Month: July 2024

Derbyshire, Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Kent, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Middlesex, Sussex, Worcestershire and Yorkshire will form the second tier of the new domestic women’s competitions in England and Wales from next year. The ten Tier 2 counties will play 50-over and 20-over cricket, with details of the competition structure and schedule for 2025 yet to be announced. Tier
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Getty Images 18 July 2024 Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent The US-based Haas team have decided to drop Kevin Magnussen for the 2025 Formula 1 season. The team’s announcement of Magnussen’s departure does not reveal who will replace him as the team-mate of Briton Oliver Bearman next season. However, BBC Sport has been told that Esteban
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Jul 16, 2024, 05:43 PM Open Extended Reactions Was that the best weekend of international rugby since the World Cup quarterfinals? From Ireland’s series-levelling win in Durban, to Beauden Barrett’s second-half masterclass in Auckland, and even the gripping Australia-Wales clash, there was plenty to enjoy across the second weekend of international action. Unfortunately, that means
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Field Level Media Jul 18, 2024, 02:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Chicago White Sox signed free agent third baseman Nick Senzel on Wednesday. Financial terms of the deal were not announced. Senzel, 29, was designated for assignment by the Washington Nationals on July 6 and released five days later. He appeared in 64
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Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterJul 18, 2024, 01:34 AM 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 LAS VEGAS — On the first play
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ESPN News Services Jul 17, 2024, 09:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cavan Sullivan broke Freddy Adu’s longstanding record as the youngest player to feature for a senior MLS side when he took the field for the Philadelphia Union in their match against the New England Revolution on Wednesday. Sullivan, who is 14 years 293
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Associated Press Jul 17, 2024, 11:42 PM ET Pat Williams, a co-founder of the Orlando Magic and someone who spent more than a half-century working within the NBA, died Wednesday from complications related to viral pneumonia, the team announced. Williams was 84. He started his NBA career as business manager of the Philadelphia 76ers in
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Associated Press Jul 17, 2024, 08:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BALTIMORE — Jerry Walker, who at age 20 became the youngest player to start the All-Star Game when he took the mound representing the Baltimore Orioles in 1959, has died. He was 85. The Orioles announced Walker’s death Wednesday. The announcement did not include
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Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterJul 17, 2024, 07:37 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. Open Extended Reactions LSU landed its fifth and most high-profile commitment of the month Wednesday evening, beating
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Associated Press Jul 17, 2024, 07:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions COLUMBIA, S.C. — Eddie Dunning, who painted the South Carolina Gamecock logo at midfield in Williams-Brice Stadium for 40 seasons, has died, university officials said. He was 69. South Carolina’s athletic department announced his death Wednesday. Dunning’s obituary said he died on July 13
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Associated Press Jul 17, 2024, 07:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Paul Skenes, Shohei Ohtani, MVP Jarren Duran and the rest of this year’s All-Stars drew 7,443,000 viewers on Fox, up 6% from the 2023 game but the second lowest for the event. The American League’s 5-3 victory in Arlington, Texas, on
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Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterJul 17, 2024, 08:12 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Leaders of the College Football Playoff won’t make any decisions about what the sport’s postseason format will look like in 2026 and beyond until after a national champion
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Pete Thamel, ESPNJul 17, 2024, 07:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — As Florida coach Billy Napier enters a pivotal third season with the Gators, his case for optimism after back-to-back losing season starts with quarterback Graham Mertz. Mertz, a Wisconsin transfer entering his second season at Florida, improved his completion percentage by a
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Jul 17, 2024, 05:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Men’s basketball coach Jeff Capel and Pittsburgh have agreed to a three-year contract extension, the school announced Wednesday. The deal keeps Capel with the Panthers through at least the 2029-30 season. Capel is 97-92 in six seasons at Pitt, which hired him in 2018 after he
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