Month: August 2022

4:25 PM ET Associated Press Thriston Lawrence and Alejandro Canizares stayed in a share of the lead at 13 under on a weather-affected day at the European Masters where neither could complete their second round on Friday. Lawrence and Canizares were both shooting 5 under for the day after 14 and 13 holes, respectively, when
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4:21 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper was back in the Phillies’ starting lineup for the Friday night game against the Pittsburgh Pirates after missing 52 games with a broken left thumb. The reigning NL MVP was batting cleanup as the designated hitter for his first game since getting plunked by San Diego
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3:01 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. — Cleveland Browns defensive end Jadeveon Clowney will have his college jersey retired at South Carolina‘s season opener with Georgia State on Sept. 3. The school announced the retirement of Clowney’s No. 7 on Friday. “We are excited to honor one of our greatest Gamecock football players ever,”
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3:28 PM ET Former USC wide receiver Bru McCoy is eligible to play for Tennessee this season after his waiver was approved by the NCAA on Friday. McCoy entered the transfer portal in January, committed to Tennessee in May and has been practicing with the team. An ESPN top-30 recruit in 2019, McCoy played just
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3:21 PM ET ESPN News Services The Tampa Bay Rays have agreed to a contract extension with right-handed pitcher Tyler Glasnow through 2023, the team announced on Friday. Glasnow, who was set to make $5.35 million in 2023, will get a significant raise to $25 million in 2024, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Jeff Passan.
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2:51 PM ET ESPN News Services Florida A&M’s football season opener at North Carolina on Saturday is expected to be played despite reports that up to 20 Rattlers players may be ineligible or haven’t cleared their paperwork to transfer. A FAMU spokesman confirmed to ESPN on Friday that the team expects to play. North Carolina
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12:53 PM ET Associated Press RICHMOND, Ky. — Eastern Kentucky defensive back Marquae Kirkendoll has been charged with robbing a postal carrier in New Mexico and suspended from the team. According to documents filed in federal court in New Mexico this week, the 21-year-old Kirkendoll was also charged with stealing a key from the carrier
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1:58 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Allen Greene will “step away” from his role as Auburn athletic director, it was announced Friday. The decision was announced after the two sides negotiated terms of Greene’s departure earlier in the day, sources told ESPN. “The decision to step away from Auburn athletics is not an easy one, but
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11:58 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — A tennis umpire was banned for seven years and six months Friday after admitting to charges of match-fixing in Italy. Lorenzo Chiurazzi, an Italian national-level chair umpire and line judge, was also fined $50,000 — $33,500 of which is suspended — in a case investigated by the International
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12:21 PM ET Cuban right-hander Luis Morales, a coveted 19-year-old prospect who is expected to demand a record-breaking sum for a pitcher from the international bonus pool, will be eligible to sign with an MLB team on Sept. 7 after being declared a free agent on Thursday, a source confirmed to ESPN. The Oakland Athletics
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12:32 PM ET The Seattle Mariners and slugger Julio Rodriguez are finalizing a long-term contract extension that guarantees the rookie standout $210 million over 14 years and could be worth more than $400 million, sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday. The new contract includes player and team options, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Rodriguez, 21,
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9:59 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Major League Baseball will send players to South Korea for a postseason tour in the league’s first trip to the country since 1922. The games between an MLB team and players from the South Korean league will be at Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium on Nov. 11-12 and
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7:00 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com A farewell to Serena Williams, one of the sport’s most legendary players. The involuntary absence of Wimbledon champ Novak Djokovic. The return of last year’s debut major champions Emma Raducanu and Daniil Medvedev. The 2022 US Open truly has it all. After an unexpected, unpredictable and at times chaotic tennis
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