Month: July 2023

Kendra Andrews, ESPNJul 10, 2023, 12:27 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Chris Paul has history with the Golden State Warriors. For years, it was as a rival. Now, it’s as a member of the organization. “My family couldn’t believe it either,” Paul said at his introductory news conference Sunday at summer league. It has been
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Andrew Lopez, ESPNJul 10, 2023, 12:40 AM ET LAS VEGAS — It wasn’t the result Victor Wembanyama wanted, but the No. 1 overall pick put on a better performance in his second summer league game Sunday night than his debut. Wembanyama had 27 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks on 9-of-14 shooting, but it wasn’t
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Associated Press Jul 9, 2023, 10:18 PM ET HAMPTON, Ga. — William Byron won the rain-shortened NASCAR race at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday night for his second win in Atlanta in the last two years and his fourth victory of the season. The threat of rain affected strategy as drivers fought to move toward
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Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJul 9, 2023, 09:04 PM ET PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — In the same week that Honolulu native Michelle Wie West bid goodbye to the women’s game, another Honolulu product, Allisen Corpuz, stepped up at Pebble Beach to win the U.S. Women’s Open — the first ever played at the legendary course — for
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Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderJul 9, 2023, 10:52 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 The Philadelphia 76ers have matched restricted free agent forward Paul Reed‘s three-year, $23 million offer sheet with the Utah Jazz and will retain him, sources told ESPN on Sunday night. Reed signed the offer sheet
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 9, 2023, 09:49 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. A former Northwestern football player who came forward with allegations of widespread hazing within the program spoke Sunday with university president Michael Schill, who is considering harsher discipline for coach Pat Fitzgerald. The
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Associated Press Jul 9, 2023, 08:33 PM ET Former AT&T chairman Randall Stephenson resigned from the PGA Tour’s policy board over concerns about the tour’s proposed partnership with Saudi Arabia’s national wealth fund, The Washington Post reported Sunday. The PGA Tour confirmed the resignation in a memo to its members, referring to Stephenson’s “exemplary service”
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Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterJul 9, 2023, 08:36 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. LAS VEGAS — As impactful as the Los Angeles Lakers hope their new free agent signings
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ESPN News Services Jul 9, 2023, 07:28 PM ET NEW YORK — Hitting coach Dillon Lawson was fired by the New York Yankees after Sunday’s 7-4 loss to the Chicago Cubs, a rare midseason change by a franchise that has prized stability since Hal Steinbrenner took over from his father as controlling owner. New York’s
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Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterJul 9, 2023, 07:16 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. SEATTLE — Paul Skenes and Dylan Crews, star teammates on the LSU team that won the Men’s College World Series, were
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D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jul 9, 2023, 06:12 PM ET Following a lack of handshake at the net in her 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (9) fourth-round loss to Elina Svitolina at Wimbledon on Sunday, former world No. 1 and two-time major champion Victoria Azarenka was loudly booed by the crowd at No. 1 Court as she walked
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Associated Press Jul 9, 2023, 03:59 PM ET WIMBLEDON, England — Top-seeded Iga Swiatek saved two match points Sunday and reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the first time with a 6-7 (4), 7-6 (2), 6-3 victory over Belinda Bencic at Centre Court. Swiatek extended her unbeaten run to 14 matches, which includes claiming her fourth
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Associated Press Jul 9, 2023, 05:36 PM ET The Baltimore Orioles have decided to promote top prospect Jackson Holliday to Double-A Bowie, a person with knowledge of the move told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Sunday because there had been no announcement about the move. Holliday, the
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