Month: May 2023

ESPN News Services May 28, 2023, 10:47 PM ET Michael Soroka will start for the Atlanta Braves on Monday night at Oakland, manager Brian Snitker announced, marking the right-hander’s return to the big leagues after almost three years and two Achilles tears. Soroka, 25, last pitched in the majors on Aug. 3, 2020, three games
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May 28, 2023, 09:16 PM ET Free agent running back Le’Veon Bell admitted that he smoked marijuana before NFL games. Bell, who last played in the NFL in 2021, opened up about the topic on the “Steel Here” podcast, which focuses on the Pittsburgh Steelers. Bell played for Pittsburgh from 2013 to 2017, then sat
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Associated Press May 28, 2023, 07:26 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Steve Stricker beat Padraig Harrington on the first hole of a playoff in the Senior PGA Championship on Sunday, giving Stricker a sweep of the first two senior majors of the season. Harrington forced the playoff with a short birdie putt on the par-5
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Associated Press May 28, 2023, 05:44 PM ET CONCORD, N.C. — Charlotte Motor Speedway has announced the Coca-Cola 600 has been postponed until Monday due to wet weather. The Cup Series race will begin at 3 p.m. ET. NASCAR has moved the Xfinity Series race up to an 11 a.m. start on Monday. The Xfinity
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Associated Press May 28, 2023, 07:34 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Royals left fielder Edward Olivares made quite the impression on Sunday. A smoking impression on the scoreboard in left field. Olivares hit a 452-foot solo homer in the eighth inning of Kansas City’s 3-2 win against the Washington Nationals that damaged a scoreboard
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Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterMay 28, 2023, 07:38 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Chicago White Sox reliever Liam Hendriks will be reinstated to the active roster Monday, the team announced, after he missed the first two months of the season while being treated for non-Hodgkin
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNMay 28, 2023, 06:26 PM ET BOSTON — The extensive Last Two Minute report from the chaotic final moments of the Boston Celtics‘ heart-stopping 104-103 victory over the Miami Heat in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals Saturday night revealed two missed calls — both of which went against Boston — while
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ESPN News Services May 28, 2023, 05:45 PM ET The Pittsburgh Pirates placed right-hander Vince Velasquez on the 15-day injured list Sunday, a day after his return from a previous bout with elbow inflammation ended after two innings. Velasquez started Saturday against the Seattle Mariners, his first appearance since May 4. He allowed four runs
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May 28, 2023, 05:41 PM ET The Los Angeles Angels promoted prized pitching prospect Ben Joyce from Double-A Rocket City on Sunday and placed veteran left-hander Matt Moore on the 15-day injured list due to a right oblique strain. The move involving Moore is retroactive to Thursday. The right-handed Joyce was a third-round draft pick
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May 28, 2023, 05:04 PM ET The NBA has opened an investigation into longtime referee Eric Lewis involving a Twitter account that responded to numerous posts on league officiating and defended Lewis and other NBA referees, league sources confirmed to ESPN. The account in question, which has since been deleted, was listed under a username
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Associated Press May 28, 2023, 03:50 PM ET CONCORD, N.C. — RFK Racing on Sunday announced a multiyear partnership with BlueForge Alliance, the nonprofit integrator for the U.S. Navy’s Submarine Industrial Base program. BuildSubmarines.com will be featured as a primary partner for 10 races across RFK’s two NASCAR Cup Series teams this year and for
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ESPN News Services May 28, 2023, 02:16 PM ET NEW YORK — Padres left fielder Juan Soto was a late scratch from San Diego’s 10-7 loss to the New York Yankees on Sunday because of back tightness. The injury was announced about 10 minutes before first pitch. The Yankees also lost Anthony Rizzo after he
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