Month: August 2023

Associated Press Aug 7, 2023, 02:58 PM ET BROOKLYN, Mich. — Chris Buescher won his second straight NASCAR Cup Series race by holding off Martin Truex Jr. late in the FireKeepers 400 on Monday. Buescher, who won last week at Richmond, took the lead on Lap 133 in the No. 17 Ford and didn’t give
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Associated Press Aug 7, 2023, 05:17 PM ET BAYAMON, Puerto Rico — Kansas had its 35-game exhibition winning streak in men’s basketball snapped Monday by the Bahamian national team, which got big performances from NBA stars Buddy Hield and Eric Gordon in an 87-81 victory at Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum. Hield scored 19 points and Gordon
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Aug 7, 2023, 04:57 PM ET The New York Yankees have placed left-hander Carlos Rodon on the 15-day injured list with a left hamstring strain, the team announced Monday. Rodon, 30, had an MRI after leaving Sunday’s 9-7 loss to the Houston Astros in the third inning. He looked awkward finishing his delivery on his
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Associated Press Aug 7, 2023, 04:43 PM ET LYNCHBURG, Va. — Liberty University said Monday that freshman football player Tajh Boyd, 19, has died. The school identified Boyd as an offensive lineman from Chesapeake, Virginia. It did not say when Boyd died or the cause, and calls and a text message were not returned. A
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Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterAug 7, 2023, 05:19 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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Pete Thamel, ESPNAug 7, 2023, 04:42 PM ET ACC leaders are set to begin exploratory discussions on the potential additions of Cal and Stanford to the conference, sources told ESPN on Monday. Sources cautioned that the two scheduled calls for the discussions are in the embryonic stages — one call slated with the ACC athletic
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DJ Bien-Aime, ESPNAug 7, 2023, 04:20 PM ET Close D.J. Bien-Aime covers the Houston Texans for ESPN. He is the newest reporter to join ESPN Nation, as he moved over to ESPN in July of 2022 after covering the New York Jets previously. He’s a former athlete that finished his college career at Louisville. You
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Aug 7, 2023, 03:15 PM ET The Anaheim Ducks signed veteran goaltender Alex Stalock to a one-year contract Monday. Terms were not disclosed, but The Athletic reported the 11-year NHL veteran will earn $800,000 in 2023-24. Stalock, 36, was 9-15-2 with two shutouts, a 3.01 goals-against average and a .908 save percentage with the Chicago
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Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterAug 7, 2023, 03:28 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson has been suspended for six games while Cleveland Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez received three games and closer Emmanuel Clase one game for their parts in
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Associated Press Aug 7, 2023, 03:11 PM ET WASHINGTON — At 73, Dusty Baker became the oldest manager ever to win the World Series when the Houston Astros took the title last year. On Monday at a White House celebration for the team, President Joe Biden said he could relate. “People counted you out saying
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Aug 7, 2023, 02:22 PM ET Jon Rahm‘s season-ending spot atop the FedExCup leaderboard has earned him a $4 million bonus. This weekend’s Wyndham Championship marked the end of the 2022-23 regular season. In 17 starts, Rahm won four times — including the Masters — and posted 10 top-10 finishes. Rahm’s bonus was part of
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Pete Thamel, ESPNAug 7, 2023, 01:43 PM ET Utah State is expected to hire Big Ten deputy commissioner Diana Sabau as the school’s next athletic director, sources told ESPN on Monday. Sabau oversees all 28 sports for the Big Ten and was the former senior deputy to athletic director Gene Smith at Ohio State, where
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Aug 7, 2023, 02:19 PM ET Former No. 2 overall draft pick Jabari Parker signed with FC Barcelona, the Spanish club announced Monday. The 28-year-old forward last played in the NBA in the 2021-22 season with the Boston Celtics. The Milwaukee Bucks drafted Parker with the No. 2 pick in 2014, one spot after Andrew
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ESPN News Services Aug 7, 2023, 02:02 PM ET The Houston Astros optioned struggling left fielder Corey Julks to Triple-A Sugar Land after Sunday’s victory over the New York Yankees. The Astros announced Julks’ demotion Monday but did not disclose a corresponding roster move. The team has an off-day Monday and was in Washington visiting
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