Month: July 2024

Associated Press Jul 12, 2024, 05:54 PM ET NEW YORK — Seattle Mariners right-hander Yeury Tatiz was suspended for 80 games and Boston Red Sox right-hander Charlie Zink for 56 games following positive tests for performance-enhancing drugs. Tatiz was suspended for a positive test for Clomiphene under the minor league drug program, the commissioner’s office
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David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterJul 12, 2024, 06:19 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions Pittsburgh Pirates rookie ace Paul Skenes is disrupting the betting market, causing odds to move dramatically overnight and even prompting one sportsbook to halt betting on the National League Rookie of
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Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterJul 12, 2024, 06:38 PM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is
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Associated Press Jul 12, 2024, 04:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The New York Rangers have re-signed veteran defenseman Chad Ruhwedel to a one-year contract. General manager Chris Drury announced the signing Friday in a move that offers 23-year-old Zac Jones competition for a spot on the team’s third pairing. Terms were
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Associated Press Jul 12, 2024, 04:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Philadelphia Phillies have released utility player Whit Merrifield and recalled Weston Wilson from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Phillies President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski announced the moves ahead of Friday night’s game against the Oakland Athletics. The Phillies will owe Merrifield $3 million of
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Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNJul 12, 2024, 04:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions In a largely unprecedented financial concession to give roster flexibility to a contending franchise, New York Knicks All-NBA guard Jalen Brunson has agreed to a four-year, $156.5 million contract extension — $113 million less guaranteed than he is eligible to sign for a year
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Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJul 12, 2024, 04:27 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Jose Ramirez and Arnold Barboza are finalizing a deal for a
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ESPN News Services Jul 12, 2024, 11:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlos Alcaraz is only a couple of months past his 21st birthday, and yet this whole Grand Slam success thing is already a bit been-there, done-that for him. Moving a step closer to a second consecutive Wimbledon trophy and fourth major championship overall,
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Field Level Media Jul 12, 2024, 04:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Minnesota Twins infielder Kyle Farmer was placed on the 10-day injured list with a right shoulder strain, the team announced Friday. The move is retroactive to July 11. In 63 games this season, Farmer is hitting .189 with a .291 on-base percentage. He
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Kalan Hooks, ESPNJul 12, 2024, 04:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes‘ special number for 2024 might be three. After Mahomes won his third Super Bowl with the Chiefs this past season, Mahomes and his wife Brittany announced Friday on Instagram that they are expecting their third child. Congrats to
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Andreas Hale, ESPNJul 12, 2024, 03:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions After coming to the rescue to save UFC 303, light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira has a date in mind for his return and plans to defend his light heavyweight title in his next fight, but he is still focused on challenging Jon Jones for
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Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNJul 12, 2024, 02:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Restricted free agent guard Johnny Juzang has agreed on a four-year, $12 million deal to return to the Utah Jazz, sources told ESPN on Friday. Juzang, 23, played on consecutive two-way contracts with the Jazz after going undrafted out of UCLA and now lands
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Associated Press Jul 12, 2024, 02:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Pac-12’s existing bowl game agreements will continue through the 2025 season despite the league’s breakup, the conference announced Friday. Among other things, it means that Oregon State and Washington State, the two remaining Pac-12 schools after the conference collapsed in realignment last summer,
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Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJul 12, 2024, 01:32 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Janibek Alimkhanuly was forced to withdraw from Saturday’s IBF/WBO middleweight title
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Associated Press Jul 12, 2024, 02:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Katerina Siniakova will play for a third women’s doubles title at Wimbledon after ending Hsieh Su-Wei‘s winning streak at the tournament. Siniakova and Taylor Townsend beat the top-seeded pairing of Hsieh and Elise Mertens 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 on No. 1 Court on
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