Month: August 2023

Aug 15, 2023, 06:39 PM ET The 2027 BMW Championship will be played at Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City, N.J., it was announced Tuesday ahead of this week’s tournament at Olympia Fields Country Club. It will be the tournament’s first visit to the New York metro area. “We’re proud that Liberty can be
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Aug 15, 2023, 05:27 PM ET The Toronto Blue Jays received a boost in their quest to maintain playoff positioning Tuesday, activating closer Jordan Romano from the 15-day injured list while sending All-Star shortstop Bo Bichette on a rehab assignment to Triple-A Buffalo. Romano, 30, suffered a back injury during the All-Star Game in Seattle.
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Aug 15, 2023, 05:27 PM ET The Toronto Blue Jays received a boost in their quest to maintain playoff positioning on Tuesday, activating closer Jordan Romano from the 15-day injured list. In a corresponding move, Toronto sent right-hander Nate Pearson to Triple-A Buffalo. Romano, 30, suffered a back injury during the All-Star Game in Seattle.
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Aug 15, 2023, 04:53 PM ET Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton said Tuesday he plans to play running back Javonte Williams in Saturday’s preseason game against the 49ers in what will be the running back’s first time playing since tearing his ACL and LCL in Week 4 of last season. “He’s doing well, we’ll have
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Associated Press Aug 15, 2023, 04:33 PM ET LAWRENCE, Kan. — The University of Kansas will begin sweeping renovations to Memorial Stadium and the Anderson Family Football Complex at the end of the football season, representing the first steps toward a new multiuse district on the edge of campus. The school said Tuesday that it
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Andrew Lopez, ESPNAug 15, 2023, 04:43 PM ET Boston Celtics forward Kristaps Porzingis announced he will miss the upcoming FIBA Basketball World Cup because of a lingering plantar fasciitis issue he continues to deal with in his foot. Porzingis, who was set to lead Latvia in the World Cup, which begins Aug. 25 in the
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Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterAug 15, 2023, 02:47 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Jeff Petry is on the move — again. The veteran defenseman was traded from Montreal to Detroit on Tuesday, in exchange for defenseman Gustav Lindstrom and a conditional fourth-round draft pick in 2025. The Canadiens
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Aug 15, 2023, 01:43 PM ET The Texas Rangers signed infielder/outfielder Josh Harrison to a minor league deal, his agency announced Tuesday. The Philadelphia Phillies released the 36-year-old veteran on Aug. 2 to make room for right-hander Michael Lorenzen, acquired from the Detroit Tigers at the trade deadline. Harrison batted .204 with two homers and
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Brady Henderson, ESPNAug 15, 2023, 03:55 PM 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. RENTON, Wash. — Seattle Seahawks linebacker Jordyn Brooks has passed his physical
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNAug 15, 2023, 02:54 PM ET The NBA is using its new tournament to showcase its newest star. The league unveiled the group play schedule for its inaugural in-season tournament Tuesday afternoon on ESPN’s NBA Today, and the San Antonio Spurs — led by No. 1 draft pick Victor Wembanyama — are the
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Aug 15, 2023, 03:02 PM ET New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge will not need offseason toe surgery, manager Aaron Boone told the “Talkin’ Yanks” podcast Tuesday. Judge missed 42 games this season with a torn ligament in his right big toe, an injury suffered when the right fielder crashed into the wall at Dodger
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Associated Press Aug 15, 2023, 02:02 PM ET RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes have extended the lease at their arena in Raleigh for 20 years through the 2043-44 NHL season. The extension announced Tuesday comes with major renovations to the building and development of the land around it into a dining and entertainment district
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Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterAug 15, 2023, 02:34 PM 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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Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterAug 15, 2023, 01:31 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Despite facing an NCAA investigation and the NCAA Committee on Infractions not approving a negotiated resolution in the case, Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh told reporters on Monday that his team is as focused
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Aug 15, 2023, 01:40 PM Owen Farrell is free to play again after his sending off in England’s 19-17 win over Wales on Saturday was overturned, the RFU said on Tuesday. The England captain was sent off after smashing his shoulder into the face of Wales forward Taine Basham in the sort of no-arms tackle
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