Month: June 2024

Eli Lederman, ESPNJun 24, 2024, 02:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Josh Heupel and Tennessee gained their highest-rated commit in the 2025 class Monday afternoon with the addition of five-star offensive tackle Douglas Utu. Utu, No. 11 in the ESPN 300 and the third-ranked offensive tackle in the upcoming class, took an official visit with
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Jun 24, 2024, 02:43 PM Open Extended Reactions Dewi Lake will captain Wales for the tour of Australia next month. Getty Hooker Dewi Lake will captain Wales on their two-Test tour of Australia next month, as coach Warren Gatland named three uncapped players in an inexperienced squad ahead of the 2027 Rugby World Cup that will
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Jun 24, 2024, 12:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Harriet Dart will face a stern test in Elena Rybakina in the next round at Eastbourne. George Tewkesbury/PA Images via Getty Images British No. 2 Harriet Dart earned a tough-fought victory against Marie Bouzková of Czechia at the Eastbourne International on Monday, earning a place in the
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Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJun 24, 2024, 01:12 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Vergil Ortiz and Serhii Bohachuk are in the process of finalizing
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Jun 24, 2024, 12:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles recalled outfield prospect Heston Kjerstad from the minor leagues Monday before the start of their series with AL Central-leading Cleveland. Kjerstad is ranked No. 21 on MLB Pipeline’s prospect list. He went 2-for-14 in seven games with the Orioles earlier this
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Eli Lederman, ESPNJun 24, 2024, 12:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ohio State‘s top-ranked 2025 recruiting class gained its latest top-50 talent Monday morning with a commitment from four-star defensive end Zion Grady (No. 45 in the ESPN 300). Grady, a versatile pass-rusher from Enterprise, Alabama, is the No. 7 defensive end in his class
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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 24, 2024, 12:32 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Florida Panthers are giving their most experienced player a chance to be a Game 7 difference-maker. Winger Kyle Okposo, 36, draws in for Monday’s showdown against the Edmonton Oilers with the
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Jun 24, 2024, 12:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Toronto Raptors All-Star guard Scottie Barnes intends to sign a five-year maximum rookie extension that could be worth up to $270 million, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Monday. Barnes will become the highest-paid player in Raptors history. Barnes’ agent, Bill Duffy of WME Basketball, met
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Jun 24, 2024, 12:08 PM ET The Kansas City Chiefs are expected to release defensive lineman Isaiah Buggs, who has been arrested multiple times in Alabama this offseason, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday. Buggs was booked on a domestic violence/burglary charge in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on June 16. That came after he was charged
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Getty Images 1 hour ago Geraint Thomas is relishing the “freedom” of his new role after being selected by Ineos Grenadiers for his 13th Tour de France. The 2018 champion has been tasked with supporting team leaders Egan Bernal and Carlos Rodriguez when the race begins on Saturday. At 38, Thomas proved he still has
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ESPN News Services Jun 24, 2024, 10:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers chief operating officer and general counsel Ed Policy will take over as the team’s president and CEO next year following the retirement of Mark Murphy. Policy, the son of former San Francisco 49ers and Cleveland Browns
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Getty Images Katie Falkingham BBC Sport Senior Journalist 14 minutes ago World champion sprinter Emma Finucane and reigning Olympic mountain bike gold medallist Tom Pidcock headline Team GB’s initial cycling squad for Paris 2024. Pidcock will compete in both the mountain bike event and the road race in Paris. The 24-year-old became the first Briton
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Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNJun 24, 2024, 10:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Cleveland Cavaliers are hiring Golden State Warriors assistant Kenny Atkinson as the franchise’s next coach, sources told ESPN on Monday. The sides have started work on a contract, and a deal is expected to be reached soon, sources said. The Cavaliers’ process had
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Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNJun 24, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Longtime NBA executive Troy Weaver is joining the Washington Wizards’ front office as senior adviser, sources told ESPN. Weaver — who most recently spent four years as the Detroit Pistons’ general manager — reunites with Monumental Sports/Wizards president Michael Winger and GM Will Dawkins,
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