2011 Daytona 500 champion Trevor Bayne on Saturday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway for his third Xfinity Series victory of the season. Allgaier has won three checkered flags over his past eight races, a hot streak that started in May at Darlington Raceway.
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6:55 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Boston Red Sox second baseman Trevor Story was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a bruised right hand. Story’s IL stint is retroactive to Tuesday, when he was struck on the hand while swinging at a pitch from Tampa Bay’s Corey Kluber. He’ll be eligible
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4:40 PM ET The Montreal Canadiens traded veteran defenseman Jeff Petry, along with forward Ryan Poehling, to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday in exchange for defenseman Mike Matheson and a fourth-round draft choice in 2023. Petry is signed for the next three seasons with a $6.25 million salary-cap hit. Montreal did not retain any of
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6:20 PM ET Associated Press NEWPORT, R.I. — Fourth-seeded Maxime Cressy ended John Isner‘s 10-match winning streak on Newport’s grass courts, beating the fellow American 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 on Saturday to advance to the Hall of Fame Open final. Cressy will face No. 3 seed Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan. Bublik beat Jason Kubler of Australia
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5:52 PM ET New York Yankees starter Luis Severino, nursing a shoulder injury, is not expected to throw for two weeks, manager Aaron Boone said on Saturday. Speaking before New York’s home game against the Boston Red Sox, Boone updated reporters on his team’s pitchers, adding that reliever Miguel Castro, who also has shoulder woes,
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4:27 PM ET Associated Press Sebastian Baez reached the Swedish Open final on Saturday with a straight-sets win over Andrey Rublev. It will be an all-Argentina final after Baez’s 6-2, 6-4 success in one hour, 16 minutes. Baez broke the Russian twice in the opening set and decisively in the 10th game of the second
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3:48 PM ET Linebacker Troy Bowles, the No. 26 prospect in the ESPN300, committed to Georgia on Saturday. The 6-foot-1, 210-pound Bowles is the son of Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles. Troy Bowles recorded 110 tackles, seven tackles for loss, seven sacks and two interceptions as a junior last year for Jesuit High
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2:16 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay Rays center fielder Kevin Kiermaier says he could miss the rest of the regular season with a left hip injury after being moved to the 60-day injured list on Saturday. Kiermaier, a Gold Glove-caliber outfielder, hasn’t played since July 9. He is hitting .228
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1:07 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve won’t play in Tuesday’s All-Star Game after being hit by a pitch and will be replaced by Cleveland’s Andrés Giménez, who will now start in his first appearance. Altuve was struck on the left knee leading off Thursday’s game against the Los
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1:25 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Kyrie Irving is expected to play in Los Angeles’ famed Drew League on Saturday, the commissioner of the pro-am basketball league, Dino Smiley, told ESPN. However, he is not scheduled to play at the same time as LeBron James, according to Smiley. Irving is scheduled to play at 11
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12:48 PM ET The Washington Nationals are willing to listen to trade offers for Juan Soto after the star outfielder rejected their most recent long-term offer, league sources confirmed to ESPN on Saturday. Sources said Soto turned down a 15-year, $440 million offer that would have been the largest contract in baseball history. Soto had
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