Month: August 2023

Associated Press Aug 16, 2023, 01:19 PM ET Buddy Parker, who coached the Detroit Lions to back-to-back NFL titles in the 1950s, was picked as a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s class of 2024. Parker was announced Wednesday as the candidate from a group of 12 coaches and contributors after multiple votes
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Associated Press Aug 16, 2023, 07:32 PM ET CHICAGO — Cubs right-hander Marcus Stroman has a right rib cartilage fracture, and there is no timetable for his return. The new injury for Stroman, who was placed on the 15-day injured list Aug. 2 because of inflammation in his right hip, is a blow for the
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Turron Davenport, ESPNAug 16, 2023, 02:31 PM ET Close Turron Davenport covers the Tennessee Titans for ESPN. Turron is a former collegiate football player at Cheyney University and is a native of Philadelphia, and he has authored/co-authored four books. You can catch Turron on ESPN Radio on his show “Talking with TD” and you can
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Associated Press Aug 16, 2023, 03:28 PM ET NEW YORK — Marin Cilic, the 2014 US Open champion, and Denis Shapovalov will miss the tournament this year because of knee injuries. Cilic used his title in Flushing Meadows and runner-up finishes at Wimbledon in 2017 and the Australian Open in 2018 to reach as high
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Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterAug 16, 2023, 04:13 PM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. Undisputed junior lightweight champion Alycia Baumgardner tested positive for two banned substances during a voluntary anti-doping test leading into her July 15
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterAug 16, 2023, 06:24 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern interim coach David Braun is taking a “very calculated” approach with off-field team activities this month, while still finding ways for players to bond and prepare for the season
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ESPN News Services Aug 16, 2023, 06:00 PM ET SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — A prosecutor in the Dominican Republic says an investigation into Tampa Bay Rays All-Star shortstop Wander Franco‘s is being handled by a division specializing in minors and gender violence in the province of Peravia. Ángel Darío Tejeda Fabal, a prosecutor in
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Stephen Holder, ESPNAug 16, 2023, 06:20 PM ET Close Stephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 16, 2023, 02:29 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia As if there wasn’t enough on the line in the final two weeks of the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup playoffs, a handful of players are still fighting
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Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterAug 16, 2023, 04:49 PM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. Mikaela Mayer’s next fight will be on the undercard of the Liam Smith-Chris Eubank Jr. rematch Sept. 2 in Manchester, England, a
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Associated Press Aug 16, 2023, 05:38 PM ET NEW YORK — Juan Martín del Potro decided his body wasn’t ready for a comeback at the US Open. The 2009 champion wrote Wednesday in a social media post that he wasn’t healthy enough to make the return he coveted. Del Potro told The Associated Press in
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Associated Press Aug 16, 2023, 04:53 PM ET CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson freshman defensive tackle Vic Burley might miss the team’s opener because of injury, but Tigers coach Dabo Swinney said it’s nothing that is expected to keep the highly ranked recruit out for the long term. Swinney said Wednesday that a lower-body injury might
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Tristan H. Cockcroft Aug 16, 2023, 03:00 PM ET It’s a critical time for fantasy managers, and not merely because there are only 46 days, or just under seven weeks, of baseball remaining in which for them to mount a comeback in their league standings. The trade deadline arrives in ESPN leagues in two days,
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Aug 16, 2023, 03:16 PM ET The Tampa Bay Rays placed rookie right-hander Kevin Kelly on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with a left ankle sprain. The 25-year-old is 4-2 with a 3.48 ERA and a save in 48 appearances. The Rays selected the contract of right-hander Hector Perez, who has appeared in just one
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D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Aug 16, 2023, 12:45 PM ET Venus Williams will be playing in her 24th US Open when the tournament gets underway later this month after receiving a wild card from the United States Tennis Association on Wednesday. The 43-year-old Williams returned to competition earlier this summer after being sidelined for six months
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Paul Gutierrez, ESPN Staff WriterAug 16, 2023, 01:41 PM ET Close Paul Gutierrez joined NFL Nation in 2013 and serves as its Las Vegas Raiders reporter. He has a multi-platform role – writing on ESPN.com, television appearances on NFL Live and SportsCenter, and podcast and radio appearances. Before coming to ESPN, Gutierrez spent three years at CSN Bay Area
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