Month: May 2024

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMay 3, 2024, 12:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola has backed Phil Foden to become one of Manchester City‘s greatest-ever players after the England midfielder was named the Football Writers’ Association (FWA) Men’s Footballer of the Year. Foden won the award after the best individual season of his career during which
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Open Extended Reactions The NBA announced it has sent invites to 78 players — including projected lottery picks Zaccharie Risacher, Alex Sarr and Donovan Clingan, as well as USC’s Bronny James — to the 2024 NBA draft combine, which will be held May 12 to 19 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. For the first time
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 3, 2024, 07:37 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Every PGA Tour member eligible to play in next week’s Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina, has committed to compete in the signature
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Associated Press May 3, 2024, 07:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins placed center fielder Byron Buxton on the 10-day injured list Friday because of inflammation in his troublesome right knee, with guarded optimism his absence can be kept to the minimum. Buxton exited early from the game at Chicago on
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Associated Press May 3, 2024, 07:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Yankees ace Gerrit Cole is scheduled to throw off a mound Saturday for the first time since getting injured in spring training. “Whether that’s a full bullpen or what exactly that looks like, we’ll see,” New York manager Aaron Boone said
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Associated Press May 3, 2024, 06:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEMSON, S.C. — A South Carolina court has ordered the Atlantic Coast Conference to turn over documents about its agreements with ESPN that Clemson has requested in its lawsuit against the conference. The interim confidentiality order was released on Friday. It said the ACC
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Josh Weinfuss, ESPN Staff WriterMay 3, 2024, 06:49 PM ET Close Josh Weinfuss is a staff writer who covers the Arizona Cardinals and the NFL at ESPN. Josh has covered the Cardinals since 2012, joining ESPN in 2013. He is a member of the Pro Football Writers of America and a graduate of Indiana University.
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David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterMay 3, 2024, 02:25 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions In the aftermath of the Jontay Porter betting scandal, the NBA and its partner sportsbooks are discussing changes to betting menus to combat similar occurrences in the future, sources familiar with
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Associated Press May 3, 2024, 06:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout had surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee on Friday, and the three-time AL MVP is expected to return this season. Trout had a partial medial meniscectomy procedure performed in California. The team
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Kendra Andrews, ESPNMay 3, 2024, 06:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ORLANDO, Fla. — Cleveland Cavaliers big Jarret Allen and Orlando Magic guard Gary Harris have both been ruled out of Friday’s Game 6. Allen, who is dealing with a right rib contusion, also missed Game 5 because of the injury. He was elbowed in
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Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNMay 3, 2024, 04:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The LA Clippers are planning to pursue a contract extension with coach Tyronn Lue that’ll allow him to avoid entering the final year of his deal in 2025-2026, sources told ESPN on Friday. Lue is expected to be a target in the Los Angeles
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Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMay 3, 2024, 03:58 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Toronto has willed its way back into the first-round Stanley Cup playoff series against Boston with consecutive elimination-game wins to force a decisive Game 7 in Boston on Saturday. But the Leafs’
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Associated Press May 3, 2024, 03:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADRID — Andrey Rublev beat Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-3 on Friday to reach the Madrid Open final where he will meet Felix Auger-Aliassime. Auger-Aliassime advanced after Jiri Lehecka had to retire at 3-3 in the first set of their semifinal. The men’s final for
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Reuters Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent in Miami 3 May 2024, 22:28 BST Updated 32 minutes ago Red Bull’s Max Verstappen beat Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc to take pole position for the sprint race at the Miami Grand Prix. The Dutchman was 0.108 seconds quicker than Leclerc, with Red Bull’s Sergio Perez third ahead of Daniel Ricciardo’s
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