Month: August 2022

11:56 PM ET ESPN News Services MASON, Ohio — Borna Coric spoiled Rafael Nadal‘s return from a six-week layoff, beating the Spanish star 7-6 (9), 4-6, 6-3 on Wednesday night in the Western & Southern Open. The winner of a men’s record 22 Grand Slam championships, including two this year, hadn’t played since July 6
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10:23 PM ET CHICAGO — White Sox manager Tony La Russa called a meeting with team leaders last Friday in hopes of helping turn their season around. The players in the room, including closer Liam Hendriks and first baseman Jose Abreu, spoke freely, and the White Sox won their next five games, all at home,
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9:57 PM ET Notre Dame lost a commitment from its highest-ranked recruit in the 2023 class, defensive end Keon Keeley, on Wednesday. Keeley is ESPN’s No. 24-ranked prospect overall and had been committed to the Irish since June 2021. He’s a 6-foot-5, 230-pound recruit out of Berkeley Prep in Tampa, Florida, and is the No.
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6:44 PM ET ESPN News Services EDMONTON, Alberta — Logan Stankoven, a second-round draft pick of the Dallas Stars, had two goals and an assist and Canada defeated Switzerland 6-3 on Wednesday night in the world junior hockey quarterfinals. Tyson Foerster had a goal and two assists, Jack Thompson, Nathan Gaucher and Will Cuylle also
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9:43 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said quarterback Drew Lock was feeling so sick that he “barely made it off the practice field” on Tuesday, shortly before he tested positive for COVID-19. “He was dragging,” Carroll said Wednesday. “We were going to do post-practice work but [decided] no,
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4:09 PM ET In a letter sent to LIV golfers on Wednesday, CEO and commissioner Greg Norman said the new circuit “by any fair, objective and impartial review” should be awarded Official World Golf Ranking points for its events in the very near future. In the letter, a copy of which was obtained by ESPN,
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6:28 PM ET ESPN News Services Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal had flexor tendon surgery Wednesday in Los Angeles, manager A.J. Hinch told reporters. “It was exploratory in nature. Dr. (Neal) ElAttrache went in and saw exactly what was ailing Tarik. It was successful, and that’s the extent of the update that I know,” Hinch
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8:50 PM ET CHICAGO — The Major League Baseball Umpires Association released a tersely worded statement Wednesday regarding the criticism they’re receiving surrounding the home-plate collision rule. The rule has been a topic around the game after multiple video reviews have resulted in overturned out calls at home plate recently, including in Tuesday’s game between
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8:03 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The departures of Southern California and UCLA from the Pac-12 Conference could mean an estimated loss of around $13 million per year in media rights for each of the remaining schools, according to an interim report issued by University of California Office of the President. The report
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7:51 AM ET Manchester United have enquired about a loan move for Chelsea and United States forward Christian Pulisic, sources have told ESPN. United are scrambling for reinforcements after making their worst start to a Premier League season and faltering in their pursuit of several players, including Adrien Rabiot and Frenkie de Jong. – After
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6:44 PM ET ESPN News Services ATLANTA — The New York Mets called up top prospect Brett Baty on Wednesday to fill in at third base for ailing Eduardo Escobar, putting the 22-year-old in the middle of a spirited race for the NL East title. He made an immediate impact. Baty, hitting eighth and playing
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6:03 PM ET Associated Press MASON, Ohio — US Open champion Emma Raducanu routed Victoria Azarenka 6-0, 6-2 on Wednesday in the second round of the Western & Southern Open. 1 Related The 19-year-old Raducanu won the final seven games against Serena Williams on Tuesday and the first 10 against Azarenka. Seeded 13th, Raducanu set
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6:21 PM ET Grant Wells will open the season as Virginia Tech‘s starting quarterback, head coach Brent Pry said Wednesday following the team’s practice. An offseason transfer from Marshall, Wells edged out another transfer, Jason Brown, along with Connor Blumrick, who started the Hokies’ bowl loss to Maryland last season. “He’s had an exceptional camp,”
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6:48 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt sophomore defensive end-linebacker Miles Capers will miss the season with an injured knee requiring surgery. Coach Clark Lea announced Capers’ season-ending injury Wednesday. From Sumter, South Carolina, Caper hurt a knee in practice this week. “When our teammates hurt, we hurt, and we certainly hurt for
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