Associated Press May 16, 2024, 04:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions OAKLAND, Calif. — Oakland Athletics left-hander Ken Waldichuk had reconstructive surgery on his troublesome pitching elbow and will be sidelined all season, another tough injury blow for the pitcher this past year. Already on the 60-day injured list with a ulnar collateral ligament sprain
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Field Level Media May 16, 2024, 03:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Los Angeles Angels reinstated infielder Luis Rengifo from the 10-day injured list on Thursday and acquired right-hander Roansy Contreras in a trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates, according to multiple reports. Rengifo, 27, had been sidelined with a viral illness that resulted in
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Jeff Passan, ESPNMay 16, 2024, 02:45 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Rimas Sports, the agency founded by recording artist Bad Bunny, accused the Major League Baseball Players Association of “placing a death penalty” on the agency through “a discriminatory, biased,
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 16, 2024, 02:36 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Tiger Woods was 1 under after 16 holes of his opening round at the PGA Championship on Thursday, a good start
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Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterMay 16, 2024, 01:52 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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Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterMay 16, 2024, 01:18 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The car of Kansas City Chiefs rookie wide receiver Xavier Worthy was stolen this week, a spokesperson for the Kansas City Police Department told the Kansas City
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Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNMay 16, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Marcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award
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Associated Press May 16, 2024, 02:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — With Victor Wembanyama as the focal point, France coach Vincent Collet announced an extended list of 19 players Thursday for his preliminary roster for the Paris 2024 Olympics. Fresh off winning the NBA Rookie of the Year award, the 7-foot-3 Wembanyama will
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ESPN News Services May 16, 2024, 12:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tommy Paul has produced the biggest clay-court result of his career at the Italian Open, while top-ranked Iga Swiatek defeated Coco Gauff to keep her hopes of a “dirt double” going into the women’s final. Paul outlasted ninth-ranked Hubert Hurkacz 7-5, 3-6, 6-3
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Eric Woodyard, ESPNMay 16, 2024, 01:12 PM ET Close Eric Woodyard covers the Detroit Lions for ESPN. He joined ESPN in September 2019 as an NBA reporter dedicated to the Midwest region before switching to his current role in April 2021. The Flint, Mich. native is a graduate of Western Michigan University and has authored/co-authored
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Field Level Media May 16, 2024, 12:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey was named the 2023-24 NBA Sportsmanship Award winner on Thursday. Maxey, 23, adds the accompanying Joe Dumars Trophy to his Most Improved Player Award announced last month. Tyrese Maxey’s parents surprised him with the Joe Dumars Trophy as
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May 16, 2024, 12:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A pair of individual pitching storylines headline the weekend schedule. Pittsburgh Pirates rookie Paul Skenes, who averaged 100.1 mph with his fastball while totaling seven strikeouts in his MLB debut last Saturday (putting aside the fact that he lasted only four innings while allowing three runs),
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