Month: July 2023

M.A. Voepel, ESPN.comJul 5, 2023, 07:12 PM ET Close M.A. Voepel covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. SILVIS, Illinois – After leading the Iowa Hawkeyes to their first NCAA women’s basketball championship game, being consensus
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Jul 5, 2023, 11:58 PM ET Chicago Cubs All-Star shortstop Dansby Swanson left in the seventh inning of Wednesday’s 4-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers because of a left heel contusion. He went 0-for-3 in the game. Cubs manager David Ross said postgame that Swanson won’t be in the lineup on Thursday against Milwaukee. He
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ESPN News Services Jul 5, 2023, 09:38 PM ET NEW YORK — A cameraman was injured Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium when he was hit in the head by a wild throw from Baltimore Orioles rookie shortstop Gunnar Henderson. Positioned right next to the New York Yankees‘ dugout on the first-base side, Pete Stendel of
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Jul 5, 2023, 10:17 AM ET AC Milan have submitted a new bid worth over €20 million ($21.8m) for Chelsea forward Christian Pulisic, sources have told ESPN. ESPN reported last week that Pulisic had agreed personal terms in principle with Milan, who can offer the United States star the chance to remain playing Champions League
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Jul 5, 2023, 08:49 PM ET Free agent center Mo Bamba has agreed on a one-year deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, agent Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports and agent Greer Love told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday. The Sixers are bringing in Bamba with the intention of keeping restricted free agent Paul Reed, but Bamba
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Associated Press Jul 5, 2023, 09:06 PM ET American tennis player Jenson Brooksby accepted a provisional suspension from the International Tennis Integrity Agency on Wednesday after being accused of missing three doping tests in a 12-month period, he told The Associated Press. “Taking the provisional suspension is the best decision that we have to make
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Jeff Passan, ESPNJul 5, 2023, 07:55 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Pete Alonso is going to get his Home Run Derby grudge match against Julio Rodriguez. And this time it will be in front of a partisan crowd. The first-round
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ESPN News Services Jul 5, 2023, 08:35 PM ET The Final Four of the NBA’s new in-season tournament will take place on Dec. 7 and 9 in Las Vegas, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday. Statistics will count for the league’s regular season, except for the championship game of the event, Wojnarowski reports. Full
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Associated Press Jul 5, 2023, 08:29 PM ET Pine Valley will host the Curtis Cup matches for female amateurs in 2034, the first time the course regarded as America’s best will hold an international competition in nearly 50 years. The announcement Wednesday adds to a movement by the USGA to bring its female championships to
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNJul 5, 2023, 07:29 PM ET The Dallas Mavericks and restricted free agent forward Grant Williams are finalizing a four-year, $53 million contract as part of a three-team sign-and-trade agreement with the Boston Celtics and San Antonio Spurs, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday. San Antonio will receive forward Reggie Bullock and
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Vladimir Tarasenko, one of the most notable names available in NHL unrestricted free agency, has changed agents as he seeks a new contract. Tarasenko, 31, is now represented by JP Barry and Pat Brisson of CAA, as Brisson confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. CAA represents some of the NHL’s biggest names, including Sidney Crosby and
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ESPN News Services Jul 5, 2023, 07:23 PM ET Angels All-Star outfielder Mike Trout underwent successful surgery Wednesday to repair a broken hamate bone he sustained when he fouled off a pitch Monday night, and manager Phil Nevin confirmed the standard projected timeline of 4-8 weeks for his return. “I just talked to Mike; he
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ESPN News Services Jul 5, 2023, 03:00 PM ET Women’s top seed Iga Swiatek outclassed Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-2, 6-0 on Wednesday to sweep into the third round of Wimbledon with a dazzling display. Swiatek, 22, of Poland, started a little slowly and dropped serve early having broken her opponent, but moved through the
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Jul 5, 2023, 06:26 PM ET Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve sat out a second straight game Wednesday after injuring his left oblique in batting practice Tuesday. General manager Dana Brown said he doesn’t believe the injury is serious and the team will decide on its next step for Altuve on Thursday after reviewing
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Andrew Lopez, ESPNJul 5, 2023, 06:25 PM ET The New Orleans Pelicans have waived veteran Garrett Temple, the team announced Wednesday. Temple was set to make $5.4 million this season. The Pelicans previously agreed to push back the guarantee date on Temple’s contract from June 30 to July 7 to give the team a chance
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