Month: May 2024

Associated Press May 7, 2024, 12:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns powered Minnesota’s 106-80 blitz of the Denver Nuggets on Monday night that gave the Timberwolves a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinals over the reigning but reeling NBA champions. Towns and Edwards both scored 27 points
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Associated Press May 7, 2024, 12:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Walker Buehler went four innings and struck out four Monday night for the Los Angeles Dodgers against Miami, his first major league start in nearly two years. The right-hander allowed three runs and six hits. He threw 77 pitches, including 49
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Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterMay 6, 2024, 10:22 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers placed another one of their high-leverage relievers on the injured list Monday, when
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Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterMay 6, 2024, 04:38 PM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is
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May 6, 2024, 08:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Minnesota Timberwolves star center Rudy Gobert is out for Monday night’s Game 2 against the Denver Nuggets, head coach Chris Finch announced. He was listed as questionable due to the birth of his first child. The baby boy was delivered Monday morning, sources told ESPN’s Dave
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Associated Press May 6, 2024, 09:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Dylan Cease said his final season with the Chicago White Sox “wasn’t enjoyable in really any way.” The ace right-hander had a tough year, and the team struggled. He’s having a much better time with the San Diego Padres. “It’s definitely really
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Associated Press May 6, 2024, 10:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Jalen Brunson scored 43 points, becoming the fourth player in NBA history with four straight 40-point games in the postseason, and the New York Knicks beat the Indiana Pacers 121-117 on Monday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 6, 2024, 09:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions O’Shaquie Foster will defend his WBC junior lightweight title vs. Olympic gold medalist Robson Conceicao on July 6 in Newark, New Jersey, sources told ESPN on Monday. The 130-pound title fight will serve as chief support to the Shakur Stevenson-Artem Harutyunyan lightweight title bout
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Associated Press May 6, 2024, 08:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — When Justin Steele was injured on Opening Day, the big question for the Chicago Cubs centered on the state of their rotation without their ace left-hander. That concern faded away over time. Steele returned to one of baseball’s best rotations on Monday
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Associated Press May 6, 2024, 08:08 PM ET Cecil “Hootie” Ingram, a former Alabama football star and athletic director, died Monday. He was 90. Ingram, who had been injured in a fall in March, died at a Birmingham hospital, an athletic department spokeswoman said, citing information from the family. He was an All-Southeastern Conference defensive
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ESPN News Services May 6, 2024, 08:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Zack Wheeler struck out 11 in seven innings, Bryce Harper hit a three-run homer and Kyle Schwarber added a solo shot to help the Philadelphia Phillies complete a four-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants with a 6-1 win on Monday.
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Andrew Lopez, ESPNMay 6, 2024, 06:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Victor Wembanyama came into the NBA with massive expectations, and he responded with one of the best rookie campaigns the league has ever seen. Wembanyama was named the NBA’s Rookie of the Year on Monday, garnering all 99 first-place votes. Oklahoma City Thunder center
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Andrew Lopez, ESPNMay 6, 2024, 06:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Victor Wembanyama came into the NBA with massive expectations and he responded with one of the best rookie campaigns the league has ever seen. Wembanyama was named the NBA’s Rookie of the Year on Monday. Wembanyama joins the Spurs’ other two No. 1 picks
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