Month: May 2024

ESPN News Services May 9, 2024, 12:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns was honored Thursday as the NBA’s Social Justice Champion and the recipient of the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Trophy for the 2023-24 season. Towns was selected for his work to uphold voting rights, including his effort to help pass a
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Getty Images 3 hours ago Pelayo Sanchez secured his maiden Grand Tour stage win as he out-sprinted two-time world champion Julian Alaphilippe to win stage six of the Giro d’Italia. Spaniard Sanchez, 24, shook his head in disbelief after beating Frenchman Alaphilippe on the uphill finish in Rapolano Terme. The third member of their breakaway,
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Associated Press May 9, 2024, 10:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ROME — For a brief stretch on Thursday, Rafael Nadal looked every bit of a weary 37-year-old player nearing retirement. Struggling to produce pace off both sides with his groundstrokes, committing an uncharacteristically high number of unforced errors and unable to stay in rallies,
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Field Level Media May 9, 2024, 11:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Los Angeles Angels acquired infielder Luis Guillorme from the Atlanta Braves on Thursday in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations. The Angels transferred third baseman Anthony Rendon (hamstring) to the 60-day injured list to make room on
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Associated Press May 9, 2024, 08:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Wimbledon girls finalist Nikola Bartunkova was provisionally suspended by the International Tennis Integrity Agency for doping on Thursday. The agency said the 18-year-old Czech player tested positive for the banned heart medication trimetazidine at tournaments in Trnava, Slovakia, and Maribor, Slovenia, in
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Pete Thamel, ESPNMay 9, 2024, 09:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Veteran college quarterback Mike Wright, who logged starts at both Mississippi State and Vanderbilt, has committed to play next year at Northwestern, he told ESPN. Wright, who enters his final year of eligibility, gives Northwestern an experienced quarterback who brings 14 career starts, 11
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Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNMay 9, 2024, 08:32 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Boston Celtics lead assistant coach Charles Lee has agreed on a four-year contract to become the head coach of the Charlotte Hornets, sources told ESPN on Thursday morning. Lee, 39, had risen to become one of the league’s most accomplished assistant coaches and now
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 8, 2024, 07:49 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Fifteen-time major champion Tiger Woods is apparently ready to tee it up at next week’s PGA Championship after he made a scouting trip to
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May 9, 2024, 08:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The New York Giants have signed wide receiver Allen Robinson II, the team announced Thursday. Robinson joins the Giants after one season with the Pittsburgh Steelers, who released him March 8 in a cost-cutting move. Robinson, 30, wasn’t particularly productive in an overall stagnant offense in
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Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterMay 9, 2024, 07:26 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions The Indiana Pacers have submitted 78 plays to the NBA that they felt went against them incorrectly during Games 1 and 2 against the New York
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