Month: July 2023

Jul 6, 2023, 03:45 PM ET Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve, who has missed two games after injuring his left oblique in batting practice Tuesday, has been placed on the 10-day injured list. The move is retroactive to Tuesday. The Astros return from the All-Star break on July 14. “I don’t think there’s any
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Jul 6, 2023, 04:01 PM ET The Sacramento Kings are finalizing a deal to acquire Indiana Pacers guard Chris Duarte in exchange for two second-round picks, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Thursday. The Pacers will receive a 2028 second-round pick (via Dallas) and the Kings’ 2030 second-round pick. The trade is expected to be
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ESPN News Services Jul 6, 2023, 02:51 PM ET LONDON — Defending champion Elena Rybakina booked her place in the Wimbledon third round but only after surviving a torrid second set against experienced Frenchwoman Alize Cornet, who needed a medical timeout after slipping late in Thursday’s contest. Also on Thursday, Russian qualifier Mirra Andreeva went
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Todd Archer, ESPN Staff WriterJul 6, 2023, 03:09 PM ET Close Todd Archer is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Dallas Cowboys. Archer has covered the NFL since 1997 and Dallas since 2003. He joined ESPN in 2010. You can follow him on Twitter at @toddarcher. FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys have
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Top international basketball prospect Rocco Zikarsky will forgo college and professional options in the United States and sign with the Brisbane Bullets of the Australian National Basketball League Next Stars program, he told ESPN on Thursday. “I decided that the Next Stars opportunity was just too good a fit,” the 7-foot-3 Zikarsky told ESPN. “Being
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ESPN News Services Jul 6, 2023, 02:29 PM ET The camera operator struck by an errant throw during Wednesday’s game between the Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees suffered an orbital fracture. Pete Stendel is at home resting and “he and his family appreciate everyone’s support,” YES Network, for whom Stendel was working, announced Thursday.
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNJul 6, 2023, 01:19 PM ET Vergil Ortiz Jr. has withdrawn from Saturday’s welterweight fight against Eimantas Stanionis in San Antonio, Golden Boy Promotions announced Thursday. “Nothing is more important than the safety of our fighters, and we of course support Vergil’s decision 100%,” Golden Boy Promotions said in a statement. “This unfortunate
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Jul 6, 2023, 10:54 AM ET Two-time Stanley Cup winner Patric Hornqvist has announced his retirement after 15 seasons with three teams. Hornqvist, 36, won back-to-back championships with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2016 and 2017, scoring the Cup-clinching goal in Game 6 against the Nashville Predators in 2017. The Swedish forward had a goal and
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Jul 6, 2023, 11:25 AM ET NBA Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant will be the cover athlete for NBA 2K24, the video game’s publisher announced Thursday. 2K tweeted that two different covers — the Kobe Bryant Edition and the Black Mamba Edition — would be released, with preorders beginning Friday ahead of the Sept. 8
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ESPN News Services Jul 6, 2023, 12:01 PM ET Miami Marlins center fielder Jonathan Davis will have surgery Thursday to repair the meniscus in his right knee, the team announced. Davis, 31, landed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday. He was carted off the field in Tuesday’s win against the St. Louis Cardinals after trying
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Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderJul 6, 2023, 11:58 AM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 The Portland Trail Blazers are matching restricted free agent Matisse Thybulle‘s three-year, $33 million offer sheet with the Dallas Mavericks, sources told ESPN on Thursday. The Blazers are retaining Thybulle, 26, who will stay a
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Jul 6, 2023, 07:26 AM ET Oleksandr Usyk’s last fight was against Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia in 2022. Khalid Alhaj/MB Media/Getty Images Oleksandr Usyk will defend his IBF, IBO, WBO and WBA heavyweight titles when he takes on the United Kingdom’s Daniel Dubois at the Tarczynski Arena in Wroclaw, Poland, on Aug. 26, the Ukrainian
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