Month: June 2024

Associated Press Jun 28, 2024, 09:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Canadian Olympic basketball team general manager Rowan Barrett said Friday that Golden State is blocking Andrew Wiggins from competing in Paris, while the Warriors countered it was a mutual decision between the team and Wiggins. Wiggins was among the 20 players who
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Eli Lederman, ESPNJun 28, 2024, 08:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Four-star running back Akylin Dear pulled his commitment from Ole Miss on Friday night, becoming the fourth high-profile prospect from the Rebels’ 2025 class to do so this week. The 29th-ranked recruit in the ESPN 300 confirmed the news with a pair of emojis
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Associated Press Jun 28, 2024, 08:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEWPORT, R.I. — Hiroyuki Fujita shot a 4-under 66 in the second round of the U.S. Senior Open on Friday, taking a one-shot lead as he attempts to earn his first victory on American soil. Fujita was at 11-under 129 at Newport Country Club.
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Pete Thamel, ESPNJun 28, 2024, 07:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former USC defensive back Ceyair Wright has committed to transfer to Nebraska, he told ESPN. Wright started 15 games for the Trojans the past two seasons and has played in 23 career games, with six pass breakups and one interception. He also has gained
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Andrew Lopez, ESPNJun 28, 2024, 06:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New Orleans Pelicans are adding Atlanta Hawks guard Dejounte Murray to their backcourt, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Friday. The Pelicans are sending veteran forward Larry Nance Jr., second-year guard Dyson Daniels, a 2025 first-round pick via the Los Angeles Lakers and
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Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterJun 28, 2024, 06:55 PM ET Close Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times. Open Extended Reactions A New York judge on Friday ruled
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Associated Press Jun 28, 2024, 06:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — An emotional Drew Smith acknowledged his future with the New York Mets is uncertain Friday, when the right-handed reliever and impending free agent said he will likely need a second reconstructive surgery on his elbow. Smith went on the injured list
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ESPN News Services Jun 28, 2024, 05:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Washington Nationals plan to call up top prospect James Wood to make his major league debut on Monday against the New York Mets, according to multiple reports on Friday. The 21-year-old Wood was acquired in the trade that
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Anthony Gharib, ESPNJun 28, 2024, 03:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Lake County Captains, the High-A affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians, unveiled a “Roto-Rooter toilet row” available at their home games. Editor’s Picks The row includes eight “deluxe, high-end” toilet seats, according to the Captains’ news release Friday, that are placed behind home plate
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Associated Press Jun 28, 2024, 03:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Phillies placed All-Star first baseman Bryce Harper and designated hitter Kyle Schwarber on the 10-day injured list after both were hurt in Thursday night’s 7-4 loss to Miami. Harper strained his left hamstring running the bases in the ninth inning,
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Eli Lederman, ESPNJun 28, 2024, 03:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Four-star cornerback Dijon Lee Jr., the top prospect from California in the 2025 class, committed to Alabama on Friday, marking Kalen DeBoer’s latest recruiting win in the month of June. Lee, a standout defensive back at California’s Mission Viejo High School, is the No.
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Associated Press Jun 28, 2024, 02:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CINCINNATI — Cincinnati star defensive lineman Dontay Corleone is out indefinitely while being treated for blood clots in his lungs. Corleone, a 6-foot-2, 320-pound junior and NFL prospect, was hospitalized June 14 after complaining of chest discomfort and shortness of breath, the school said
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Associated Press Jun 28, 2024, 01:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Russian tennis players Karen Khachanov and Liudmila Samsonova have declined to play at the Paris Olympics, the IOC said Friday, and their next-highest-ranked compatriots were invited instead. The IOC said Pavel Kotov, the 50th-ranked men’s player, and Anna Kalinskaya, ranked No.
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ESPN News Services Jun 28, 2024, 02:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Kenny Atkinson’s first stint as an NBA head coach ended with a sudden, strange separation in Brooklyn. He’s hoping for a longer-lasting relationship in Cleveland. The Cavaliers finalized a five-year contract on Friday with Atkinson, who spent the past three seasons
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