Month: June 2024

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 19, 2024, 02:00 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Below-average goaltending held the New Jersey Devils back in 2023-24. So it was clear that upgrading at the position was a top priority this offseason. Their trade with the Calgary Flames for Jacob Markstrom has checked
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Jun 19, 2024, 12:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Andy Murray was forced to withdraw from his Queen’s Club Championship match against Jordan Thompson on Wednesday with a back injury. Murray, 37, looked uncomfortable walking to the court before the match started. He then required treatment on his lower back from his trainer just a
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Associated Press Jun 19, 2024, 03:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MIAMI — St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado left Wednesday’s game against Miami after being hit in the right elbow by a fastball from Marlins reliever Huascar Brazoban in the eighth inning. Arenado collapsed into a heap after the pitch struck first his
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Kendra Andrews, ESPNJun 19, 2024, 12:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Golden State Warriors guard Gary Payton II has opted into his $9.1 million player option for the 2024-25 season, sources told ESPN. At his exit interview in April, Payton hinted at his desire to return to Golden State but said he hoped to renegotiate
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Open Extended Reactions Sources from a half-dozen NBA teams have told ESPN they’ve had difficulty securing workouts with 2024 draft prospect Bronny James, but the agent for the former USC guard confirmed James has worked out individually for just two teams at this point — the Phoenix Suns and the Los Angeles Lakers — and
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Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterJun 19, 2024, 12:58 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions The New Jersey Devils acquired goaltender Jacob Markstrom from the Calgary Flames for defenseman Kevin Bahl and a top-10-protected first-round draft pick in 2025, it was announced Wednesday. Calgary will also retain
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Associated Press Jun 19, 2024, 01:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MIAMI — St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Kyle Gibson was scratched from his scheduled start just before Wednesday’s game with the Miami Marlins because of back tightness. Gibson (5-2, 3.44 ERA) had been away from the team this week on bereavement leave after a death
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Jun 19, 2024, 01:02 PM Open Extended Reactions Rugby world champions South Africa have named uncapped Jordan Hendrikse at flyhalf and Edwill van der Merwe on the wing in a much-changed squad to face Wales in a one-off Test at Twickenham on Saturday. Hendrikse, 22, has been preferred to World Cup winner Manie Libbok in
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Field Level Media Jun 19, 2024, 12:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York billionaire Julia Koch and her children are purchasing a minority stake in BSE Global, which owns the Brooklyn Nets of the NBA, the New York Liberty of the WNBA and Barclays Center in Brooklyn. BSE Global announced the pending transaction but
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Jun 19, 2024, 10:59 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Chicago Cubs catcher Yan Gomes is being designated for assignment, a source told ESPN’s Jesse Rogers on Wednesday. Gomes, a 13-year veteran who was playing on a $6 million option in his third season with the Cubs, is hitting a career-low .154 with 2 home runs
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Eli Lederman, ESPNJun 19, 2024, 11:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions USC’s 2025 recruiting class suffered a second massive blow in the span of 24 hours Wednesday morning with the decommitment of five-star defensive tackle Justus Terry. “My recruitment is open!! #Decommitted,” Terry wrote on X. Terry’s decision to reopen his recruitment comes just one
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