Month: August 2023

ESPN News Services Aug 22, 2023, 03:39 PM ET NEW YORK — Mired in their first eight-game losing streak since 1995, and stuck in last place in the American League East, the New York Yankees made sweeping changes Tuesday before a series opener against the Washington Nationals. New York added some youth by recalling outfielder
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Katherine Terrell, ESPN Staff WriterAug 22, 2023, 03:06 PM ET Close Katherine Terrell came back to ESPN to cover the New Orleans Saints in the summer of 2022. She left the company in 2019 after joining in 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a graduate of LSU and a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native,
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Tim McManus, ESPN Staff WriterAug 22, 2023, 01:58 PM ET Close Tim McManus covers the Philadelphia Eagles for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2016 after covering the Eagles for Philadelphia Magazine’s Birds 24/7, a site he helped create, since 2010. You can follow him on Twitter @Tim_McManus. PHILADELPHIA — A sideline-clearing brawl erupted between the
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 22, 2023, 12:21 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ATLANTA — Even though a PGA Tour spokesperson said the tour has not seen an increase in spectators attempting to distract golfers for betting purposes, Jon Rahm
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Jeff Wagenheim Aug 22, 2023, 12:55 PM ET For the third straight playoff semifinal card, the PFL faces the potential for a bizarre conclusion to its season after one of its competitors for Wednesday’s fight card in New York missed weight on Tuesday. That creates a circumstance in which a fighter can lose a semifinal
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Aug 22, 2023, 01:29 PM ET The Los Angeles Dodgers have placed designated hitter J.D. Martinez on the injured list with groin tightness, it was announced Tuesday. Martinez, who has not been in the lineup since Saturday, had played four games since having an epidural injection and an MRI, which revealed nothing new. He also
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Aug 22, 2023, 12:43 PM ET One person died and another was injured when the suburban Charlotte home owned by Tennessee Titans cornerback Caleb Farley exploded overnight, per authorities in Mooresville, North Carolina. Farley was not home at the time of the explosion but was at the property speaking with police early Tuesday morning. Aerial
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Aug 22, 2023, 11:52 AM ET PGA Tour golfer Erik Compton is facing domestic battery and robbery charges in Florida. Police said they arrested Compton, 43, at his home in Miami on Saturday after an argument with his wife. According to Miami-Dade police, Compton and his wife were having a verbal dispute when she began
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ESPN News Services Aug 22, 2023, 09:22 AM ET Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez has agreed to a two-year contract extension with the club he led to the 2019 World Series championship, according to multiple reports. Martinez’s new deal was first reported by The Athletic, which also reported that longtime general manager Mike Rizzo is
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Brady Henderson, ESPNAug 22, 2023, 11:53 AM ET Close Brady Henderson is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Henderson covers the Seattle Seahawks. He joined ESPN in 2017 covering the team for Seattle Sports 710-AM. You can follow him via Twitter @BradyHenderson. Seattle Seahawks rookie wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba will have surgery to repair
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Aug 22, 2023, 12:19 PM ET The NBA announced Tuesday that it has fined 76ers star James Harden $100,000 after his recent comments which in part referred to franchise president Daryl Morey as a “liar.” The league last week launched an inquiry into the circumstances around Harden’s comments on Aug. 14 and 17, which the
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Jenna Laine, ESPN Staff WriterAug 22, 2023, 10:52 AM ET Close Jenna Laine covers the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for ESPN. She started covering the Bucs for ESPN in 2016, but she has covered the team since 2009. Follow Jenna on Twitter: @JennaLaineESPN. With one preseason game to go, Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles named
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Associated Press Aug 22, 2023, 10:44 AM ET LONDON — Men’s professional tennis players ranked in the Top 100 will be guaranteed an annual income of $300,000 in 2024 under a new financial program announced by the ATP Tour on Tuesday. The plan, called Baseline, starts with a three-year trial beginning next season and aims
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Associated Press Aug 22, 2023, 10:30 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed forward Brandon Hagel to an eight-year contract extension worth $52 million. Vice president and general manager Julien BriseBois announced the deal Tuesday. Hagel will count $6.5 million against the salary cap annually when the new contract kicks in
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