Month: May 2023

May 4, 2023, 11:36 AM ET J.B. Holmes withdrew from the Wells Fargo Championship before the start of the first round on Thursday. The 2014 tournament champion has a back injury and was replaced in the field by Austin Cook. Holmes finished at 14-under that year at Quail Hollow Golf Club in Charlotte, N.C., beating
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterMay 4, 2023, 12:18 PM Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 John Mitchell has been appointed as England Women’s head coach, taking over from Simon Middleton, the Rugby Football Union
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Dani Di Giusto and her father, Erv, have two favorite teams: The Montreal Canadiens and literally anyone that plays the Toronto Maple Leafs. Watch any Leafs home game when an opponent scores and the cameras will inevitably find them. They were the enthusiastic fans in the Florida Panthers jerseys at Game 1 and the ones
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Jake Trotter, ESPN Staff WriterMay 4, 2023, 10:59 AM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Washington & Lee University BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns have agreed to terms with veteran safety Rodney McLeod, a source told ESPN on Thursday. McLeod will likely step into a key backup role
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Royal Multisport Private Limited – Rajasthan Royals’ parent company – have been David Miller‘s employers for around one-third of the last seven months but on Friday night, he will find himself walking out to bat against them. Miller represented Barbados in the Caribbean Premier League last September, and captained Paarl in the SA20 in January,
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May 4, 2023, 11:08 AM ET All-Star reinforcements are nearing their return to the Texas Rangers. Manager Bruce Bochy said three-time All-Star shortstop Corey Seager is due back next week but could require a rehab assignment. Seager fielded ground balls before Wednesday’s game. It could be another few weeks for right-hander Jacob deGrom, who left
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ESPN News Services May 4, 2023, 11:22 AM ET State attorneys general in New York and California on Thursday launched a joint investigation into allegations that female employees of the NFL have been subjected to gender discrimination and harassment. New York Attorney General Letitia James and California Attorney General Rob Bonta, both Democrats, said the
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ESPN News Services May 4, 2023, 10:14 AM ET A former Detroit Pistons employee says she was sexually harassed by team executive Rob Murphy over a period of months, leading to Murphy’s firing as assistant general manager Wednesday. DeJanai Raska told the Detroit Free Press in a story published Thursday that Murphy committed multiple harassing
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May 4, 2023, 11:02 AM ET The Chicago Cubs activated right-hander Jameson Taillon from the 15-day injured list to start Thursday afternoon’s series finale against the host Washington Nationals. Taillon, 31, has been sidelined since sustaining a groin injury against the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 15. Taillon is 0-2 with a 4.50 ERA over
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Associated Press May 4, 2023, 11:22 AM ET AMES, Iowa — An Iowa State football player has been arrested on charges alleging that he raped a woman while she lay immobile after he shoved her so hard into stairs in his home that it fractured her spine. Aidan Ralph, a 20-year-old linebacker and redshirt sophomore
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Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterMay 4, 2023, 10:32 AM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs completed a rebuild at offensive tackle by signing veteran Donovan Smith to a one-year contract, a source confirmed Thursday. NFL Network, which first reported the
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Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterMay 4, 2023, 10:38 AM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Michigan star big man Hunter Dickinson, the best player in the transfer portal this spring and arguably the most sought-after transfer in the portal era, announced his commitment to Kansas on Thursday.
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May 4, 2023, 10:14 AM ET The Detroit Pistons have fired assistant general manager Rob Murphy for an alleged violation of the team workplace conduct policy. The firing this week comes seven months after Murphy was placed on leave as the result of an investigation into whether he had engaged in workplace misconduct with a
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterMay 4, 2023, 08:47 AM ET Women’s boxing star Amanda Serrano’s next fight is for high stakes against an old rival. Serrano will put her undisputed featherweight title on the line against Heather Hardy in the co-main event of the Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz card Aug. 5 in Dallas, officials
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Raise your hand if you predicted that, one month into the 2023 season, the Pittsburgh Pirates would be the National League’s winningest team. I shouldn’t see many hands! (Barring, perhaps, those who decided to make a wild dart throw at a team that had +20000 preseason odds to win the World Series.) Remarkably, the Pirates’
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Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterMay 4, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan College football’s spring transfer window wasn’t as busy as the winter period, but there were some big-name transfers switching programs. Defensive lineman Bear Alexander transferred from two-time defending national champion Georgia to USC.
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