Month: August 2023

Tristan H. Cockcroft Aug 21, 2023, 12:00 PM ET Sure, they’re only 18-17 since the All-Star break, but that’s not so bad, especially considering the team has outperformed the playoff-hopeful Los Angeles Angels (16-18), New York Yankees (11-22) and San Diego Padres (16-19). Most importantly, the Tigers’ second-worst-in-baseball offense for the season — the Oakland
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Aug 21, 2023, 01:21 PM ET The Philadelphia Flyers signed defenseman Oliver Bonk, their first-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, to a three-year, entry-level contract on Monday. The team did not announce any financial terms. Bonk, 18, was the No. 22 overall pick in the June draft, and he took part in the team’s
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Aug 21, 2023, 01:26 PM ET The Oakland Athletics have hired the Mortenson-McCarthy construction firm for their new ballpark in Las Vegas. The A’s announced the move on Monday, choosing the same company that built the Las Vegas Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium, which was completed in 2020. The A’s announced plans in May to build a
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Associated Press Aug 21, 2023, 01:47 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Los Angeles Angels‘ game against the Cincinnati Reds scheduled for Monday night has been postponed due to the effects of Tropical Storm Hilary. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader Wednesday. Southern California’s first tropical storm in 84 years
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Associated Press Aug 21, 2023, 01:51 PM ET NEWARK, N.J. — Goaltender Jonathan Bernier has decided to retire after playing more than a decade in the NHL, a career that spanned six teams and included winning a Stanley Cup ring. The 35-year-old announced his retirement in a social media post Monday, thanking the organizations who
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Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterAug 21, 2023, 12:08 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee As the winds of change continue to swirl in college athletics, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said more change is coming, particularly with regard to college football’s postseason format, and reiterated that
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Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNAug 21, 2023, 01:19 PM ET Close Marcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award
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Jamal Collier, ESPNAug 21, 2023, 01:00 PM ET Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball admitted that he will miss the entire 2023-24 season, but he said he feels back “on track” following a cartilage transplant in his left knee in March. During an appearance Monday morning on the “From the Point by Trae Young” podcast hosted
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Pete Thamel, ESPNAug 21, 2023, 01:40 PM ET USC is set to hire Washington’s Jennifer Cohen as the school’s new athletic director, sources told ESPN. Cohen is one of the country’s most established athletic directors and will become the first women to lead the Trojans’ athletic department. She takes over at a crucial time for
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Associated Press Aug 21, 2023, 12:28 PM ET Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams of USC, Ohio State receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. and Michigan running back Blake Corum are among the returning first-team players who were selected to the Associated Press preseason All-America team announced Monday. Notre Dame offensive tackle Joe Alt and Miami safety Kamren
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Brianna Williams, ESPNAug 20, 2023, 09:05 PM ET The Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Nationals met at Historic Bowman Field in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, for the Little League Classic on Sunday. Editor’s Picks 1 Related For the sixth time, the annual event is taking place amid the Little League World Series as baseball’s brightest young stars get
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Associated Press Aug 21, 2023, 12:24 PM ET ATLANTA — The Braves placed right-handed pitcher Yonny Chirinos on the 15-day injured list Monday because of elbow inflammation. The move, made retroactive to Sunday, cleared room on the roster for right-hander Allan Winans, who was called up from Triple-A Gwinnett to start the opener of a
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterAug 21, 2023, 10:10 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. A group of former Northwestern athletes has sent an open letter criticizing university administrators for a lack of due process before the firing of football coach Pat Fitzgerald, saying it “left a welcome
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