Month: July 2022

9:53 PM ET Associated Press NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. — Adam Svensson shot a 5-under 67 and had a three-stroke lead in the Barbasol Championship when second-round play Friday at water-logged Keene Trace was suspended because of darkness. Svensson had a 15-under 129 total at Keene Trace, where a mid-day thunderstorm followed dense morning fog. Play was
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5:19 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired right-hander Yohan Ramirez from the Cleveland Guardians for cash and reinstated infielder Kevin Newman from the 60-day injured list on Friday. The Pirates optioned Ramirez to Triple-A Indianapolis and had Newman in the lineup and batting seventh for their game against the Milwaukee Brewers.
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8:00 PM ET In? Shohei Ohtani. Out? Yordan Alvarez. At least in the American League starting lineup at designated hitter for the July 19 All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium. Alvarez, the left-handed slugger for the Astros, leads the major leagues in OPS and slugging percentage, batting .312/.410/.665 with 26 home runs heading into Friday’s action,
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7:20 PM ET The UFC has booked a strawweight clash between Mackenzie Dern and Yan Xiaonan to headline an October event, multiple sources told ESPN on Friday. The five-round contest will headline a UFC Fight Night on Oct. 1 at a location to be announced. Dern (12-2) is closing in on a potential title shot
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7:38 PM ET Associated Press STATELINE, Nev. — T.J. Oshie made a 13-foot eagle putt on the par-5 18th hole to take the first-round lead Friday in the American Century Championship. The Washington Capitals forward received six points for the eagle under the modified Stableford scoring system, giving him 21 for the day at Edgewood
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12:05 PM ET Alexander Volkanovski suffered a broken left thumb during last weekend’s title defense against Max Holloway, the UFC champ revealed on social media Thursday night. Volkanovski (25-1) wrote on Twitter that he will undergo surgery on the broken hand and the recovery timeline is 12 weeks. “Broke my thumb in the second round,
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3:12 PM ET A marquee welterweight matchup between Belal Muhammad and Sean Brady is set to take place in October, sources have told ESPN. Contracts are not yet signed but both sides have agreed to the 170-pound contest, which will take place at a UFC event Oct. 22 in Abu Dhabi. It is expected to
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6:13 PM ET ESPN News Services The San Diego Padres said Friday that left fielder Jurickson Profar has been diagnosed with a concussion and a neck strain suffered in a collision with teammate C.J. Abrams the previous night. Profar was discharged overnight from UC San Diego Health, and the team said he is resting. Profar
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4:02 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hornets reserve guard Scottie Lewis underwent surgery to repair a broken left leg he sustained during an NBA 2K23 Summer League practice session in Las Vegas on Thursday. There is no timetable for his return, but the team said Friday the surgery was successful and that Lewis
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5:55 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Bradley Beal and the Wizards renewed their commitment to each other when he agreed to a five-year deal worth up to $251 million to stay in Washington. Whether that commitment will make the next five years any more successful than the past 10 is the big question. “I
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5:32 PM ET Star point guard Damian Lillard has agreed to a two-year, $122 million contract extension with the Portland Trail Blazers that will tie him to the franchise through the 2026-27 season, sources told Andscape’s Marc J. Spears and ESPN’s Bobby Marks. Lillard is expected to sign his deal Saturday in Las Vegas, a
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5:21 PM ET The Major League Baseball Players Association has countered MLB’s original proposal for an international draft with one of its own — a plan that would allocate significantly more money to international players and address pre-draft requirements that the union considers discriminatory in nature, sources told ESPN. The two sides face a July
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