Month: August 2022

5:04 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Liudmila Samsonova hit 10 aces and won her second career WTA title by coming back to beat sixth-seeded Kaia Kanepi 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 at the Citi Open on Sunday. Samsonova is a 23-year-old Russian currently ranked 60th after needing to sit out part of the season, including Wimbledon,
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3:36 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Chicago Bears wide receiver N’Keal Harry suffered what appeared to be a severe ankle injury during Saturday’s training camp practice, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. Harry, 24, went down on the first play of team drills when a screen pass went his direction. The wide receiver appeared
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12:58 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Pete Rose dismissed questions Sunday about his first appearance on the field in Philadelphia since the franchise scrapped plans in 2017 to honor him because of a woman’s allegation that she had sex with baseball’s hit king when she was a minor. “It was 55 years ago, babe,”
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3:30 PM ET ESPN staff Many NFL training camps resumed Sunday following Hall of Fame ceremonies in Canton, Ohio, though some took it easy while others took the day off. Running backs took center stage with the New York Giants and Tennessee Titans, where, respectively, Saquon Barkley continues to impress while video showed a vicious
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2:54 PM ET Associated Press Callum Shinkwin claimed his second European tour title with a four-shot victory in the Cazoo Open on Sunday. The Englishman shot 1-under 70 in the final round and finished on 12-under 272 overall at Celtic Manor, where he has now finished first, fourth and eighth in his last three visits.
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12:51 AM ET Dan HajduckyESPN Close Hajducky is a reporter/researcher for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. Bobby Bonilla’s infamous contract with the New York Mets is still being paid out — in more ways than
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11:03 AM ET ESPN News Services Running back Kareem Hunt, who is seeking a contract extension, has requested a trade from the Cleveland Browns but the team has privately declined that request, a source confirmed to ESPN. Hunt, who is in the final year of a two-year, $12 million deal he signed two years ago,
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8:22 AM ET Former Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney has said that the club must let Cristiano Ronaldo leave if they are to build a successful team for the future under new manager Erik ten Hag. The 37-year-old Ronaldo, who re-signed for United from Juventus last season, reportedly wants a move away from Old Trafford
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12:50 AM ET Vergil Ortiz Jr. looked across the ring on Saturday night and saw one of boxing’s bureaucratic speed bumps. In order for Ortiz to inch closer to a crack at a legitimate boxing championship, he had to first defeat Michael McKinson, who was modestly ranked by a couple of the sport’s sanctioning bodies.
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11:47 PM ET ESPN News Services ST. LOUIS — Jordan Montgomery was open and honest with reporters when asked about his debut with the St. Louis Cardinals and how he needed to face his former team less than a week after being traded. “It’s not exactly what you want to do for your first time
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12:23 AM BST Springboks coach Jacques Nienaber believes the team can improve after their record-breaking victory against the All Blacks in the Rugby Championship Test at Mbombela Stadium on Saturday. The Springboks’ 26-10 victory marked their largest margin against New Zealand since South Africa returned from international isolation in 1992, and the second largest of
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