Month: August 2023

Associated Press Aug 7, 2023, 10:33 PM ET TORONTO — Canada’s Milos Raonic beat American Frances Tiafoe 6-7 (12), 7-6 (4), 6-3 in an epic first-round match Monday night at the National Bank Open. Editor’s Picks The ninth-seeded Tiafoe outlasted the Canadian in a 20-minute tiebreaker in the first set. But Raonic, who grew up
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Associated Press Aug 8, 2023, 12:58 AM ET CHICAGO — New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone made the most of his AL-leading sixth ejection this season during a 5-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Monday night. Boone was booted by plate umpire Laz Diaz after Anthony Volpe was called out on strikes against
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Alex Kirkland Jordi Blanco Aug 7, 2023, 12:17 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar is keen to rejoin Barcelona this summer but there is an internal debate at the club around the forward’s signing, sources have told ESPN, with some arguing in favour of the move and others — including coach Xavi Hernandez — believing
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Associated Press Aug 7, 2023, 09:57 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung will have surgery this week after breaking his left thumb during Sunday’s 6-0 home win against Miami, but manager Bruce Bochy remains hopeful the rookie slugger can return this season. Dr. Donald Sheridan, a specialist, examined Jung in
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Associated Press Aug 7, 2023, 09:27 PM ET CHICAGO — White Sox management on Monday refuted claims by former reliever Keynan Middleton that the downtrodden team had a culture with “no rules,” allowing a rookie reliever to regularly fall asleep during games and other players to miss meetings and practices. Middleton, dealt to the New
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Turron Davenport, ESPNAug 7, 2023, 03:21 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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Aug 7, 2023, 09:11 PM ET Orioles play-by-play broadcaster Kevin Brown reportedly was removed from MASN broadcasts after he made a reference to Baltimore’s lack of success against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in previous years. Before a game against the Rays on July 23, Brown noted that the Orioles had won as
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Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterAug 7, 2023, 09:23 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Washington State president Kirk Schulz, in a letter to “Cougar Nation” on Monday, said the recent decisions by Washington and Oregon to join the Big Ten “sealed the fate of the Pac-12,” noting
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Associated Press Aug 7, 2023, 08:32 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona State coach Kenny Dillingham has dismissed linebacker Juwan Mitchell from the team. The school did not disclose the reason for Mitchell’s dismissal. “Juwan Mitchell is no longer with the team,” Dillingham said after practice Monday. “Culture wins. It is very, very simple, culture
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Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterAug 7, 2023, 05:42 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Kansas City Chiefs expect wide receiver Kadarius Toney and running back Isiah Pacheco to play in their regular season opener against the Detroit Lions. “Organizationally, we
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Aug 7, 2023, 06:59 PM ET Free agent quarterback Teddy Bridgewater is signing with the Detroit Lions, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Monday. The signing will reunite Bridgewater with Lions head coach Dan Campbell, who was the Saints‘ assistant head coach/tight ends coach when Bridgewater was in New Orleans. The deal is expected
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Associated Press Aug 7, 2023, 05:27 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Trea Turner used a simple message to express his appreciation for the way Phillies fans have stuck with him during a rough first season in town: “Thank You, Philly.” The message was splashed on 12 digital billboards in the greater Philadelphia area after a series
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Associated Press Aug 7, 2023, 06:38 PM ET BOSTON — Boston Red Sox infielder Trevor Story will be activated from the injured list and make his season debut Tuesday, and onetime ace Chris Sale will return to the rotation Friday, Red Sox manager Alex Cora said. Speaking to reporters before Monday night’s game against the
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Aug 7, 2023, 06:38 PM ET Shortstop Trevor Story will make his long-awaited season debut for the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday against the visiting Kansas City Royals, manager Alex Cora told reporters on Monday. Story, 30, had an internal bracing procedure of the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow in January and was
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 7, 2023, 04:48 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia The PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup regular season in 2024 will include 36 tournaments from January through August, including four majors, the Players Championship and eight signature events,
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