Month: August 2024

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterAug 8, 2024, 10:07 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox, who tied an American League record this month with a 21-game losing streak, fired manager Pedro Grifol on Thursday. The White did not name
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Aug 8, 2024, 08:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After entering the 2024 season with great expectations, Toronto Blue Jays president and CEO Mark Shapiro is not happy about a team that’s languishing in last place in the American League East and already looking toward next year. But that doesn’t mean that big changes are
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Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterAug 8, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said the seniors on his roster are looking forward to being able to “control their own destiny” when it comes to reaching the 12-team College Football
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Aug 8, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions There are less than two months left in the 2024 MLB season — and not only does it seem as if no team will reach 100 wins on the year, but there is not a single club that’s playing .600 baseball at the moment. All the
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Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterAug 8, 2024, 02:48 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — A heated argument over an umpire’s interpretation of an obstruction rule prompted Dave Roberts’ first
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ESPN News Services Aug 8, 2024, 01:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Kyle Schwarber homered three times and drove in seven of Philadelphia‘s nine runs Wednesday night in a 9-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Schwarber hit his 27th homer of the season leading off the ninth against Michael Grove. It
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Aug 7, 2024, 06:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions United States midfielder Tyler Adams said the men’s national team’s next coach must be “ruthless” and have a proven track record of getting results. The U.S. Soccer Federation is in the process of searching for a new head coach after Gregg Berhalter was dismissed from the
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Liam Napier Aug 7, 2024, 05:38 AM Open Extended Reactions A cloud of uncertainty accompanies the return of the southern hemisphere’s premier rugby competition. What is the future of the Rugby Championship? At this point, no one really knows. This year’s tournament – as with the vast majority of the previous 12 editions – appears
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Associated Press Aug 7, 2024, 07:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MONTREAL — Olympic doubles bronze medalists Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul won their opening singles matches Wednesday in the National Bank Open. The ninth-seeded Fritz beat Mariano Navone of Argentina 6-4, 6-1 and the 10th-seeded Paul topped Luciano Darderi of Italy 6-4, 7-6 (2).
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