Month: July 2024

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterJul 16, 2024, 11:02 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON,
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Jul 16, 2024, 11:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Washington Wizards rookie big man Alex Sarr had a historically poor showing in Tuesday night’s loss to the Portland Trail Blazers at the Las Vegas Summer League, finishing with 0 points on 0-of-15 shooting. It was the most field goal attempts by a player without a
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David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterJul 16, 2024, 09:59 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions Banned NBA player Jontay Porter had his request to play professional basketball in Greece denied by a federal judge Tuesday, one week after the former Toronto Raptors forward pleaded guilty to
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Jul 16, 2024, 09:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Denver Broncos guard Quinn Meinerz, who has started 39 games since being selected out Wisconsin-Whitewater in the third round of the 2021 NFL draft, will sign a four-year, $80 million contract extension, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday night. The deal includes $45 million
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Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJul 16, 2024, 08:18 PM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Open Extended Reactions Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving underwent surgery to repair a broken left hand, the team announced Tuesday. Irving suffered the injury while
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Associated Press Jul 16, 2024, 07:13 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers being the only Major League Baseball team not to hold a Pride Night was not a decisive factor when the commissioner’s office picked the team to host this year’s All-Star Game. “There are a whole host of factors that go into
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Associated Press Jul 16, 2024, 07:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Major League Baseball Players’ Association head Tony Clark vowed to keep the union’s deliberations internal following a failed attempt in March to remove his chief labor negotiator. Harry Marino, a former union lawyer who helped organize minor leaguers, was rebuffed when
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Associated Press Jul 16, 2024, 06:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Major League Baseball’s three-day amateur draft concluded on Tuesday, with the 30 teams blazing through 300 picks in less than 3½ hours. Some draftees with familiar last names were selected on the final day, which consisted of Rounds 11 through 20. The Los Angeles
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Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterJul 16, 2024, 06:26 PM ET Close Dave Wilson is a college football reporter. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Texas arrives for its first appearance at SEC media days Wednesday, but an old Longhorns storyline preceded
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Associated Press Jul 16, 2024, 06:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Rafael Nadal was on the US Open entry list released Tuesday via a protected ranking, although that doesn’t necessarily mean he will compete in the year’s last Grand Slam tournament. Nadal has been dealing with injuries the past two seasons and
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Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNJul 16, 2024, 06:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Sacramento Kings G League coach Lindsey Harding has agreed on a deal to become an assistant with the Los Angeles Lakers, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. Harding — the G League Coach of the Year for the Stockton Kings — reconnects with coach JJ
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Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterJul 16, 2024, 06:16 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — As Oklahoma makes its entrance into the SEC, third-year coach Brent Venables has not wavered in his vision of having a dominant defense. But he admitted Tuesday
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Associated Press Jul 16, 2024, 05:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Blues defenseman Torey Krug is in danger of missing the entire 2024-25 NHL season after being diagnosed with pre-arthritic changes in his left ankle. The team announced Tuesday that Krug will work to rehabilitate the injury without surgery over
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Associated Press Jul 16, 2024, 05:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR Cup Series driver Daniel Suarez will compete next month in the sanctioning body’s Brasil Series Special Edition tournament that runs parallel to its main competition in Brazil. The Cup series will take a two-week break during the Paris Summer Olympics.
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Associated Press Jul 16, 2024, 05:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The New York Islanders have signed forward Simon Holmstrom to a one-year contract. The Islanders announced the signing with the 23-year-old restricted free agent from Sweden on Tuesday. Holmstrom had 15 goals and 10 assists in 75 games with the Islanders
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