Month: August 2023

Aug 16, 2023, 01:18 PM ET The Texas Rangers released veteran catcher Kevin Plawecki, who had been assigned to their Triple-A club at Round Rock. Plawecki, 32, becomes a free agent and can try to catch on with a team in the playoff hunt that needs depth at catcher. The deadline to add playoff-eligible players
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Associated Press Aug 16, 2023, 01:16 PM ET LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State University plans to sell alcohol at select home football games this season following a recent change to state law that permits liquor licenses to be issued to sporting venues at public universities. The board of trustees at Michigan State University voted unanimously
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ESPN News Services Aug 16, 2023, 12:40 PM ET Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Russell Gage was carted off the practice field in Florham Park, New Jersey, with a “serious” knee injury Wednesday. “We hear it’s going to be pretty serious, and I’ll wait to hear the final results, coach Todd Bowles said after the
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Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterAug 16, 2023, 12:52 PM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato The Big 12 will not add Gonzaga and UConn, two basketball powerhouses, after initial conversations about the potential moves, Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark said on Wednesday. Yormark joined John Ourand
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Aug 16, 2023, 10:30 AM ET Team Europe captain Luke Donald has named Italy’s Francesco Molinari as his fifth and final vice captain for next month’s Ryder Cup at Rome’s Marco Simone Golf and Country Club, the team announced Wednesday. Molinari, who made his debut in the 2010 edition when Europe regained the trophy in
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Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterAug 16, 2023, 11:48 AM 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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Cale Makar can sense when the Colorado Avalanche are clicking offensively. Those moments when they’re swarming the attacking zone, zipping passes to one another and a goal feels inevitable. But as a defenseman, Makar also understands what it’s like to endure that kind of pressure during an opponent’s offensive onslaught. “When we get buzzing on
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Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNAug 16, 2023, 10:06 AM 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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Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterAug 16, 2023, 10:53 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Denver Nuggets star point guard Jamal Murray has withdrawn from Team Canada for the upcoming FIBA World Cup, citing a need for more recovery time following the run to
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Associated Press Aug 16, 2023, 10:53 AM ET Former West Virginia men’s basketball coach Bob Huggins has entered a 12-month diversion program to resolve a drunken driving arrest. Huggins had been scheduled for a formal arraignment Thursday. According to court records in Pittsburgh, that hearing was canceled last month after he was accepted into the
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Associated Press Aug 14, 2023, 10:19 AM ET BOSTON — David Krejci has decided to retire, an expected development that leaves the Boston Bruins without their top two centers after setting records for the most wins and points in a season. Krejci announced his retirement in a statement Monday, thanking team president Cam Neely and
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Paul Gutierrez, ESPN Staff WriterAug 16, 2023, 06:00 AM 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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