Month: July 2024

ESPN News Services Jul 9, 2024, 10:49 PM ET Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco has been formally charged with sexual abuse and sexual exploitation against a minor in the Dominican Republic. Puerto Plata District Office Prosecutor Kelmin Duncan and the spokesperson for the Attorney General’s Office Nairobi Viloria confirmed to ESPN’s Juan Recio they
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The fallout from Pakistan’s disappointing T20 World Cup campaign has claimed its first victims, with Wahab Riaz and Abdul Razzaq both sacked as selectors from the national side. Razzaq, who was appointed to the selection committee for both the men’s and women’s side just weeks ago, will no longer serve as a selector for the
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ESPN News Services Jul 9, 2024, 09:20 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Phillies right-handed ace Zack Wheeler left his start Tuesday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers after five innings with left low back tightness. Wheeler threw 76 pitches on a steamy night in Philadelphia and left with the Phillies leading 9-1. He allowed three
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Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterJul 9, 2024, 08:03 PM 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 An ex-Minnesota Timberwolves employee was sentenced Tuesday
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Associated Press Jul 9, 2024, 08:19 PM ET CLEVELAND — Former Cleveland Browns star quarterback Bernie Kosar has been diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver and Parkinson’s disease, according to a story in Cleveland Magazine. The 60-year-old former player is on the list for a liver transplant, though University Hospitals hepatologist Anthony Post told the
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNJul 9, 2024, 07:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Team USA will be without Kevin Durant for Wednesday night’s game against Team Canada, its first of five exhibition games ahead of the Paris Olympics, due to the calf strain that has kept Durant out of the entirety of the national
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ESPN News Services Jul 9, 2024, 05:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Cleveland Guardians‘ Jose Ramírez became the sixth member of the eight-man Home Run Derby field, Major League Baseball said Tuesday. A switch-hitter, Ramírez was part of the 2022 competition at Dodger Stadium. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Ramírez, who will start at third
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Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterJul 9, 2024, 07:10 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Cincinnati defensive lineman Dontay Corleone has returned to the team after being treated for blood clots in his lungs last week, coach Scott Satterfield said at Big
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Jul 9, 2024, 06:07 PM ET Several panels were missing from the retractable roof of NRG Stadium, the home of the NFL’s Houston Texans, in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, which has left millions in the Texas without power and is blamed for multiple deaths in Texas and Louisiana. Video posted by The Associated Press
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Associated Press Jul 9, 2024, 05:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — The Los Angeles Dodgers placed All-Star right-hander Tyler Glasnow on the 15-day injured list with back tightness. Glasnow, 30, is 8-5 with a 3.47 ERA in his first season with the Dodgers. He was acquired in a December trade with Tampa Bay
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Associated Press Jul 9, 2024, 05:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers has been scratched from the All-Star Game with left shoulder soreness. Boston manager Alex Cora said Tuesday that Devers has been dealing with an injury in his AC joint for a while. Although the 27-year-old Dominican
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