Month: August 2024

Associated Press Aug 2, 2024, 09:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SEATTLE — Mariners center fielder Julio Rodríguez has started running in his recovery from a high ankle sprain, but the team is still uncertain about the timeline for when its young star could return to the lineup. General manager Justin Hollander said Friday that
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Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterAug 3, 2024, 01:21 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions NEW
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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterAug 2, 2024, 11:32 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions Dakota Ditcheva is erasing any doubts around her overall skill level in mixed martial arts, one sensational knockout at a time. Ditcheva (13-0) punched her way to
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ESPN News Services Aug 2, 2024, 11:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Josh Bell homered from both sides of the plate in his Diamondbacks debut, Ketel Marte also hit two home runs and Arizona beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-8 on Friday night after blowing a five-run lead. Acquired Tuesday from the Miami Marlins
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Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterAug 2, 2024, 10:52 PM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions Kentucky men’s basketball coach Mark Pope announced Friday that the program will host an open tryout later this month for potential walk-ons for the 2024-25 season. The Wildcats,
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Associated Press Aug 2, 2024, 06:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — JoAnne Carner, at 85 years old, shot a 9-over 80 on Friday in the second round of the U.S. Senior Women’s Open at Fox Chapel. A day after matching her age with an 85, Carner had consecutive birdies on the par-5 second
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Associated Press Aug 2, 2024, 09:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — Denis Shapovalov of Canada was knocked out of the Mubadala City DC Open on Friday after he was disqualified from his quarterfinal round match for shouting at a spectator. Shapovalov lost his first set 7-6 (5) in a match against American Ben
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Anthony Olivieri, ESPN.comAug 2, 2024, 07:32 PM ET The Kansas man who pleaded guilty to stealing a Jackie Robinson statue from a Wichita youth baseball league earlier this year was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison for multiple cases, police said. Ricky Alderete, 45, had pleaded guilty in May to theft, related to the
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Associated Press Aug 2, 2024, 07:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions JACKSON, Miss. — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre said a Mississippi judge improperly blocked his lead attorney from representing him in a state civil lawsuit that seeks to recover misspent welfare money. Using another of his attorneys, Favre filed an appeal Thursday asking the
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Associated Press Aug 2, 2024, 07:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek withdrew Friday from a US Open tuneup in Toronto after winning a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics. Swiatek was one of several players to withdraw from the National Bank Open, which begins Tuesday. Grand Slam champions Barbora Krejcikova,
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Associated Press Aug 2, 2024, 07:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Three-time Cy Young Award winner and active career strikeout leader Max Scherzer was placed on the 15-day injured list Friday because of right shoulder fatigue. Scherzer (2-4) has made only eight starts since his season debut June 23 following offseason back
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