Month: September 2022

9:30 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Suspended shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. had surgery Tuesday to repair the torn labrum in his left shoulder, the San Diego Padres said. The surgery was performed in Los Angeles by Dr. Neal ElAttrache, the team physician for the Dodgers and the NFL’s Rams. The surgery originally had
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8:31 PM ET The UFC is finalizing a middleweight contest between Darren Till and Dricus Du Plessis in December, multiple sources told ESPN. Contracts have not been signed, but both sides have agreed to a date and opponent. The 185-pound contest will take place at UFC 282 on Dec. 10 at T-Mobile Arena in Las
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4:37 PM ET Free agent center Montrezl Harrell is signing a two-year, $5.2 million deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, sources told ESPN on Tuesday, bringing toughness to a team in search of it this offseason. Harrell was the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year for the 2019-20 season while playing for the LA Clippers under
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12:12 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Mitch Trubisky will start at quarterback for the Steelers in their Week 1 game at Cincinnati, coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday, confirming what’s long been the suspected outcome of the offseason quarterback competition. Trubisky, who was voted one of the Steelers’ five captains on Monday, won the job over 2022
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4:10 PM ET ESPN News Services After taking Monday off for rest, Giannis Antetokounmpo simply overpowered Ukraine and ensured that Greece would finish atop its group. Antetokounmpo had his 41 points and nine rebounds in just 27 minutes to lead Greece (4-0). He was 13-for-18 from the floor, 15-for-18 from the foul line. Nick Calathes
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4:07 PM ET Featured groups from two upcoming LPGA tournaments will appear on ESPN+, starting this week in Cincinnati. Two morning groups and two afternoon groups will be on ESPN+ from each event. It’s the first time LPGA events have included featured groups on a streaming platform. Brooke Henderson, Paula Creamer and Minjee Lee will
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2:58 PM ET Associated Press VIRGINIA WATER, England — Billy Horschel called them hypocrites. Jon Rahm accused them of displaying double standards. Golfers from the Saudi-backed breakaway series faced strong criticism Tuesday for choosing to play the BMW PGA Championship on the European tour this week. The main targets of the criticism were those LIV
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Sep 1, 2022 Racers were angry. Racers were complaining. Racers were questioning everything, live in HD on our television sets. Awesome. Welcome to the postseason. On Sunday night in the 73rd edition of the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, NASCAR’s oldest speedway and its still-new race car joined forces to send the sport through a
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2:45 PM ET Associated Press Georgia moved up to No. 2 in the first Associated Press college football poll of the regular season, passing Ohio State, after the defending national champion dominated its opener. Alabama remained No. 1 in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank released Tuesday, receiving 44 of 63 first-place votes
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12:27 PM ET Jake Paul has found his next opponent — and he’s a combat sports luminary. The YouTuber-turned-prizefighter will meet former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva in a boxing match Oct. 29 in Phoenix, Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions announced Tuesday. The bout will be contested at 187 pounds over eight three-minute rounds. Silva, 47,
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2:01 PM BST France centre Virimi Vakatawa is not allowed to continue playing in France because of a heart condition, his Top 14 club Racing 92 said on Tuesday. Vakatawa is suffering from a condition likely to put him at risk when playing high-intensity sports according to Racing team doctor Sylvain Blanchard, a member of
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