Month: August 2023

Aug 30, 2023, 02:39 PM ET The San Francisco Giants activated outfielder Mike Yastrzemski from the 10-day injured list Wednesday. Yastrzemski was listed in the starting lineup against the visiting Cincinnati Reds, playing in right field and batting sixth in his first game since sustaining a left hamstring strain July 30. The 33-year-old Yastrzemski entered
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterAug 30, 2023, 12:46 PM ET SRJ Sports Investments, a company launched earlier this month by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, has acquired a minority stake in mixed martial arts promotion Professional Fighters League, it was announced Wednesday. As part of the agreement, SRJ will also be an investor in a
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Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterAug 30, 2023, 01:25 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. The Toronto Maple Leafs are sticking with head coach Sheldon Keefe. The Maple Leafs announced a multiyear contract extension for their bench boss Wednesday, putting to rest conversation about whether Keefe would remain with Toronto
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Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterAug 30, 2023, 01:13 PM ET Close Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. You can
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ESPN News Services Aug 30, 2023, 01:45 PM ET NBA referee Eric Lewis is retiring, effective immediately, so the league is ending its investigation into his social media activity. Before the Finals, some now-deleted tweets were revealed by a pair of then-Twitter users that appeared to show a referee defending himself and other officials against
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Tristan H. Cockcroft Aug 30, 2023, 01:01 PM ET Editor’s Picks 2 Related Playoff season is a wild time for head-to-head fantasy baseball managers, and the challenge has heightened this season under ESPN’s new standard-league format. Monday begins our postseason, when the slate is wiped clean for the top four contenders in each league, who
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Associated Press Aug 30, 2023, 01:17 PM ET MADRID — Luka Doncic is going back to where he got his start – for one game. The NBA announced Wednesday that Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks will play a preseason game in October against reigning EuroLeague champion Real Madrid in Spain. The game will be the
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Associated Press Aug 30, 2023, 01:07 PM ET EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State and Tennessee will meet in an exhibition men’s basketball game to raise money for relief efforts in the aftermath of the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century. Michigan State announced Wednesday that it will play the Volunteers on Oct.
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Associated Press Aug 30, 2023, 01:09 PM ET NEW YORK — A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti’s conviction for plotting to extort up to $25 million from Nike — one of several legal messes that have landed him behind bars. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Avenatti’s claim
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Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterAug 30, 2023, 11:03 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Share Open Extended Reactions MANILA, Philippines — Steve Kerr could not be performing better in his role as national team coach and spokesperson for USA Basketball, not only preparing
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Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterAug 30, 2023, 11:43 AM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Share Open Extended Reactions For the third consecutive year, LSU will begin the season without talented running back John Emery, coach Brian Kelly said Wednesday. Kelly did not provide a reason during Wednesday’s
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentAug 30, 2023, 11:10 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Share Open Extended Reactions The reconciliation between U.S. men’s national team manager Gregg Berhalter and Gio Reyna will have to wait, as the Borussia Dortmund forward was left off the 24-player roster
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 30, 2023, 11:04 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Share Open Extended Reactions PGA Tour golfer Gary Woodland will have surgery on Sept. 18 to remove a lesion from his brain, he announced on X on
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Stephen Holder, ESPNAug 30, 2023, 10:49 AM 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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Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterAug 30, 2023, 09:40 AM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. PITTSBURGH — A day after he was released by the Houston Texans, cornerback Desmond King has found a new home with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers intend
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