Month: June 2024

Associated Press Jun 22, 2024, 07:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOUDON, N.H. — Christopher Bell used a three-wide, last-lap pass on Saturday to drive away and win the NASCAR Xfinity Series race for the fourth straight time at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The 29-year-old Bell needed three extra laps on the 1.058-mile track but
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Associated Press Jun 22, 2024, 07:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Padres were without star right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr., left fielder Jurickson Profar and catcher Luis Campusano for their game Saturday against the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers. Shortly before first pitch, Campusano was placed on the 10-day injured
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Jeff Wagenheim Jun 22, 2024, 06:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Bellator MMA has a new undefeated champion. Ramazan Kuramagomedov took a big step up in competition Saturday in Dublin and rose to the occasion, taking the welterweight championship from Jason Jackson by building an early advantage and holding on for a unanimous decision victory.
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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJun 22, 2024, 06:10 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions If anyone ever doubted Robert Whittaker‘s willingness to fight anyone at any time, he proved them wrong and then some Saturday. In what was arguably the riskiest
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Jun 22, 2024, 05:06 PM Open Extended Reactions A much-changed South Africa scored five tries to defeat Wales 41-13 in a one-off test at Twickenham on Saturday in their first fixture since they won the Rugby World Cup in France nine months ago. It was a far from polished performance from the South African side
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Associated Press Jun 22, 2024, 04:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Amed Rosario left Saturday’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates after being hit in the head with a 99 mph fastball from Pirates rookie Jared Jones. Jones’ third pitch to the right-handed Rosario went up and in, striking
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Jun 22, 2024, 09:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Aryna Sabalenka and Ons Jabeur on Saturday became the latest top-10 players to retire from the Berlin Open because of injury or illness, after Wimbledon champions Elena Rybakina and Marketa Vondrousova also withdrew this week. Sabalenka was forced to retire from her quarterfinal against Russia’s Anna
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Associated Press Jun 22, 2024, 02:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Arizona catcher Gabriel Moreno was put on the 10-day injured list on Saturday with a sprained left thumb, and the Diamondbacks recalled catcher Jose Herrera from Triple-A Reno of the Pacific Coast League. Moreno, 24, left Friday night’s 5-4 win over Philadelphia
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Eli Lederman, ESPNJun 22, 2024, 03:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The top remaining uncommitted quarterback in the 2025 class came off the board Saturday when four-star prospect Antwann Hill, ESPN’s No. 3-ranked pocket passer in the 2025 cycle, announced his pledge to the University of Memphis. Hill, a one-time Colorado commit from Warner Robins,
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Open Extended Reactions DORTMUND, Germany — Cristiano Ronaldo is still the selfie king, even at 39-years-old, 20 years after appearing at his first major tournament for Portugal. But it’s probably a sign of his waning influence on his national team that he registered more selfie attempts from picture-chasing fans than significant contributions for his country
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Field Level Media Jun 22, 2024, 02:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The San Francisco Giants put outfielder Mike Yastrzemski on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a left oblique strain. The move was retroactive to Friday. He exited Thursday’s 6-5 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals at historic Rickwood Field in the fourth inning
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Field Level Media Jun 22, 2024, 01:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Miami Marlins placed left-hander Jesus Luzardo on the 15-day injured list Saturday due to a lumbar stress reaction. The move was retroactive to Wednesday. Luzardo, 26, was scheduled to pitch Saturday against the Seattle Mariners, but the Marlins announced Friday that he’d
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Jun 22, 2024, 11:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz moved one step closer to his second Halle Open title when he beat home favorite Alexander Zverev 7-6 (2), 6-4 on Saturday to set up a final against his doubles partner and world No. 1 Jannik Sinner. Zverev had beaten Hurkacz in their
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Eli Lederman, ESPNJun 22, 2024, 01:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Four-star quarterback Brady Smigiel, the sixth-ranked pocket passer in the 2026 class and the No. 55 prospect in the ESPN Junior 300, announced his commitment to Florida State on Saturday. “God is good,” Smigiel wrote in a post on X. “I’m home.” Smigiel, a
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Jun 22, 2024, 12:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions American fifth seed Tommy Paul beat compatriot Sebastian Korda 6-4, 7-6 (2) in the semifinals at the Queen’s Club Championships on Saturday and will face Italian Lorenzo Musetti for the title on Sunday. Paul becomes the first American finalist at Queen’s since an all-American final in
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