Month: May 2023

May 8, 2023, 03:54 PM ET The Kansas City Royals placed left-hander Ryan Yarbrough on the 15-day injured list with head fractures Monday after he was hit in the face by a line drive in Sunday’s game against the Oakland Athletics. Yarbrough, 31, was hit just above the left temple by a line drive from
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNMay 8, 2023, 02:42 PM ET Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero, the NBA’s Rookie of the Year, and Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler and Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams — the other two finalists for the award — were all named to the NBA’s All-Rookie First Team on Monday afternoon, as the
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Associated Press May 8, 2023, 01:00 PM ET A $30-million legal battle between Tiger Woods and his ex-girlfriend has escalated, with Erica Herman accusing the golf superstar of beginning their sexual relationship when she was his employee and threatening to fire her if she didn’t sign a nondisclosure agreement she now wants voided. Herman, in
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ESPN News Services May 8, 2023, 02:30 PM ET Justin Fields had a memorable Sunday off the field. The Chicago Bears quarterback took part in graduation ceremonies at Ohio State over the weekend, earning his degree in consumer and family financial services. Fields, who started his college football career at Georgia, played two seasons in
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Associated Press May 8, 2023, 12:40 PM ET SEATTLE — The Major League Baseball amateur draft will be held inside Lumen Field as part of All-Star Game week activities in Seattle this summer. The draft will take place Sunday, July 9, and be held at the home stadium of the Seattle Seahawks, MLB announced Monday.
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May 8, 2023, 01:04 PM ET The Kansas City Royals announced Monday that they have acquired right-handed pitcher James McArthur from the Philadelphia Phillies for minor-league outfielder Junior Marin and cash considerations. McArthur, 26, is expected to begin at Triple-A Omaha. The 6-foot-7 pitcher out of Ole Miss has struggled this season, with a 7.31
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DJ Bien-Aime, ESPNMay 8, 2023, 01:23 PM ET HOUSTON — Texans owner Cal McNair said Monday that neither he nor his wife Hannah forced his team’s front office to draft Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud. “Hannah and I don’t make the picks. We’ll make it clear there,” McNair said during the 20th Annual Houston Texans
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterMay 8, 2023, 12:04 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Northwestern guard Boo Buie, a first-team All-Big Ten selection and the catalyst for the team’s second-ever NCAA tournament appearance, will return for a fifth season. Buie, who last month declared for the NBA
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M.A. Voepel, ESPN.comMay 8, 2023, 01:00 PM ET Close M.A. Voepel covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. The national champion LSU women’s basketball team will visit the White House on May 26, the program announced
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May 8, 2023, 12:25 PM ET United States Ryder Cup captain Zach Johnson, looking for leadership and experience, named Jim Furyk as one of his vice captains on Monday for this year’s event in Italy. Furyk boasts a wealth of Ryder Cup experience having played in the biennial competition between the United States and Europe
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May 8, 2023, 12:45 PM ET The Atlanta Braves reinstated catcher Travis d’Arnaud from the concussion injured list Monday. He has been sidelined for a month after an April 8 collision with the San Diego Padres‘ Rougned Odor at the plate. The Braves optioned catcher Chadwick Tromp to Triple-A Gwinnett in a corresponding move. Through
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Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterMay 8, 2023, 12:23 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. IN THE DAYS leading up to the Los Angeles Lakers‘ second-round series against the Golden State
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