Month: August 2023

Tim Bontemps, ESPNAug 3, 2023, 08:08 PM ET LAS VEGAS — As Team USA opened training camp ahead of the FIBA World Cup with a practice Thursday afternoon, coach Steve Kerr wasn’t interested in divulging who might be starting for him when the Americans begin the tournament against New Zealand on Aug. 26 in the
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNAug 3, 2023, 07:34 PM ET The IBF on Thursday ordered an Aug. 15 purse bid for a junior welterweight title fight between its champion, Subriel Matias, and mandatory challenger Shohjahon Ergashev, according to a letter obtained by ESPN. The typical purse split for IBF title fights is 85-15 in favor of the
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Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterAug 3, 2023, 06:36 PM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Alabama opened preseason camp on Thursday with coach Nick Saban telling reporters he thinks there’s “really good competition” among the quarterbacks. The Crimson Tide lost two-year starter and former Heisman Trophy winner Bryce
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Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterAug 3, 2023, 06:52 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. North Carolina athletic director Bubba Cunningham took exception Thursday to the way Florida State has publicized its willingness to leave the ACC. In an interview with 99.9 The Fan in Raleigh, N.C.,
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNAug 3, 2023, 03:02 PM ET Lightweight boxing champion Devin Haney was facing a felony charge of carrying a concealed weapon in a vehicle, but the district attorney declined to proceed Thursday morning after Haney appeared in court in Los Angeles, according to records. “The DA rejected to file charges due to insufficient
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Associated Press Aug 3, 2023, 06:15 PM ET MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Brandon Woodruff appears on the verge of returning from the shoulder injury that has prevented the two-time All-Star from pitching in the majors since early April. Brewers manager Craig Counsell said Thursday that “everything tracks” toward Woodruff starting Sunday against the Pittsburgh
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Brady Henderson, ESPNAug 3, 2023, 06:35 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 quarterback Geno Smith will not be charged
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Dan Hajducky, ESPNAug 3, 2023, 06:13 PM ET Close Hajducky is an associate editor for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. Panini America, the company that currently has league and players union licenses to produce NBA
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Associated Press Aug 3, 2023, 06:15 PM ET MIAMI — Michael Lorenzen threw a season-high eight innings of two-run ball in his Phillies debut as Philadelphia beat the Miami Marlins 4-2 on Thursday. Acquired from the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday, Lorenzen (6-7) scattered six hits and struck out five. “It’s fun, the guys are great,”
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Associated Press Aug 3, 2023, 04:39 PM ET BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU has a new, more “transparent” injury reporting policy that football coach Brian Kelly described Thursday as a “proactive” response to the proliferation of legalized sports betting. For Kelly, one concern is the specter of gamblers hounding football staffs for insider information. “I’m
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Turron Davenport, ESPNAug 3, 2023, 05:12 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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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterAug 3, 2023, 03:52 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Four former Northwestern football players filed lawsuits Thursday against the school alleging hazing and mistreatment, with two naming former athletic director and current Green Bay Packers CEO Mark Murphy as a defendant for
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Associated Press Aug 3, 2023, 04:24 PM ET NEW YORK — A federal judge sentenced a former first-round NBA draft pick to 10 years in prison Thursday, saying he used his people skills to entice others to aid his $5 million health care fraud after he “frittered away” substantial earnings from his professional career. Terrence
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Associated Press Aug 3, 2023, 05:11 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer settled down after a shaky start to win his debut for the American League West-leading Texas Rangers, striking out nine over six innings and getting some help from his new teammates as they beat the Chicago White
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Pete Thamel, ESPNAug 3, 2023, 04:26 PM ET Big Ten presidents and chancellors met early Thursday morning and authorized commissioner Tony Petitti to explore adding Oregon and Washington in expansion as potential conference members, sources told ESPN. Petitti was tasked with narrowing his focus to those schools, which are amid the uncertainty of the future
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Aug 3, 2023, 04:37 PM ET Hinako Shibuno of Japan birdied three of her final four holes Thursday to take the lead after the first round of the Women’s Scottish Open at Dundonald Links in Ayrshire, Scotland. Shibuno fired an 8-under-par 64 that put her two shots clear of Madelene Sagstrom of Sweden. A group
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