Month: June 2023

Associated Press Jun 25, 2023, 03:51 PM ET GAIBA, Italy — American teenager Ashlyn Krueger won her first WTA title after rallying to beat top-seeded Tatjana Maria in the final of the Veneto Open on Sunday. The 19-year-old Krueger prevailed 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 over the more experienced German. The 35-year-old Maria was on the brink
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Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderJun 25, 2023, 04:41 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Minnesota Timberwolves center Naz Reid has agreed on a new three-year, $42 million contract that includes a player option, his agents, Sean Kennedy and Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports Management, told ESPN on Sunday. The
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Jun 25, 2023, 03:24 PM ET Senegal defender Kalidou Koulibaly has joined Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal from Premier League side Chelsea, the two clubs announced on Sunday. “We’ll continue to make history together,” Al-Hilal said on Twitter, alongside a short video featuring Koulibaly. The four-time Asian Champions League winners said Koulibaly’s contract would run until
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Jun 25, 2023, 03:21 PM ET The San Diego Padres recalled right-hander Reiss Knehr from Triple-A El Paso on Sunday and optioned right-handed knuckleballer Matt Waldron one day after he made his major league debut. Knehr, 26, returns to the Padres after posting a 12.27 ERA in three relief outings earlier this season. He is
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Associated Press Jun 25, 2023, 03:01 PM ET TORONTO — Blue Jays outfielder George Springer hit his 55th career leadoff home run in Sunday’s game against Oakland, breaking a tie with Alfonso Soriano and moving him into sole possession of second place on baseball’s all-time list. Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson leads with 81 career
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Associated Press Jun 25, 2023, 02:43 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print BAD HOMBURG, Germany — Second-seeded Liudmila Samsonova eased into the second round of the Bad Homburg Open with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Viktoriya Tomova on Sunday. Sara Errani claimed her first tour-level grass-court victory since Wimbledon in 2016 by
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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 25, 2023, 11:35 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The NHL’s ban on players wearing specialty jerseys during warmups has frustrated those who directly benefited from their participation, including charities and artists from marginalized communities. “In short, it hurts,” said Mio Linzie, a queer artist who has collaborated
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Associated Press Jun 25, 2023, 12:54 PM ET LONDON — Chicago Cubs right-hander Marcus Stroman left Sunday’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals in the fourth inning with a blister on his right index finger. Stroman entered the game with an NL-best 2.28 ERA and was 7-0 in his past seven starts going into the
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Jun 25, 2023, 11:04 AM ET The Minnesota Twins placed Jose De Leon on the 15-day injured list Sunday and recalled fellow right-hander Josh Winder from Triple-A St. Paul. De Leon sustained a right flexor muscle strain while warming up in the top of the eighth inning of Minnesota’s 3-2 loss to the host Detroit
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Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterJun 24, 2023, 08:36 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. The Carolina Hurricanes have signed captain Jordan Staal to a four-year contract worth $11.6 million, the team announced Sunday. The forward’s new deal includes a no-movement clause for three seasons and a no-trade clause for
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Jun 25, 2023, 10:45 AM ET LONDON — Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz defeated Alex De Minaur 6-4, 6-4 to claim the Queen’s Club title on Sunday and return to the world’s No. 1 ranking. In baking temperatures, the 20-year-old had too much firepower for his wily Australian opponent as he claimed his first grass-court title in
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Andre Snellings, ESPNJun 23, 2023, 02:00 AM ET The Wembanyama era has officially begun. The primary debate on Victor Wembanyama coming into the NBA draft was whether he is the best prospect since LeBron James, the best since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, or the best of all time. That’s the bar being set for Wembanyama’s impact on
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Tim Kurkjian, ESPN Senior WriterJun 25, 2023, 10:00 AM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Has covered baseball since 1981 LONDON — Some sports are only as international as the International House of Pancakes. Not baseball. It is everywhere, from Cuba to Aruba, from Canada to Panama, from Ty France to Jonathan
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