Month: June 2022

9:59 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Mets right-hander Tylor Megill left his start Thursday night against the Milwaukee Brewers with shoulder discomfort, the latest setback in a promising season for the second-year pitcher. Megill came off the injured list last week after missing a month with right biceps inflammation. He will have an
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6:53 PM ET A.J. Harris, the No. 20 recruit in the ESPN 300, committed to Georgia on Thursday. Harris is a 6-foot-2, 180-pound cornerback from Central High School in Phenix City, Ala. He chose the Bulldogs over Alabama, Florida, Clemson, Ohio State and others. He is rated as the No. 4 overall cornerback in the
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5:21 PM ET The NCAA’s transformation committee on Thursday announced recommendations that would provide athletes with windows to enter the transfer portal each year, and changes to the current infractions process designed to result in faster outcomes. The proposed transfer recommendations are “intended to stabilize the transfer environment,” according to the NCAA’s news release, and
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5:15 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN One of the top offensive linemen in the ACC is expected to miss the 2022 season. Boston College star guard Christian Mahogany told ESPN in a phone interview on Thursday that he tore the ACL in his right knee and will likely miss the entirety of the upcoming season. Mahogany
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1:30 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said the Tampa Bay Rays and Oakland Athletics need to reach new ballpark deals soon and left open the possibility of considering relocation if agreements are not struck. “There is urgency with respect to Tampa,” Manfred said Thursday during a news conference following
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3:24 PM ET Now that the Arizona Coyotes have reached an agreement with the Tempe City Council to continue negotiations on a new arena and entertainment district in the Phoenix suburb, their team president and CEO, Xavier A. Gutierrez, says the next challenge is to clear up misconceptions about what is in the works —
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4:56 PM ET Associated Press HALLE, Germany — Top-ranked Daniil Medvedev defeated Ilya Ivashka for the second time in a week, beating the Belarusian 7-6 (4), 6-3 on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals at the Halle Open. Medvedev, who also eliminated Ivashka in ‘s-Hertogenbosch last week, saved three set points when trailing 5-4 in the
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4:00 AM ET The fixture schedule for the 2022-23 Premier League season was released on Thursday, with champions Manchester City starting at West Ham and the Erik ten Hag era at Manchester United beginning with a home match against Brighton, kicking off a tough-looking run to start his new job. City clinched the 2021-22 title
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3:01 PM ET Associated Press BERLIN — Coco Gauff reached her first grass-court quarterfinal by beating Chinese qualifier Wang Xinyu 6-0, 6-4 Thursday at the Berlin Open. The American 18-year-old, who reached her first Grand Slam final at the French Open on clay this month, cruised through the first set but then had to come
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3:30 PM ET One of the greatest former champions in UFC history will take on a surging contender this summer. Jose Aldo, the former longtime UFC featherweight champion, and Merab Dvalishvili have verbally agreed to a bantamweight fight at UFC 278 on Aug. 20 in Salt Lake City, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. MMA
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2:51 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Vergil Ortiz Jr. will fight Michael McKinson in a rescheduled welterweight bout on Aug. 6 in Fort Worth, Texas, Golden Boy Promotions announced Thursday. ESPN reported last month that Ortiz and David Avanesyan agreed to a deal for a fight on the same date, but according to Ortiz’s manager, Rick
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12:18 PM ET Former NFL defensive end and UFC heavyweight Greg Hardy has signed an agreement to bare-knuckle box. Hardy, 33, has signed a multifight deal with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, the promotion announced Wednesday. It is Hardy’s first move in combat sports since the UFC opted not to re-sign him after a three-year run.
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12:52 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The heavyweight title rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua is now set for Aug. 20 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, sources told ESPN on Thursday. The fight was originally being planned for July 23, but now Joshua will have nearly 30 more days to work with new trainer Robert Garcia.
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