Month: June 2024

Associated Press Jun 20, 2024, 06:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CROMWELL, Conn. — Scottie Scheffler and Tom Kim gorged themselves on pizza to get their shared birthday celebration out of the way before turning their focus to golf this week. When they tee it up on the big day, they will be fighting for
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Associated Press Jun 20, 2024, 07:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — Tampa Bay Rays reliever Pete Fairbanks says he owes the Minnesota Twins a new stool for the clubhouse. Fairbanks surrendered a tying three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning in Tampa Bay’s eventual 7-6, 10-inning win at Minnesota on Thursday.
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Harry Lyles Jr., ESPN Staff WriterJun 20, 2024, 06:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The University of Houston is moving on from athletic director Chris Pezman after seven years, the school announced on Thursday. Raymond Bartlett, Houston’s senior vice president for administration and finance, will serve as the interim athletic director. In a statement, university
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Associated Press Jun 20, 2024, 06:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HALLE, Germany — Jan-Lennard Struff made tidy work of Stefanos Tsitsipas a day after a marathon three-set victory at the grass-court Halle Open. The 34-year-old German won 6-4, 6-4 on Thursday to set up a quarterfinal match against top-ranked Jannik Sinner. It’s the first
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Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNJun 20, 2024, 05:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Chicago Bulls are trading two-time All-Defensive Team guard Alex Caruso to the Oklahoma City Thunder for guard Josh Giddey, sources told ESPN on Thursday. The trade delivers the Thunder one of the league’s most coveted role players, a 30-year-old guard general manager Sam
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ESPN News Services Jun 20, 2024, 05:52 PM ET There will be no public memorial for Hall of Fame player and executive Jerry West. “We will honor Jerry’s wishes and mourn his passing privately,” his family said in a statement released Thursday by the LA Clippers. West was working as a consultant for the Clippers
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ESPN News Services Jun 20, 2024, 02:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Kansas City Royals put right-hander Dan Altavilla on the 15-day injured list Thursday with a right oblique strain. Altavilla is 0-1 with a 14.73 ERA in five appearances (one start) in his first season with the Royals. On Sunday, his 98 mph
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Associated Press Jun 20, 2024, 05:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Alex Nedeljkovic is getting his wish. He’s staying with the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Penguins re-signed the veteran goaltender to a two-year deal on Thursday that carries an average annual value of $2.5 million. The 28-year-old Nedeljkovic went 18-7-7 with a 2.97 goals-against
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Associated Press Jun 20, 2024, 11:07 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz‘s buildup took a hit when he lost in the second round of Queen’s Club on Thursday. Alcaraz, the defending Queen’s champion and top seed, lost to Jack Draper 7-6 (3), 6-3. For Draper, the British No. 1, it
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Field Level Media Jun 20, 2024, 03:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Byeong Hun An withdrew from the Travelers Championship during the first round on Thursday due to illness, according to PGA Tour Communications. He completed the first seven holes and was 1-over before heading to the clubhouse. An, 32, was paired with Sam Burns
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Associated Press Jun 20, 2024, 01:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — The Houston Astros plan to call up right-hander Jake Bloss from Double-A Corpus Christi to make his major league debut against the Baltimore Orioles on Friday and fill a hole in their injury-depleted rotation. Bloss, a third-round draft pick out of Georgetown
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Open Extended Reactions Gareth Southgate has admitted his England squad are struggling to cope with the expectations of winning Euro 2024 after labouring to a 1-1 draw against Denmark on Thursday. Harry Kane gave England an 18th-minute lead before Morten Hjulmand equalised 16 minutes later and although Phil Foden hit the post midway through the
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Associated Press Jun 20, 2024, 03:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw took another step in his comeback from left shoulder surgery, throwing three innings in his first rehab start. The three-time Cy Young Award winner allowed one run and two hits, struck out five and
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Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterJun 20, 2024, 03:25 PM ET Close Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. You can
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Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNJun 20, 2024, 03:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Los Angeles Lakers have agreed to a four-year contract with JJ Redick to make him the franchise’s next coach, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Redick, an ESPN NBA analyst who played 15 years in the league, met with Lakers vice president and general
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