Month: May 2023

Associated Press May 15, 2023, 10:45 PM ET BALTIMORE — Shohei Ohtani turned a shaky start on the mound into another night of historic excellence. Ohtani became the first starting pitcher since 1964 to reach base five times in a game as the Los Angeles Angels beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-5 on Monday night. Ohtani
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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 15, 2023, 10:41 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. DALLAS — The Stars eliminated the Seattle Kraken with a 2-1 win in Game 7 on Monday, thanks to a strong defensive effort in front of goalie Jake Oettinger. Forwards Roope Hintz and Wyatt Johnston had the goals for
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Ryan Rosenblatt May 15, 2023, 02:10 PM ET After a slow start to 2023, the Philadelphia Union are rounding into the form that took them to last year’s MLS Cup final. Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports It was a banner week for teams low in the MLS standings. The West’s two bottom teams, Sporting Kansas City
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The newly re-imagined XFL under a new ownership group, headed up by Dany Garcia, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and RedBird Capital Partners, concluded its 2023 season on May 13. That has opened up opportunities for XFL players to sign with NFL teams, with players being allowed to sign NFL contracts starting Monday. Although there are
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ESPN News Services May 15, 2023, 10:50 PM ET HOUSTON — Chicago Cubs center fielder Cody Bellinger left Monday night’s game against the Houston Astros with an injury after making an acrobatic catch in the seventh inning. Bellinger robbed Kyle Tucker of extra bases when he leaped and crashed into the padded wall just in
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Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterMay 15, 2023, 09:43 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. A familiar name appeared in the NCAA transfer portal Monday night: Seth Towns, the former Ivy League Player of the Year who has missed four of the past five seasons with injuries.
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ESPN News Services May 15, 2023, 08:05 PM ET TORONTO — Talk about power arms. Three call-ups from Buffalo came to Toronto and showed they have what it takes to go deep and throw deep. Buffalo Bills quarterbacks Josh Allen, Kyle Allen and Matt Barkley took batting practice before the Toronto Blue Jays hosted the
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Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterMay 15, 2023, 06:22 PM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers are expected to re-sign quarterback Mason Rudolph, league sources told ESPN on Monday. Rudolph signed a one-year extension that expired after the
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Associated Press May 15, 2023, 05:26 PM ET ST. LOUIS — First baseman/outfielder Darin Ruf agreed to a one-year contract with the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday, two days after he elected free agency rather than accept an outright assignment to the minor leagues with the San Francisco Giants. Milwaukee will pay $541,935, a prorated share
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Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterMay 15, 2023, 05:08 PM ET Close Covered University of Florida for 13 seasons for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union Graduate of Jacksonville University Multiple APSE award winner Jaguars cornerback Chris Claybrooks will not be prosecuted on domestic assault and vandalism charges in Nashville, Tennessee, according to Davidson County court records. According
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ESPN News Services May 15, 2023, 07:35 PM ET Duke guard Jeremy Roach will remain with the Blue Devils next season, after entering his name into the NBA draft in April. The 6-foot-2 junior maintained his college eligibility all along, and on Monday, he announced on social media to “Duke nation” that he was to
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May 15, 2023, 06:08 PM ET The Colorado Rockies placed both first baseman C.J. Cron (back spasms) and right-hander Nick Mears (left oblique strain) on the injured list Monday. In corresponding moves, the Rockies recalled infielder/outfielder Michael Toglia from Triple-A Albuquerque and selected the contract of left-hander Fernando Abad from the same affiliate. Editor’s Picks
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ESPN News Services May 15, 2023, 06:22 PM ET The NFL is taking another big step into streaming by putting one of its playoff games exclusively on a digital platform for the first time. The league and NBCUniversal announced Monday that the Saturday night game on wild-card weekend will be on Peacock. The Peacock exclusive
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterMay 15, 2023, 06:06 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Cornerback Nikko Reed, who led Colorado in interceptions last season, is transferring to Oregon, he announced Monday. Reed, who started 13 games and appeared in 24 in his Colorado career, entered the transfer
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