Month: June 2024

ESPN News Services Jun 27, 2024, 06:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Denver Nuggets are trading point guard Reggie Jackson and three unprotected second-round picks to the Charlotte Hornets in a move that will open up salary cap space for the Nuggets, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Jackson, 34, will be entering his 14th
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Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterJun 27, 2024, 06:11 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions Before Thursday, there had never been a father-son duo playing in the NBA
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ESPN News Services Jun 27, 2024, 05:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — A jury in U.S. District Court ruled Thursday that the NFL violated antitrust laws in distributing out-of-market Sunday afternoon games on a premium subscription service and has awarded more than $4.7 billion in damages. The jury ordered the league to
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ESPN News Services Jun 27, 2024, 04:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Looking to add starting pitching depth, the Cleveland Guardians have agreed to a major league contract with free agent left-hander Matthew Boyd, according to multiple media reports Thursday. The deal is contingent on Boyd, 33, passing a physical. He had reconstructive elbow surgery
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Field Level Media Jun 27, 2024, 03:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Chicago Cubs placed right-hander Javier Assad on the 15-day injured list Thursday with a right forearm strain. To replace Assad on the active roster, the Cubs signed free agent Vinny Nittoli and transferred fellow right-hander Yency Almonte (shoulder) to the 60-day injured
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Field Level Media Jun 27, 2024, 04:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Philadelphia Phillies placed right-hander Spencer Turnbull on the 15-day injured list Thursday with a right lat strain and recalled right-hander Yunior Marte from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Turnbull, 31, is 3-0 with a 2.65 ERA in 17 appearances (seven starts) this season. As
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Jun 27, 2024, 04:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Sacramento Kings are trading former lottery pick Davion Mitchell, Sasha Vezenkov and the 45th pick in the NBA draft on Thursday to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Jalen McDaniels, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The deal gets the Kings under the luxury tax and
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Jun 27, 2024, 01:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAUSANNE, Switzerland –The IOC invited eight top Russian tennis players plus Aryna Sabalenka and Victoria Azarenka from Belarus on Thursday to compete as neutral athletes at the Paris Olympics — though some already declined the expected offer. The Russian men invited to compete in the Olympic
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ESPN News Services Jun 27, 2024, 03:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki had to retire from her quarterfinal match at the Bad Homburg Open on Thursday with a knee injury. Wozniacki, 33, a wild-card entry, fell during the first set of her match against third-seeded American Emma Navarro and
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Jun 27, 2024, 02:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Atlanta Hawks are trading forward AJ Griffin to the Houston Rockets for the 44th pick in the NBA draft on Thursday, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Griffin, 20, was a 2022 first-round pick out of Duke. He has averaged 7.5 points and 1.9 rebounds in
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Associated Press Jun 27, 2024, 02:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A team of investigators led by former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch recommended Northwestern enhance its hazing prevention training in the wake of a scandal that rocked the school’s athletic department. Though the report released Thursday by the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton
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Associated Press Jun 27, 2024, 01:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions FAIRFAX, Va. — George Mason has signed basketball coach Tony Skinn to a one-year contract extension through the 2028-29 season. Athletic director Marvin Lewis announced the deal Thursday. In his first season as coach, Skinn led the Patriots to 20 regular-season wins for the
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