Month: May 2024

ESPN News Services May 12, 2024, 07:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Mets left fielder Brandon Nimmo sat out Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Braves because of soreness on his right side, but he said it was realistic that he’ll return to the lineup on Monday. Nimmo exited Saturday’s game after the fourth
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Associated Press May 12, 2024, 06:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — Tyrese Haliburton scored 20 points, T.J. McConnell added 15 points and 10 assists and the Indiana Pacers rolled to their second-biggest playoff victory ever, beating the New York Knicks 121-89 on Sunday to even the Eastern Conference semifinal series at 2-2. Haliburton
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Katherine Terrell, ESPN Staff WriterMay 12, 2024, 05:37 PM ET Close Katherine Terrell came back to ESPN to cover the New Orleans Saints in the summer of 2022. She left the company in 2019 after joining in 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a graduate of LSU and a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native,
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NBA Insiders May 12, 2024, 05:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — In a surprise twist, the Atlanta Hawks — with just a 3% chance to win — walked away atop Sunday’s NBA draft lottery. The Washington Wizards, Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs will pick second, third and fourth, an unexpected scenario after
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Pete Thamel Jeff Borzello Close Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. May 12, 2024, 05:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Wyoming has hired former assistant Sundance Wicks as the Cowboys’ new men’s basketball coach, the school announced Sunday. His contract is for five seasons,
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Field Level Media May 12, 2024, 03:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Miami Marlins purchased the contract of shortstop Tristan Gray from Triple-A Jacksonville and optioned right-hander George Soriano. To open a spot on the 40-man roster, the Marlins placed right-hander J.T. Chargois (neck) to the 60-day injured list. Gray, 28, has just two
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ESPN News Services May 12, 2024, 04:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The San Francisco Giants placed outfielder Michael Conforto on the 10-day injured list Sunday, a day after he strained his right hamstring in a game against the Cincinnati Reds. Shortly after the move, the Giants lost another outfielder, Jung Hoo Lee, to an
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May 12, 2024, 04:00 PM ET Former Chargers general manager A.J. Smith died Sunday at the age of 75, his family announced. Smith had been battling prostate cancer for the past seven years, his family said in the announcement, which was released by the Falcons. Smith’s son Kyle is the Atlanta Falcons‘ assistant general manager.
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Associated Press May 12, 2024, 03:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — St. Louis manager Oliver Marmol and bench coach Daniel Descalso were ejected from Sunday’s game with the Milwaukee Brewers after the Cardinals successfully challenged two separate calls at first base. The first replay challenge turned a fielder’s choice into an inning-ending double
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ESPN News Services May 12, 2024, 03:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Atlanta Hawks rocketed up the board to grab the No. 1 pick in this year’s NBA draft, winning the lottery for the first time in franchise history. The Hawks, 36-46 this season for a 10th place finish in the Eastern Conference, had
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Field Level Media May 12, 2024, 02:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani was not in Sunday’s lineup against the San Diego Padres, one day after he left a game with back tightness. “It was one of those things where I got word before his fourth at-bat [that] his
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Field Level Media May 12, 2024, 12:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Chicago Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks has been activated from the injured list and will start Sunday’s road game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Right-hander Jose Cuas was optioned to Triple-A Iowa. Hendricks, 34, last pitched on April 21 before going on the IL with
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Getty Images 12 minutes ago Dutch sprinter Olav Kooij produced a perfectly-timed finish to win stage nine of the Giro d’Italia in Naples. Stage one winner Jhonatan Narvaez looked to have stolen victory with a stunning solo counter-attack 6km from the finish. But the Ecuadorean was caught in the final 100m as the peloton piled
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