Month: August 2024

Associated Press Aug 6, 2024, 11:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The New York Knicks have chosen Jalen Brunson as their captain, the team’s first in six years. Brunson quickly became one of the team’s leaders after arriving in 2022 and on Tuesday was selected as the 36th captain in franchise history.
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Aug 6, 2024, 10:34 AM Open Extended Reactions South Africa have handed a first test start to flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu in their Rugby Championship opener against Australia in Brisbane on Saturday, while number eight Elrigh Louw has been selected ahead of Kwagga Smith. Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 22, who can cover centre and fullback, has been given the
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 6, 2024, 10:36 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Golfers’ performances in the four major championships, PGA Tour signature events and the FedEx Cup playoffs will carry the most weight in making next
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Open Extended Reactions The Rugby Championship is back. The southern hemisphere’s Test-match showpiece returns to regular programming this year, with a full 12-game calendar that will be played across August and September under the “mini tour” format. That means that each team faces two away games against one country, two home games against another, and
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John Keim, ESPN Staff WriterAug 6, 2024, 09:38 AM ET Close John Keim covers the Washington Commanders for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2013 after a stint with the Washington Post. He started covering the team in 1994 for the Journal Newspapers and later for the Washington Examiner. He has authored/co-authored four books. You can
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Aug 6, 2024, 08:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Editor’s note: This story was originally published in August 2019. After the Dream Team’s Olympic gold medal in 1992, USA Basketball continued to coast along in international play, remaining undefeated whenever NBA players represented the country, winning gold at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics. Then, at
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Aug 6, 2024, 09:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Detroit Lions cornerback Emmanuel Moseley suffered a torn pectoral muscle in practice this week and is out indefinitely, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. It marks the third consecutive season that Moseley has suffered a major injury. After missing the final 12 games of the 2022 season
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Associated Press Aug 6, 2024, 08:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Franz Wagner scored 18 points and Germany overcame a sluggish start to beat Greece 76-63 on Tuesday and advance to the Olympic men’s basketball semifinals for the first time. Dennis Schroder added 13 points and eight assists for the reigning World Cup
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentAug 6, 2024, 04:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City and Atlético Madrid have agreed a deal for striker Julián Álvarez, a source has told ESPN. The LaLiga side are set to pay up to €95 million for the Argentina striker. Around £64m (€75m) will be due up front with another £17m
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Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterAug 6, 2024, 07:52 AM 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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ESPN News Services Aug 6, 2024, 12:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions OAKLAND, Calif. — The Chicago White Sox lost their 21st straight game, tying American League record with a 5-1 defeat to the Oakland Athletics on Monday night as Max Schuemann hit a tiebreaking, two-run single in the fourth inning. Chicago is on the
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Anthony Olivieri, ESPN.comAug 5, 2024, 09:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Organizers of a youth baseball league in Wichita, Kansas, unveiled a new Jackie Robinson statue Monday evening, replacing the original that was stolen from one of the city’s parks and vandalized earlier this year. “It’s been a long six months,” said Bob Lutz, executive
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