Month: June 2022

7:00 PM ET Associated Press MADISON, Ill. — Chris Buescher has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the inaugural NASCAR Cup race Sunday in the St. Louis area. RFK Racing said Thursday that Truck Series regular Zane Smith will replace Buescher in the No. 17 Ford at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway. Buescher
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3:35 PM ET Nike founder Phil Knight and Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Alan Smolinisky have delivered a written offer of more than $2 billion to purchase Portland Trail Blazers and are in serious talks to acquire the team, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Knight and Smolinisky have been engaged in discussions with the Paul Allen
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7:00 AM ET DENVER — The Western Conference finals were billed as two superstar-laden, high-octane offensive powerhouses going head-to-head for a chance to play for Lord Stanley’s Cup. Colorado and Edmonton already managed to surpass even those lofty expectations. In Game 1 of their best-of-seven series Tuesday, the Oilers and Avalanche threw it back to
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1:31 PM ET Ryan Fitzpatrick, the enigmatic quarterback out of Harvard who brought his “FitzMagic” to the NFL for nine teams spanning 17 seasons, announced his retirement Thursday, a source confirmed to ESPN. Fitzpatrick, popular throughout his career with his teammates and known for his prolific beard, made the announcement in a text message to
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Jun 1, 2022 The third edition of the UEFA Nations League begins in June 2022. Here’s a guide for all you need to know about the competition. JUMP TO: Format | Groups | Fixtures | Final Four | Promotion/Relegation | Euro 2024 qualifying What is the UEFA Nations League? It is a competition between the
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11:35 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Teofimo Lopez is on the comeback trail. The former lightweight champion and Mexico’s Pedro Campa have agreed to a deal for a 140-pound bout on Aug. 13, sources told ESPN on Thursday. The Top Rank Boxing on ESPN main event will mark Lopez’s junior welterweight debut and will likely take
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11:16 AM ET Associated Press MADISON, Ill. — Hendrick Motorsports will return to the Xfinity Series for the first time in more than a decade when it fields cars later this year at Road America, the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Watkins Glen. The team said Thursday that defending Cup series champion Kyle
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10:28 AM ET ESPN News Services Iga Swiatek continued her march toward a second French Open title in three years when she demolished Russian Daria Kasatkina 6-2, 6-1 to reach the final and tie Serena Williams for the second-longest winning streak of this century. Swiatek’s 34th win in a row puts her one victory away
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