Month: July 2023

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJul 8, 2023, 12:29 AM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM LAS VEGAS – Fred VanVleet, fresh off signing his three-year, $130 million deal with the Houston Rockets on Friday, reminisced about beginning his NBA career
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Andrew Lopez, ESPNJul 7, 2023, 11:25 PM ET LAS VEGAS — It might not have been the show everyone expected to see, but Victor Wembanyama‘s summer league debut was a hot ticket on Friday night. Wembanyama, the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s draft, and the Spurs defeated the Charlotte Hornets, with No. 2
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Associated Press Jul 7, 2023, 09:52 PM ET PHOENIX — The Pittsburgh Pirates placed outfielder/designated hitter Andrew McCutchen and third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes on the 10-day injured list Friday. McCutchen, whose move was retroactive to Thursday, is out with right elbow inflammation. Hayes, who had just been activated from the IL on Thursday, is still
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Associated Press Jul 7, 2023, 10:43 PM ET LOS ANGELES — All-Star center fielder Mike Trout won’t attend next week’s All-Star Game in Seattle while he recovers from a broken left wrist. “It was a tough decision for me, but I got to get my hand right,” Trout said Friday before the Los Angeles Angels
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ESPN News Services Jul 7, 2023, 10:08 PM ET NEW YORK — Jameson Taillon made a triumphant return to Yankee Stadium, allowing one hit in eight innings to outpitch Carlos Rodón in the All-Star’s injury-delayed Yankees debut and lift the Chicago Cubs over New York 3-0 on Friday night for their first-ever victory in the
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ESPN News Services Jul 7, 2023, 09:55 PM ET DETROIT — Alek Manoah won for the first time since April 5, allowing one run on five hits in six innings of a triumphant return to the rotation as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Detroit Tigers 12-2 on Friday night for their fourth straight victory.
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Jul 7, 2023, 09:02 PM ET Arizona Diamondbacks All-Star outfielder Corbin Carroll avoided a serious shoulder injury and is in the starting lineup for Friday night’s game against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates. Carroll exited Thursday’s 9-0 loss to the New York Mets in the seventh inning after injuring the shoulder on a swing and miss.
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Associated Press Jul 7, 2023, 07:59 PM ET SEATTLE — The Seattle Kraken avoided salary arbitration with defenseman Will Borgen on Friday, agreeing to a two-year contract with an average annual value of $2.7 million a season. Seattle also announced a one-year deal with veteran forward Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. Borgen, 26, is coming off the best
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNJul 7, 2023, 08:49 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Portland Trail Blazers guard Scoot Henderson and Houston Rockets guard Amen Thompson put on impressive displays in their summer league debuts Friday, but left what ultimately became a 100-99 Houston win with injuries. Henderson, the No. 3 overall pick by Portland, exited in the
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Associated Press Jul 7, 2023, 08:36 PM ET MILWAUKEE — Cincinnati Reds rookie Elly De La Cruz has been a breakout star on the field, and now he’s tackling acting. De La Cruz appears alongside soccer star Alex Morgan and NFL standout Odell Beckham Jr. in a new advertisement for the upcoming movie “Mission: Impossible
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 7, 2023, 06:51 PM ET LAS VEGAS — A rare brain disease has forced UFC newcomer Josiah Harrell out of his debut fight. A prefight MRI, required by the UFC and Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC), showed that Harrell has a previously undiagnosed affliction called moyamoya, which is “a rare
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 7, 2023, 07:28 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Jon Jones will fight Stipe Miocic in a battle of the most decorated light heavyweight and heavyweight, respectively, in UFC history. Jones will defend his UFC heavyweight title against Miocic, the former two-time champ, at UFC 295 on November 11 at New
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Associated Press Jul 7, 2023, 07:15 PM ET MIAMI — Top Philadelphia Phillies prospect Andrew Painter is undergoing testing because of discomfort in his right elbow, manager Rob Thomson said Friday. Thomson did not say what type of testing Painter will have but said the 19-year-old right-hander started feeling discomfort after a bullpen session on
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