Month: May 2023

David Newton, ESPN Staff WriterMay 22, 2023, 03:51 PM ET Close Covered Panthers, NFL for 11 years More than 25 years experience covering NFL, college football and NASCAR Joined ESPN in 2006 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bryce Young‘s biggest takeaway from a recent conversation with NFL legend Tom Brady was that being the first pick of
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Dan Hajducky, ESPNMay 22, 2023, 07:38 PM ET Close Hajducky is an associate editor for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. Fanatics Collectibles announced the acquisition of PWCC Marketplace, one of the world’s largest sports card,
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Associated Press May 22, 2023, 07:28 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — Carlos Correa‘s eventful offseason included a period where the free agent shortstop agreed to a deal with the San Francisco Giants. But an ankle issue led to a failed physical, and the deal with the Giants fell apart. Correa ended up re-signing with the Minnesota
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Paul Gutierrez, ESPN Staff WriterMay 22, 2023, 07:30 PM ET Close Covered Oakland Raiders for CSNBayArea.com and Sacramento Bee for eight years Member of Pro Football Writers Association Previously worked at Los Angeles Times, Las Vegas Review-Journal and Sports Illustrated HENDERSON, Nev. — Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis acknowledged Monday that he has “come
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ESPN News Services May 22, 2023, 06:49 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Jacob deGrom threw a 32-pitch bullpen session Monday before the Texas Rangers played the Pittsburgh Pirates as the right-hander continues his recovery from elbow inflammation. “It went really, really well,” Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said. “He said he feels great and didn’t feel anything
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Rob Demovsky, ESPN Staff WriterMay 22, 2023, 06:02 PM ET Close Covered Packers for Green Bay Press-Gazette from 1997-2013 Two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year as selected by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association GREEN BAY, Wis. — The NFL’s smallest city isn’t big enough to host a Super Bowl, but it is getting the
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Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCMay 22, 2023, 02:28 PM ET Man City’s accomplishments through the work of Guardiola, the players and the club are worth celebrating even while off-field issues work through the proper channels. Michael Regan/Getty Images The weekend in European soccer was full of title celebrations in some leagues and champagne kept on
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Associated Press May 22, 2023, 05:28 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Oakland Athletics broadcaster Glen Kuiper was fired by NBC Sports California after using a racial slur during a telecast while describing a trip to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Kuiper was suspended by the network earlier this month following his slur that aired during
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May 22, 2023, 05:20 PM ET NFL owners have approved flexing for “Thursday Night Football” starting this season during Weeks 13 through 17. The change passed by a 24-8 vote, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter, with the New York Giants, New York Jets, Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears, Las Vegas Raiders, Detroit Lions, Cincinnati
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Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterMay 22, 2023, 03:35 PM ET Close University of Maryland graduate Lives in the Baltimore area with his wife and son OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Lamar Jackson was absent from the start of the Baltimore Ravens‘ OTAs on Monday, but the former NFL MVP quarterback is expected to report to the
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNMay 22, 2023, 03:21 PM ET MIAMI — As the Boston Celtics stare down the possibility of being swept out of the Eastern Conference finals, guard Malcolm Brogdon said the team’s issues against Miami in this series are a symptom of season-long issues against consistent opponents, adding that Boston’s identity has “waned all
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May 22, 2023, 01:56 PM ET What a difference a week makes. After his scintillating performance at the PGA Championship over the weekend, club pro Michael Block climbed from place 3,580 to No. 577 in the latest Official World Golf Ranking, released Monday. The head pro at Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club in Mission Viejo, California,
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Pete Thamel, ESPNMay 22, 2023, 03:51 PM ET Jaden Hullaby, a former football player at both New Mexico and Texas has died, both schools announced on social media on Monday. A relative of Hullaby posted on social media on Sunday that he’d been missing since Friday and the family couldn’t “track any of his devices.”
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Associated Press May 22, 2023, 03:00 PM ET ST. LOUIS — Rick Hummel, an esteemed writer who covered the St. Louis Cardinals and Major League Baseball for five decades for the Post-Dispatch until his retirement last year, has died. He was 77. Hummel died in his sleep at his St. Louis-area home early Saturday after
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Associated Press May 22, 2023, 02:23 PM ET NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. — Speedway Motorsports CEO Marcus Smith said North Wilkesboro Speedway “definitely has a place in the NASCAR world” moving forward, despite an All-Star race that lacked drama Sunday night. In what capacity remains to be seen. Smith was noncommittal about how North Wilkesboro might
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Kevin Seifert, ESPN Staff WriterMay 22, 2023, 02:19 PM ET Close ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 EAGAN, Minn. — NFL owners approved a rule Monday that allows teams to designate an emergency quarterback on game day, a rule they revived after the San Francisco
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