Month: August 2023

ESPN News Services Aug 20, 2023, 08:34 PM ET ATLANTA — San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler on Sunday announced the club’s top pitching prospect, Kyle Harrison, will make his MLB debut on Tuesday against the Philadelphia Phillies. Speaking after San Francisco’s 4-3 win over the Atlanta Braves, Kapler was optimistic about Harrison’s chances, even
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Nick Wagoner, ESPN Staff WriterAug 20, 2023, 06:10 PM ET Close Nick Wagoner is an NFL reporter at ESPN. Nick has covered the San Francisco 49ers and the NFL at ESPN since 2016, having previously covered the St. Louis Rams for 12 years, including three years (2013 to 2015) at ESPN. In his 10 years
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Aug 20, 2023, 07:45 PM ET Los Angeles Rams star receiver Cooper Kupp will return to practice this week, coach Sean McVay told reporters Sunday. Kupp, 30, has been sidelined since leaving an Aug. 1 practice with a hamstring injury. McVay also said defensive back Derion Kendrick, who also has been sidelined much of camp
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ESPN News Services Aug 20, 2023, 06:11 PM ET HOUSTON — The defending champion Houston Astros called a team meeting Sunday after a three-game sweep at the hands of the Seattle Mariners narrowed their lead in the AL West and wild-card standings. “Like I said to everybody after the game, this is one of the
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Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterAug 20, 2023, 05:49 PM ET Close Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals
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Aug 20, 2023, 03:31 PM ET Seattle Mariners rookie right-hander Emerson Hancock exited Sunday’s game against the host Houston Astros because of a right shoulder strain. Hancock, 24, scattered two hits over two scoreless innings. The sixth overall pick in the 2020 amateur draft, Hancock had yet to record a decision and owned a 5.40
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Todd Archer, ESPN Staff WriterAug 20, 2023, 04:42 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 — Dallas Cowboys rookie linebacker
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Associated Press Aug 20, 2023, 04:09 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Max Scherzer moved into 11th place on baseball’s career strikeout list, getting his 3,343rd on Sunday to pass Hall of Fame knuckleballer Phil Niekro. Scherzer, making his fourth start for the AL West-leading Texas Rangers since getting traded from the New York Mets, struck
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Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentAug 20, 2023, 09:38 AM ET SYDNEY — Spain midfielder Aitana Bonmatí has been awarded the Golden Ball for the best player at the Women’s World Cup after her team edged out England in Sunday’s final. England goalkeeper Mary Earps took home the Golden Glove after keeping three clean sheets at the
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Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterAug 20, 2023, 02:02 PM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. South Carolina was able to add an all-conference player to its defense just two weeks before the start of the college football season. Former UAB defensive end Drew Tuazama, who was a preseason
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Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterAug 20, 2023, 02:28 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — In a game that was terrific theater for a friendly and served as a terrific appetizer for the upcoming FIBA World Cup, Team
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Welshman Stevie Williams has won the Arctic Race of Norway after finishing 10th on the final stage. The Israel-Premier Tech rider went into Sunday’s fourth and final stage as the overall leader after winning the third stage amid difficult conditions. France’s Clément Champoussin, who was overall second behind Williams, won the stage. But Williams finished
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