Month: July 2024

Field Level Media Jul 2, 2024, 06:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Toronto Blue Jays placed infielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa on the 10-day injured list on Tuesday due to a sprained left knee. In a corresponding move, the Blue Jays recalled shortstop Leo Jimenez from Triple-A Buffalo. Jimenez is set to make his major league
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Jul 2, 2024, 05:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Free agent safety Tashaun Gipson Sr., who spent the past two seasons with the San Francisco 49ers, has been suspended six games by the NFL. The penalty is for a violation of the league’s performance-enhancing substances policy, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Signed for extra depth
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Jul 2, 2024, 05:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac has agreed on a five-year, $84 million contract renegotiation and extension, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Orlando renegotiated the $17.4 million Isaac had in his contract for this upcoming year, according to ESPN’s Bobby Marks. The contract will decrease in the
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ESPN News Services Jul 2, 2024, 12:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WIMBLEDON, England — Novak Djokovic wore a gray sleeve on his surgically repaired right knee while winning his first-round match at Wimbledon on Tuesday without too much of a test. Playing his first match since tearing the meniscus in his knee at the
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Open Extended Reactions Independence Day coincides with the start of the John Deere Classic, as the PGA Tour heads to TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois. A total of 156 golfers will take on the 7,268-yard course, including defending champion Sepp Straka and two-time winner Jordan Spieth. Straka closed last season’s event with a 9-under
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Jul 2, 2024, 03:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Kemba Walker, a champion at UConn and a four-time All-Star in the NBA, announced his retirement on social media Tuesday. Walker, 34, last played for the Dallas Mavericks on a one-year deal in 2022-23. He spent this past year playing for AS Monaco in the EuroLeague.
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Jul 2, 2024, 03:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Klay Thompson‘s decision to sign with the Dallas Mavericks as a free agent didn’t get an overarching stamp of approval from his father — former Los Angeles Lakers star Mychal Thompson. “I’m not feeling too much in a congratulatory mood right now,” Mychal Thompson told SiriusXM
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Jul 2, 2024, 12:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Midsummer Classic is headed to Arlington, Texas. For the first time since 1934, the All-Star Game will be hosted by the reigning World Series champions. The 2024 festivities will kick off July 12 and culminate in the 94th edition of the All-Star Game at Globe
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Jul 2, 2024, 01:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Free agent center James Wiseman has agreed on a two-year contract with the Indiana Pacers, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Wiseman, 23, played a career-high 63 games for the Detroit Pistons last season, averaging 7.1 points and 5.3 rebounds in 17 minutes. Editor’s Picks Drafted by
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Warwickshire 412 and 281 for 8 (Bethell 66, Yates 57, Davies 50, Overton 4-57) lead Somerset 284 (Banton 78, Abell 61, Hannon-Dalby 6-56) by 409 runs Half-centuries from Rob Yates, Alex Davies and Jacob Bethell strengthened Warwickshire’s grip on the third day of the Vitality County Championship Division One match with Somerset at Taunton. The
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Field Level Media Jul 2, 2024, 12:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Detroit Tigers right-hander Casey Mize is expected to be placed on the injured list with a left hamstring strain, manager A.J. Hinch said Tuesday. Hinch told MLB Network Radio that the team must “get him symptom free.” The Tigers are expected to place
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Associated Press Jul 2, 2024, 12:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The last two No. 2 overall Major League Baseball draft picks will play for the National League in the All-Star Futures Game featuring top prospects. Washington‘s Dylan Crews, the second pick in 2023, and Arizona‘s Druw Jones (2022) headline a group that includes a
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Field Level Media Jul 2, 2024, 12:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Miami Marlins have designated two-time All-Star shortstop Tim Anderson for assignment, the Miami Herald reported Tuesday. Anderson, 31, signed a one-year, $5 million deal with Miami in February, hoping for a bounce-back season that did not materialize. Through 65 games, Anderson is
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Jul 2, 2024, 11:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Utah State has informed the football team that head coach Blake Anderson is on administrative leave and is unlikely to return, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Tuesday. Defensive coordinator Nate Dreiling has been named interim coach, sources told ESPN. Anderson, 55, has gone 23-17 in
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Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterJul 2, 2024, 12:00 PM ET Close Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. You can
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