Month: May 2023

Associated Press May 19, 2023, 08:39 PM ET PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Sweaters one day, umbrellas the next. No one is sure what to expect at this PGA Championship except that Scottie Scheffler is locked in at another major and Oak Hill is a mighty test. Scheffler delivered a mix of birdies and great recoveries from
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Associated Press May 19, 2023, 06:09 PM ET NEW YORK — Former All-Star catcher Gary Sánchez is back in the major leagues, this time with the Mets. Sánchez, who spent the first seven seasons of his career with the Yankees, joined the Mets on Friday when his contract was selected from Triple-A Syracuse. “It feels
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Associated Press May 19, 2023, 07:07 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Rangers star pitcher Jacob deGrom said Friday afternoon he has “turned a corner” in returning to the active roster by throwing a 25-pitch bullpen session. “For sure, feel like I’ve turned a corner,” said deGrom, sidelined since April 28 with elbow inflammation. “Everything felt
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Associated Press May 19, 2023, 06:42 PM ET ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Milwaukee Brewers left-hander Wade Miley is expected to miss six to eight weeks with a muscle strain in the back of his throwing shoulder. Brewers manager Craig Counsell announced the time frame before Friday night’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Left fielder
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Associated Press May 19, 2023, 06:58 PM ET BALTIMORE — Taxed raced to an upset victory in the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes on Friday, closing strong for a convincing win over Hoosier Philly and unbeaten favorite Faiza. Claimed by owner Richard Bahde last year for $50,000, Taxed won this $300,000 race at Pimlico by 3 3/4
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Associated Press May 19, 2023, 06:41 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — The Chicago Cubs placed outfielder Cody Bellinger on the injured list Friday, sent struggling reliever Keegan Thompson back to Triple-A Iowa and designating former All-Star first baseman Eric Hosmer for assignment. To fill the roster gaps by the moves, Chicago activated infielder Nico Horner from
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May 19, 2023, 04:17 PM ET Former world No. 1 Simona Halep has been charged with a second breach of doping rules, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said Friday. The additional charge relates to irregularities in Halep’s Athlete Biological Passport (ABP), based on an assessment of her profile by an independent ABP Expert Panel. Editor’s
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Associated Press May 19, 2023, 01:12 PM ET ROME — Ukraine’s Anhelina Kalinina beat Russia’s Veronika Kudermetova 7-5, 5-7, 6-2 at the Italian Open on Friday to reach the biggest final of her career and dedicated the victory to her war-torn country. The half-filled Campo Centrale supported Kalinina, whose family home was destroyed in a
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ESPN News Services May 19, 2023, 04:47 PM ET Will Zalatoris, who hasn’t played since late March after undergoing back surgery, said Friday he is targeting a September return to the PGA Tour. For the first time in the past two years, Zalatoris is pain-free, he said on ESPN’s “Matty & the Caddie” PGA Championship
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Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterMay 19, 2023, 04:40 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. The ACC and Pac-12 released their financial data for the 2021-22 season Friday, showing record revenue for each conference. The ACC 990 form showed the league brought in $617 million, up 6.7%
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ESPN News Services May 19, 2023, 04:35 PM ET USC athletic director Mike Bohn has resigned, roughly 3½ years after he succeeded Lynn Swann in the high-profile job. The school confirmed the 62-year-old Bohn’s resignation Friday. The Trojans’ athletic department experienced a surge of success during Bohn’s tenure, which was headlined by USC’s lucrative decision
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May 19, 2023, 03:31 PM ET Jim Brown, one of the greatest professional and college football players of all time, has died. He was 87. His wife, Monique, announced Brown’s death in an Instagram post Friday afternoon. She said Brown “passed peacefully” Thursday night in their home in Los Angeles. “To the world he was
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May 19, 2023, 03:57 PM Wales pair Alun Wyn Jones and Justin Tipuric have both announced their retirement from international rugby, just four months before the World Cup in France. Jones, 37, is the record cap holder in world rugby with 170 Test appearances for Wales and British and Irish Lions. 33-year-old Tipuric captained Wales
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John Keim, ESPN Staff WriterMay 19, 2023, 03:38 PM ET Close Covered the Redskins for the Washington Examiner and other media outlets since 1994 Authored or co-authored three books on the Redskins and one on the Cleveland Browns The Washington Commanders have brought back assistant athletic trainer Doug Quon, approximately 19 months after he was
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