Month: June 2023

Associated Press Jun 28, 2023, 09:55 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge played catch before Wednesday’s game at Oakland in the American League MVP’s first baseball activity since tearing a ligament in his right big toe June 3. “There’s a lot of steps we’ve got to take to get back
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Associated Press Jun 28, 2023, 08:59 PM ET SEATTLE — For the second time in a week, Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez watched the end of a game on television back in the clubhouse. At least this time, Martinez watched a Nationals victory. Martinez was ejected in the sixth inning of Wednesday’s game against the
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Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterJun 28, 2023, 08:06 PM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato A proposal to allow college basketball exhibitions in the summer months has been tabled, according to a release by the NCAA’s men’s and women’s basketball oversight committees on Wednesday. The Basketball
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Associated Press Jun 28, 2023, 07:38 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte Hornets haven’t given up on the possibility of bringing back Miles Bridges. The Hornets extended qualifying offers to Bridges, P.J. Washington and Theo Maledon on Tuesday, making all three restricted free agents. Bridges missed all of last season after he was charged
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Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterJun 28, 2023, 07:02 PM ET Close Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. You can
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Associated Press Jun 28, 2023, 05:16 PM ET ATLANTA — Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli closed the clubhouse Wednesday to keep out reporters after his team was swept in a three-game series by the Atlanta Braves. Baldelli said the players were having a meeting to sort out what went wrong following a 3-0 loss, the
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Associated Press Jun 28, 2023, 05:09 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Cleveland Guardians manager Terry Francona will not be with the team for a second straight game after being hospitalized when he became lightheaded before a series opener against the Kansas City Royals. Francona, who has had significant health issues in recent years, spent
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Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterJun 28, 2023, 06:01 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan The NCAA Division I Council proposed changes to the transfer period windows that would reduce the total number of days that student athletes can enter the transfer portal from 60 down to 30.
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Associated Press Jun 28, 2023, 02:48 PM ET CROMWELL, Conn. — Changes will be made to the TPC River Highlands golf course after record-low scoring last week during the PGA Tour’s annual Travelers Championship, tournament officials said Wednesday. Andy Bessette, Travelers’ executive vice president and chief administrative officer, told The Associated Press that officials at
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ESPN News Services Jun 28, 2023, 05:47 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print The Minnesota Timberwolves are declining to guarantee Taurean Prince‘s $7.4 million contract for 2023-24, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Prince will become a free agent. 2023 NBA offseason • Lastest free agency buzz and news• Pelton: Best available free
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Associated Press Jun 28, 2023, 05:16 PM ET New Mexico State agreed to pay $8 million to settle a lawsuit involving two basketball players who said they were sexually assaulted by teammates. Terms of the settlement were released on the state’s open-records site Wednesday. Deuce Benjamin and his father, William, who was a co-defendant, will
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Associated Press Jun 28, 2023, 04:52 PM ET NEW YORK — The NBA released the full collective bargaining agreement to its teams Wednesday, two days before the start of free agency and three days before the new labor agreement between the league and its players takes effect. The 676-page agreement — now signed by both
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Jun 28, 2023, 03:53 PM ET Chicago Bulls and center Nikola Vucevic have agreed to a contract extension, the team announced Wednesday. Terms were not disclosed, but Vucevic’s agents, Bill Duffy and Rade Filipovich, told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that the deal is for three years and $60 million. Vucevic, who will turn 33 near the
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Associated Press Jun 28, 2023, 03:26 PM ET BAD HOMBURG, Germany — Iga Swiatek eased into the quarterfinals of the Bad Homburg Open with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Jil Teichmann on Wednesday in the Wimbledon warmup. The French Open champion pulled off a tweener to convert her first break point for a 3-2 lead
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