Month: July 2023

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJul 22, 2023, 01:22 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. AUCKLAND, New Zealand — U.S. women’s national team forward Sophia Smith said that her team’s 3-0 win over Vietnam was “a good starting point” but that the Americans have “a lot more
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The Tour de France Femmes begins its second edition on Sunday, 23 July in Clermont Ferrand, central southern France. The eight-stage race features a mixture of flat stages, hilly days, a time trial and a showpiece mountain-top finish on the Tourmalet in the Pyrenees. Last year’s winner Annemiek van Vleuten is returning to the start
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ESPN News Services Jul 22, 2023, 01:06 AM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Houston Astros All-Star Kyle Tucker has been one of the American League’s best hitters against left-handers this season. He credits his success to hours of playing Wiffle Ball with his older brother, Preston, when the two major leaguers were growing up. Tucker hit
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Associated Press Jul 22, 2023, 12:44 AM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani allowed four homers for the first time in his major league career while pitching six-hit ball into the seventh inning and earning the mound victory in the Los Angeles Angels‘ 8-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. Pirates rookie Henry
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 22, 2023, 12:48 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Florida A&M has suspended all football-related activities following the release of an unauthorized rap video filmed in the team locker room that contained explicit lyrics. Coach Willie Simmons announced the decision Friday night,
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Associated Press Jul 21, 2023, 11:41 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager left Friday night’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers when he hurt his right hand on a headfirst slide on a double in the eighth inning against his former team. Seager was initially called out on right fielder Mookie
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ESPN News Services Jul 21, 2023, 10:44 PM ET The Washington Nationals and former LSU outfielder Dylan Crews, the No. 2 pick in the 2023 draft, agreed to a signing bonus of about $9 million, according to multiple reports. That’s the second-largest bonus in major league history, behind his LSU teammate and this year’s top
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Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterJul 21, 2023, 09:27 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. LAS VEGAS — Colorado coach Deion Sanders underwent successful surgery Thursday to remove a blood clot in his right leg. “Everything’s good,” Colorado defensive coordinator Charles Kelly told ESPN at Pac-12 media day.
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Associated Press Jul 21, 2023, 09:59 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mike Trout is making progress in his recovery from a broken bone in his left hand, but the three-time AL MVP still isn’t close to a return. Trout had the stitches removed this week following surgery to repair his broken hamate bone, the slugger
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Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterJul 21, 2023, 09:30 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University LAS VEGAS — USC quarterback Caleb Williams said last year’s loss to Utah in the Pac-12 conference championship game still “burns,” and he predicted the Trojans will be in the College Football Playoff
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Associated Press Jul 21, 2023, 08:19 PM ET PALERMO, Sicily — Top-ranked Daria Kasatkina is out of the Palermo Open after losing to home favorite Jasmine Paolini in the quarterfinals on Friday. The fifth-seeded Paolini found herself 3-1 down in the deciding set and facing three break points but managed to rally and didn’t let
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Associated Press Jul 21, 2023, 08:20 PM ET SEATTLE — The Seattle Kraken re-signed top defenseman Vince Dunn to a four-year, $29.4 million contract Friday, locking up one of their core players coming off the best season of his career. Dunn, 26, had a career-high 14 goals and 64 points in the regular season playing
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Associated Press Jul 21, 2023, 08:29 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — All-Star left-hander Clayton Kershaw is expected to face hitters in a simulated game Monday and could return for the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers as early as next weekend. The three-time NL Cy Young Award winner, who hasn’t pitched since June 27 because of
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