Month: May 2023

Associated Press May 25, 2023, 12:37 PM ET TAMPERE, Finland — The United States beat the Czech Republic 3-0 to advance to the semifinals of the ice hockey world championship on Thursday. The Americans have been cruising through the tournament and earned their eighth straight victory. “This was a tough game and I’m really proud
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Associated Press May 25, 2023, 05:00 PM ET GENEVA — Casper Ruud‘s run at a third straight Geneva Open title ended in a 3-6, 7-6 (2), 7-5 loss to Nicolas Jarry in the quarterfinals on Thursday. The top-seeded Ruud had his serve broken at 5-5 in the third set after the 54th-ranked Chilean fired two
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Paul Gutierrez, ESPN Staff WriterMay 25, 2023, 01:12 PM ET Close Covered Oakland Raiders for CSNBayArea.com and Sacramento Bee for eight years Member of Pro Football Writers Association Previously worked at Los Angeles Times, Las Vegas Review-Journal and Sports Illustrated HENDERSON, Nev. — Las Vegas Raiders coach Josh McDaniels said Thursday that he had no
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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 25, 2023, 03:12 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. DALLAS — Jonathan Marchessault isn’t getting ahead of himself, as the Vegas Golden Knights still need a win in Game 4 on Thursday to close out the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference finals. But already waiting in the
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Associated Press May 25, 2023, 01:38 AM ET BEIJING — Former Houston Rockets star Yao Ming has stepped down as head of China’s struggling national basketball league. An eight-time NBA All-Star, Yao had been leading efforts to commercialize the top-tier 20-team Chinese Basketball Association Management Co. since his appointment in 2017. A notice on the
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ESPN News Services May 25, 2023, 12:43 PM ET DETROIT — Claressa Shields has a new opponent for her marquee fight in the Motor City. The two-time Olympic gold medalist and women’s middleweight champion is now scheduled to face contender Maricela Cornejo on June 3 at Little Caesars Arena. Shields was scheduled to box Hanna
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During the dressing room celebrations, Akash Madhwal was presented with the match. ball© Instagram Akash Madhwal engineered Mumbai Indians’ comprehensive 81-run win over Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL 2023 Eliminator on Wednesday, registering staggering figures of 5 for 5 in 3.3 overs. Madhwal, who was working as an engineer and playing tennis-ball cricket just
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Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterMay 25, 2023, 12:29 PM ET Close ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate A former world champion will be the latest to test one of the best pound-for-pound boxers in the sport. Unified light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev will
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Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterMay 25, 2023, 10:45 AM ET Close Covered University of Florida for 13 seasons for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union Graduate of Jacksonville University Multiple APSE award winner JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jaguars on Thursday signed kicker Brandon McManus, who won a Super Bowl title during his nine seasons with the Denver
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ESPN News Services May 25, 2023, 10:54 AM ET Miami Heat guard Gabe Vincent, who is averaging 17.5 points during the Eastern Conference finals, has been ruled out with a left ankle sprain for Game 5 vs. the Boston Celtics on Thursday night, the team announced. Vincent suffered the injury in the fourth quarter of
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Associated Press May 25, 2023, 10:10 AM ET PARIS — Carlos Alcaraz and the man he just replaced atop the rankings, 22-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic, were placed in the same half of the French Open field in Thursday’s draw and could face each other in the semifinals. Alcaraz is seeded No. 1 at
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