Month: May 2023

Kevin Seifert, ESPN Staff WriterMay 3, 2023, 02:58 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. — Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins has no doubt about where he wants to spend the rest of his career, even after negotiations for a contract extension
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Associated Press May 3, 2023, 01:23 PM ET MADRID — Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz overcame a tough test from Karen Khachanov on his way to the semifinals of the Madrid Open on Wednesday, rallying late in the second set for a hard-fought 6-4, 7-5 win. Alcaraz was down 4-1 and 5-2 in the final set
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Associated Press May 3, 2023, 02:53 PM ET HOUSTON — Jose Altuve resumed some baseball activities this week, but there still isn’t a timetable for when Houston’s star second baseman will return to the team. Altuve fractured his right thumb in the World Baseball Classic and had surgery to repair the injury March 22. After
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNMay 3, 2023, 02:26 PM ET BOSTON — Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid said the chances of someone like him — who started playing basketball in his native Cameroon at the age of 15 — winning the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award are “probably negative zero,” but that it is proof that “improbable
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Associated Press May 3, 2023, 01:33 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is embarking on a fundraising campaign to raise $25 million for a new building to house its education center and what has become one of the world’s unique collections of baseball memorabilia. Museum president Bob Kendrick said the
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Julien Laurens, CorrespondentMay 3, 2023, 01:05 PM ET Lionel Messi will leave Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season when his contract expires, sources have told ESPN. Last month, ESPN reported that Messi was unlikely to sign a new contract with the club and sources have now said that both parties have agreed not
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May 3, 2023, 12:00 PM ET Former U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu said on Wednesday she will miss this year’s French Open and Wimbledon Championships after undergoing surgery on her wrists and ankle. The Brit said she will be out for “the next few months” as she recovers from recurring bone injures. “It is safe
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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterMay 3, 2023, 12:11 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun A highly ranked flyweight matchup between Kai Kara-France and Amir Albazi will now headline UFC Fight Night on June 3, both fighters announced via social media. The event, which will
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterMay 3, 2023, 09:35 AM ET Jon Jones‘ days in MMA might be numbered. The all-time great told Fox Sports Australia in an interview published Tuesday that his plan is to defend the UFC heavyweight title against former champion Stipe Miocic in November at New York’s Madison Square Garden and then
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ESPN News Services May 3, 2023, 12:49 PM ET Sacramento Kings general manager Monte McNair is the 2022-23 NBA Executive of the Year, the league announced Wednesday. In his third season with the Kings, McNair assembled a squad that finished 48-34 and snapped a 16-year playoff drought. In May 2022, McNair hired Mike Brown, who
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Todd Zola, FantasyMay 3, 2023, 12:15 PM ET Close Writing on fantasy baseball game theory and player analysis since 1997 Winner of the 2013 Fantasy Sports Writer’s Association Best Baseball Article We’re just over a month into the season which means several weeks of gameplay using ESPN’s new rules are officially in the books. Giving
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May 3, 2023, 11:01 AM ET NFL legend J.J. Watt said he spoke to actor Ryan Reynolds before becoming a minority investor in Premier League-bound Burnley, with the Hollywood star’s success as Wrexham co-owner inspiring him to do the same. Watt, who retired after a 12-year NFL career in January, announced his investment in Championship
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