Month: June 2023

Jun 20, 2023, 05:34 PM ET The Sacramento Kings G League affiliate made history Tuesday, naming Lindsey Harding as the new head coach of the Stockton Kings and Anjali Ranadivé as the new general manager. It’s the first time in G League history that two women will lead an affiliate team. Harding spent four seasons
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJun 20, 2023, 04:50 PM ET One of the biggest non-title fights at strawweight the UFC can make will go down this summer. Former UFC women’s strawweight champion Jessica Andrade will face the undefeated Tatiana Suarez in the co-main event of UFC Nashville on Aug. 5, the promotion announced Tuesday. Suarez
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Associated Press Jun 20, 2023, 04:47 PM ET BIRMINGHAM, England — Britain’s Katie Boulter couldn’t bring along her title-winning form to the Birmingham Classic. Two days after winning her first WTA title at the Nottingham Open, Boulter lost in the first round of another grass-court event on home soil, falling 7-5, 7-5 to Lin Zhu
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Associated Press Jun 20, 2023, 04:06 PM ET Oklahoma has announced that former pitcher George Frazier, a World Series champion who had a nearly three-decade run as a television broadcaster, has died at age 68. The Denver Post reported he died Monday in Tulsa after a recent illness. In two seasons at Oklahoma, he played
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJun 20, 2023, 01:41 PM ET The Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz boxing match Aug. 5 in Dallas will now be contested over 10 rounds, after initially being booked for eight. The two fighters agreed to the change last week after Diaz proposed it, and on Tuesday, the Texas Department of
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ESPN News Services Jun 20, 2023, 04:37 PM ET CLEVELAND — Gavin Williams, the Cleveland Guardians‘ top pitching prospect, will make his major league debut on Wednesday with a start against the Oakland Athletics. Williams, 23, has risen quickly through the Guardians organization, and the club feels it’s time to see how his electric fastball
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Stephen Holder, ESPNJun 20, 2023, 04:10 PM ET The NFL is redoubling its efforts to reinforce the league’s gambling policy to players in the wake of a rash of recent violations. All rookies will now be required to attend mandatory education sessions and a group of league officials is making in-person visits to team facilities
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Josh Weinfuss, ESPN Staff WriterJun 20, 2023, 03:15 PM ET Close Josh Weinfuss is a staff writer who covers the Arizona Cardinals and the NFL at ESPN. Josh has covered the Cardinals since 2012, joining ESPN in 2013. He is a member of the Pro Football Writers of America and a graduate of Indiana University.
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Jun 20, 2023, 03:12 PM ET Toronto Raptors guard Gary Trent Jr. is picking up his $18.5 million player option for next season, sources confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday. Trent, 24, is coming off another strong season after averaging 17.4 points and 1.6 steals per game. Acquired in a deadline deal with the LA Clippers
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Jun 20, 2023, 02:39 PM ET Rose Zhang will play the first two rounds of this week’s KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in a marquee group alongside fellow American Lexi Thompson and Australia’s Minjee Lee. Zhang, 20, is playing in her first major tournament since turning pro and coming off a victory in her LPGA Tour
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Jun 20, 2023, 02:03 PM ET The New York Yankees reinstated outfielder Harrison Bader from the injured list Tuesday. Bader had been on the IL since May 30 with a hamstring strain. He was eligible to come off sooner but requested to extend his rehab stint to gain confidence in his healing hamstring. Bader, 29,
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Jun 20, 2023, 02:43 PM ET Washington Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma has declined his $13 million player option and will become a free agent, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Tuesday. Kuzma just completed his second season with the Wizards averaging a career-high 21.2 points to go with 7.2 rebounds. He had a career high
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Dick Vitale, College Basketball analystJun 20, 2023, 02:30 PM ET Close Dick Vitale, college basketball’s top analyst and ambassador, joined ESPN during the 1979-80 season. His thorough knowledge of the game is brought forth in an enthusiastic, passionate style. Vitale also contributes columns to ESPN.com. With the excitement of the NBA Finals still fresh on
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJun 20, 2023, 01:16 PM ET The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) doled out eight suspensions in boxing and mixed martial arts Tuesday, plus a hefty fine for boxing star Devin Haney. Haney, the undisputed boxing lightweight champion, was fined $25,000 for shoving Vasyl Lomachenko at the May 19 weigh-in for
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Associated Press Jun 20, 2023, 01:02 PM ET The Utah Jazz will begin making their game broadcasts available over the air starting this coming season, becoming the latest franchise to pivot to a new option for fans and potentially reaching more viewers than ever before. The Jazz unveiled their plan Tuesday, with owner Ryan Smith
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