Month: August 2023

ESPN News Services Aug 24, 2023, 01:13 AM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani won’t pitch for the rest of the season because of a ligament tear in his right elbow, Los Angeles Angels general manager Perry Minasian said Wednesday night. The Angels don’t yet know whether Ohtani will need surgery to repair the UCL
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Associated Press Aug 24, 2023, 01:01 AM ET MANILA, Philippines — Plans for the start of the FIBA Basketball World Cup in Okinawa, Japan, were unaffected Thursday after a North Korean rocket launch prompted an alert ordering some residents to evacuate. News conferences and practices for the eight teams that are beginning World Cup play
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Associated Press Aug 23, 2023, 08:28 PM ET SAN DIEGO — Padres reliever Robert Suarez was ejected for having sticky stuff on his left wrist and arm before he threw a pitch in the eighth inning against the Miami Marlins on Wednesday. Suarez denied using any illegal substances, saying he only had sunscreen on his
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ESPN News Services Aug 23, 2023, 10:34 PM ET NEW YORK — Aaron Judge had his first big league three-homer game and tied his career high with six RBIs, almost single-handedly breaking the New York Yankees‘ first nine-game losing streak in 41 years with a 9-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night. Two
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Associated Press Aug 23, 2023, 09:39 PM ET NEW YORK — Washington Nationals right fielder Stone Garrett injured his left leg trying to rob a home run from the New York Yankees‘ DJ LeMahieu on Wednesday night and was taken off the field in a cart. Garrett hurt his lower left leg and is awaiting
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Aug 23, 2023, 10:22 PM ET Standout defensive tackle Maason Smith will not play in No. 5 LSU‘s season opener Sept. 3 against No. 8 Florida State, a source told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Wednesday. Smith’s absence is due to a one-game suspension by the NCAA over an improper benefit, according to The (Baton Rouge)
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Associated Press Aug 23, 2023, 09:39 PM ET NEW YORK — Washington Nationals right fielder Stone Garrett appeared to hurt his left ankle trying to rob a home run from the New York Yankees‘ DJ LeMahieu on Wednesday night and was taken off the field on a cart. LeMahieu hit an opposite-field drive over the
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Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterAug 23, 2023, 08:58 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Despite a disappointing 5-7 season a year ago, Texas A&M athletic director Ross Bjork dismissed any talk Wednesday that coach Jimbo Fisher was on the hot seat
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Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterAug 23, 2023, 06:06 PM ET Close Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018,
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Associated Press Aug 23, 2023, 08:07 PM ET CLEVELAND — Cleveland Guardians manager Terry Francona has already scheduled shoulder replacement surgery and plans on having a pair of hernia operations at the end of this season. The 64-year-old knows his recovery period will be lengthy, and spending another year in the dugout is not conducive
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Todd Archer, ESPN Staff WriterAug 23, 2023, 08:01 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 — DeMarcus Ware’s 2023 keeps
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Aug 23, 2023, 08:16 PM ET It doesn’t matter what the surface is — Jimmy Butler can’t help but score points. Editor’s Picks At a charity exhibition match leading up to the US Open on Wednesday night, the Miami Heat star was serving as an honorary ballboy in a match between Carlos Alcaraz and Frances
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Associated Press Aug 23, 2023, 06:52 PM ET The New York Rangers have re-signed Alexis Lafreniere, inking the young winger to a two-year contract worth $4.65 million. Lafreniere will count just over $2.3 million against the salary cap each of the next two seasons as part of the deal completed Wednesday. The Saint-Eustache, Quebec, native
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Associated Press Aug 23, 2023, 07:42 PM ET John Isner will retire from professional tennis after playing at the US Open, he announced Wednesday, bringing an end to a career that included one Grand Slam semifinal appearance and a victory in the longest match in the sport’s history. “This transition won’t be easy, but I’m
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Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterAug 23, 2023, 07:00 PM ET Close Dave Wilson is an editor for ESPN.com since 2010. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said earlier this month that his message to his team this year was “embrace the hate.”
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