Month: June 2023

Jun 23, 2023, 09:12 PM ET Cincinnati Reds rookie Elly De La Cruz became the youngest major league baseball player to hit for the cycle in 51 years during Friday night’s game against the Atlanta Braves. De La Cruz doubled to open the second inning, had a two-run homer in the third, a run-scoring single
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Associated Press Jun 23, 2023, 07:01 PM ET SAN ANTONIO — The chants from hundreds of fans, some of whom waited outside for hours in nearly 100-degree heat, started at the very moment Victor Wembanyama stepped out of the private plane that carried him to his new NBA home. “Wem-V-P!” “Wem-V-P!” “Wem-V-P!” And the NBA’s
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Associated Press Jun 23, 2023, 07:12 PM ET CROMWELL, Conn. — Keegan Bradley and Denny McCarthy shared the Travelers Championship lead Friday at a tournament-record 15-under 125. McCarthy followed his first-round 60 with a 65 in the morning at TPC River Highlands. A few hours later, Bradley shot a 63 to go with his opening
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Associated Press Jun 23, 2023, 07:37 PM ET DENVER — The Colorado Rockies placed reliever Brent Suter on the 15-day injured list Friday because of a left oblique strain. In a corresponding move before facing the Los Angels later Friday, the Rockies called up pitcher Noah Davis from Triple-A Albuquerque. Suter was injured Tuesday in
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Associated Press Jun 23, 2023, 07:15 PM ET NEW YORK — Hitting .160 over the last five weeks, DJ LeMahieu has been willing to look at his mechanics. “I haven’t really hit this bad in a while, I don’t know if ever, and it’s coming at a bad time for our team,” LeMahieu said Friday
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Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterJun 23, 2023, 07:12 PM ET Close Dave Wilson is an editor for ESPN.com since 2010. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Texas A&M defensive line coach Terry Price died Friday, according to the school. He was 55. No cause of death
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Associated Press Jun 23, 2023, 06:00 PM ET ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash believes that ace Shane McClanahan can avoid going on the injured list due to mid-back tightness. McClanahan, who leads the majors with 11 wins, left Thursday night’s 6-5 loss to the Kansas City Royals with two outs
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Associated Press Jun 23, 2023, 05:48 PM ET GAIBA, Italy — American teenagers Robin Montgomery and Ashlyn Krueger will face each other in the semifinals of the Veneto Open nearly two years after they won the girls’ doubles title at the US Open. The 18-year-old Montgomery beat third-seeded Ysaline Bonaventure 6-4, 6-2 and the 19-year-old
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJun 23, 2023, 12:18 PM ET Rose Namajunas will make her debut in a new weight class in an iconic city. The former two-time UFC women’s strawweight champion is moving up to flyweight to fight contender Manon Fiorot of France at UFC Paris on Sept. 2., sources confirmed to ESPN on
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Top international basketball prospect Alex Toohey has decommitted from the Gonzaga Bulldogs and will sign with the Sydney Kings as part of the Australian NBL Next Stars program, he told ESPN on Friday. “Over time, while evaluating my situation, I felt the best pathway for me was right here in my own backyard,” Toohey said.
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Associated Press Jun 23, 2023, 04:29 PM ET LONDON — Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz reached his first ATP semifinals on grass when he defeated former champion Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 6-4 at the Queen’s Club Championships on Friday. Dimitrov, the 2014 winner who came through qualifying this year, was his own worst enemy. He had a better
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Associated Press Jun 23, 2023, 03:26 PM ET MUNICH — Daniel Hillier took a 1-shot lead in the second round of the BMW International Open ahead of a player making his debut on the European tour Friday. New Zealander Hillier shot a 5-under 67 with five birdies — three of them on consecutive holes —
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ESPN News Services Jun 23, 2023, 12:58 PM ET The New Jersey Devils have re-signed Erik Haula to a three-year, $9.45 million contract, the team announced Friday. A veteran left winger who can also double as a center, Haula found an instant fit with the Devils. Though he was on an expiring contract when they
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Associated Press Jun 23, 2023, 02:02 PM ET SAN ANTONIO — No. 1 draft pick Victor Wembanyama of San Antonio and No. 2 pick Brandon Miller of Charlotte might go head-to-head on the first day of NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. The NBA has San Antonio playing Charlotte on July 7, which is opening
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Jun 23, 2023, 01:28 PM ET The San Jose Sharks are bringing back franchise great Patrick Marleau to serve as a player development coach and hockey operations adviser. The Sharks announced Marleau’s return Friday, saying he will work with players on the Sharks and the AHL’s San Jose Barracuda while also serving as an adviser
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