Month: August 2022

5:22 PM ET The Minnesota Twins on Tuesday placed All-Star outfielder Byron Buxton on the 10-day injured list with a low grade right hip strain. The oft-injured Buxton left Monday’s 2-1 home loss to the Texas Rangers in the seventh inning with the injury. Manager Rocco Baldelli indicated postgame that Buxton could be due for
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4:41 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The NFL’s most dominant rushing attack will be without one of its top runners to start the season. Baltimore Ravens running back Gus Edwards was placed on the reserve/physically unable to perform list Tuesday, which will sideline him for at least the first four games of the regular
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4:20 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball COSTA MESA, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers cornerback J.C. Jackson underwent ankle surgery Tuesday, the Chargers announced. Jackson is estimated to return in approximately 2-4 weeks. A
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4:26 PM ET Associated Press YPSILANTI, Mich. — Emoni Bates has officially transferred to Eastern Michigan. The school announced Tuesday that the 6-foot-9 guard will play for his hometown Eagles this season, nearly two months after Bates shared his plans on social media. “I love my city and coming home to do something special was
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Evie Richards became Britain’s first elite women’s mountain bike cross-country world champion in 2021, and took gold for England in the same event at the Commonwealth Games earlier this month. She defends her world title at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Les Gets, France, from 23-28 August. I love my life as a
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3:39 PM ET Associated Press TROY, Ala. — A former Troy University football player has filed a lawsuit against an ex-teammate and three coaches, saying he was abused while on the team, including being sexually assaulted with a pool cue. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Montgomery, names former Troy punter Jack Dawson; special
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3:49 PM ET NBA Insiders Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets are running it back. In a statement released Tuesday, Nets general manager Sean Marks said the past MVP and two-time NBA champion will remain with the franchise after originally requesting a trade on June 30. (Durant’s four-year, $198 million extension kicks in this season.)
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3:43 PM ET Associated Press DARLINGTON, S.C. — Dawn Staley will be out front again, this time at Darlington Raceway. South Carolina’s two-time national women’s championship coach will drive the pace car for the first race of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs – the Southern 500 on Sept. 4. Staley attended the event in 2017
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8:00 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Raphael Varane has said Manchester United new signing Casemiro is perfectly suited to English football and has backed his former Real Madrid teammate to be a success at Old Trafford. Casemiro has completed his move to United and watched from the stands as boss Erik ten Hag’s team earned a
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2:59 PM ET Michael Penix Jr., who transferred from Indiana to Washington, has been named the Huskies’ starting quarterback, coach Kalen DeBoer said Tuesday. Penix Jr. won the job over sophomore Dylan Morris and redshirt freshman Sam Huard. DeBoer, who came to Washington after two seasons at Fresno State, has known Penix Jr. since 2019,
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10:54 AM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — The Dolphins placed cornerback Mackensie Alexander on injured reserve Tuesday, ending his season one week after he signed with the team. Alexander was injured in Miami’s preseason game against the Las Vegas Raiders on Saturday, but Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel indicated he didn’t believe there was reason for
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12:53 PM ET The Carolina Hurricanes continued their extensive lineup makeover with the signing of veteran center Paul Stastny. The 36-year-old gets a one-year, $1.5 million contract for what will be his 17th season in the league. There were younger, faster centers available in this summer’s open market, but Stastny is a consistent, durable, second-
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1:19 PM ET Arte Moreno is exploring the possibility of selling the Los Angeles Angels after two decades of ownership, it was announced Tuesday. The Angels said they have “initiated a formal process to evaluate strategic alternatives, including a possible sale of the team,” and have retained Galatioto Sports Partners as financial advisors in the
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