Month: July 2023

ESPN News Services Jul 28, 2023, 10:30 PM ET Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani hit his major league-leading 39th home run Friday night against the Toronto Blue Jays, but was removed from the game for the second straight day because of cramps. Manager Phil Nevin said afterward that Ohtani was removed because of cramps
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Katherine Terrell, ESPN Staff WriterJul 28, 2023, 02:33 PM ET Close Katherine Terrell came back to ESPN to cover the New Orleans Saints in the summer of 2022. She left the company in 2019 after joining in 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a graduate of LSU and a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native,
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Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterJul 28, 2023, 09:13 PM ET Cornerback Charles Lester III committed to Mike Norvell and Florida State on Friday night. The 6-foot-2, 180-pound Lester (No. 33 overall in the 2024 ESPN 300 and No. 5 CB), a four-star prospect who transferred to Venice High School (Florida) from Riverview High School (Florida)
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNJul 28, 2023, 08:26 PM ET Devin Haney and Regis Prograis have agreed to fight for Prograis’ WBC junior welterweight title, sources told ESPN on Friday. The 140-pound matchup is planned for Oct. 28 in Las Vegas. Haney, 24, retained his undisputed lightweight championship with a unanimous decision over future Hall of Famer
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Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterJul 28, 2023, 06:41 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Miles Mikolas has been suspended for five games and fined an undisclosed amount for intentionally throwing at Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ in the first inning of Thursday’s
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Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterJul 28, 2023, 08:49 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. Nebraska tight ends coach Bob Wager has resigned after his DUI arrest on Wednesday, the school announced on Friday. According
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 28, 2023, 06:59 PM ET SALT LAKE CITY — An anticipated welterweight fight between Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson and Michel Pereira has been pulled from Saturday’s UFC 291 card, the promotion announced Friday. Pereira missed weight by three pounds Friday morning, coming in at 174 pounds. The non-title welterweight limit is
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Associated Press Jul 28, 2023, 06:18 PM ET BRIDGEND, Wales — Steven Alker moved to the top of the Senior Open Championship leaderboard on Friday with a 3-under 68 after Miguel Angel Jimenez followed up a round to remember with one to forget. Playing on his birthday, Alker hit four birdies in the second round
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John Keim, ESPN Staff WriterJul 28, 2023, 01:15 PM ET Close John Keim covers the Washington Commanders for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2013 after a stint with the Washington Post. He started covering the team in 1994 for the Journal Newspapers and later for the Washington Examiner. He has authored/co-authored four books. You can
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Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterJul 28, 2023, 06:40 PM ET Close Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018,
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNJul 28, 2023, 06:47 PM ET In the wake of posturing about Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard‘s desire to play only for the Miami Heat by his agent, Aaron Goodwin, the NBA sent a memo to all 30 teams Friday stating that any player, or his agent, who makes public or private
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Jamal Collier, ESPNJul 28, 2023, 06:04 PM ET The Milwaukee Bucks re-signed forward Thanasis Antetokounmpo on Friday. Antetokounmpo returns for his fourth season with Milwaukee after playing 37 games last season while shooting a career-low 43.5% from the field. He has appeared in 162 games (11 starts) for the Bucks over the past four seasons,
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Associated Press Jul 28, 2023, 05:19 PM ET HAMBURG, Germany — German teenager Noma Noha Akugue reached the final on her first time in the main draw of a WTA Tour tournament on Friday, continuing a meteoric rise for a player ranked 207th in the world. Noha Akugue won 6-3, 6-3 against another 19-year-old, Russian
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Turron Davenport, ESPNJul 28, 2023, 03:40 PM ET Close Turron Davenport covers the Tennessee Titans for ESPN. Turron is a former collegiate football player at Cheyney University and is a native of Philadelphia, and he has authored/co-authored four books. You can catch Turron on ESPN Radio on his show “Talking with TD” and you can
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Jul 28, 2023, 04:48 PM ET The Colorado Rockies activated left-hander Kyle Freeland from the 15-day injured list Friday, less than three weeks after he dislocated his non-throwing shoulder. Freeland, 30, sustained the injury July 9 at San Francisco when he dove for a popup on the infield. Freeland, who is 4-10 with a 4.72
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