Month: August 2022

10:57 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Two top-10 seeds on the men’s side were stunned with early exits Monday in the first day of the US Open. Colombian qualifier Daniel Elahi Galan shocked fourth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-0, 6-1, 3-6, 7-5 in an epic first-round showdown, winning the affair on the ninth match
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10:35 PM ET raiza, In their first public comments since a civil lawsuit was filed last week accusing three then-San Diego State football players of gang raping a 17-year-old girl last year, athletic director John David Wicker and football coach Brady Hoke reemphasized the university’s position that its response followed guidance from local police. Speaking
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11:12 PM ET New York Knicks guard RJ Barrett is finalizing a four-year rookie extension that could be worth up to $120 million, his agent Bill Duffy of BDA Sports and WME Sports told ESPN on Monday, complicating the franchise’s offseason trade pursuit of Utah Jazz All-Star Donovan Mitchell. Barrett’s deal — which makes him
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10:50 PM ET Associated Press BARRANQUILLA, Colombia — USA Basketball is on the brink of qualifying for next year’s World Cup. John Jenkins scored 26 points and the U.S. defeated Colombia 95-77 on Monday night in a second-round qualifying game. The win put the Americans in position to clinch a spot in the World Cup
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9:15 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — As they try to stay in the playoff race, the Minnesota Twins could get back several reinforcements from the injured list in the next few weeks. Former ace Kenta Maeda is unlikely to be one of them. Twins President of Baseball Operations Derek Falvey said Monday that All-Star
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9:31 PM ET As Albert Pujols continues to climb the all-time home run list during his farewell season, he’s also setting major league records in the process. On Thursday night in Cincinnati, the St. Louis Cardinals slugger hit career home run No. 694, and it came against a 450th different pitcher, a big league record.
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3:10 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United are close to signing goalkeeper Martin Dubravka from Newcastle, sources have told ESPN. Dubravka is set to move to Old Trafford on loan with an option to make the move permanent at the end of the season. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Don’t have
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2:25 PM ET Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky running back Chris Rodriguez Jr. will not play in Saturday night’s season opener against Miami of Ohio, and coach Mark Stoops expects multiple-game suspensions for the No. 20 Wildcats’ rushing leader and other players. Rodriguez pleaded guilty this summer to driving under the influence and other
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7:16 PM ET Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. — A New Jersey man who posed as a former New England Patriots player in order to buy and sell Super Bowl rings that he claimed were gifts to Tom Brady‘s family was sentenced Monday to three years in federal prison. Scott V. Spina Jr., 25, of
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7:42 PM ET ESPN News Services Despite what has thus far been a forgettable 2022 season for the Boston Red Sox, the team has no plans to move on from chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom or manager Alex Cora, according to team president and CEO Sam Kennedy. “I am very comfortable saying Chaim and Alex
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5:05 PM ET Auburn Tigers starting center and former Preseason All-SEC pick Nick Brahms is retiring from football after attempting to come back from knee surgery in the winter. Coach Bryan Harsin told reporters on Monday that Brahms is “officially done with football.” A sixth-year senior, Brahms was one of the most experienced linemen in
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6:02 PM ET THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Los Angeles Rams running backs Cam Akers and Darrell Henderson both returned to practice Monday after missing time because of soft tissue injuries. Rams coach Sean McVay said both running backs were full participants during practice. “They looked good,” McVay said. “They got a few reps and so,
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7:35 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN On Friday, Florida A&M University’s football players considered not traveling to North Carolina to play their season opener in Chapel Hill. They eventually decided to play, despite 26 ineligible players, and lost to the Tar Heels, 56-24, in a game that the school earned $450,000 for playing. In the days
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5:43 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers on Monday acquired another playmaker for quarterback Baker Mayfield, trading with Jacksonville for wide receiver Laviska Shenault Jr., the teams announced. The Panthers will send undisclosed draft compensation to Jacksonville. Shenault carries a $1,309,643 cap hit in 2022 and $1,659,464 hit in ’23. The trade was
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6:20 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Max Duggan has started 29 games as TCU’s quarterback and Chandler Morris had 531 yards of total offense in his only full game last fall. New Horned Frogs coach Sonny Dykes still hasn’t said which of them will take the first snap in the season opener
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