Month: May 2023

Associated Press May 25, 2023, 09:10 AM ET CHICAGO — Xfinity has signed on as a founding partner for NASCAR’s inaugural Chicago Street Race Weekend, giving the event another corporate sponsor. NASCAR announced the agreement on Thursday, providing Xfinity with presenting, marketing, and promotional rights for the July 1-2 race weekend. McDonald’s and Blue Cross
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May 24, 2023, 03:28 PM ET Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa has a foot injury that could land him on the injured list, manager Rocco Baldelli said Wednesday. An MRI exam confirmed a muscle strain in the arch of Correa’s left foot in addition to plantar fasciitis in his heel. “I think we get to
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May 25, 2023, 06:16 AM ET Paula Badosa will miss the French Open after suffering a stress fracture in her spine at the Italian Open last week, the former world number two said on Thursday. The 25-year-old Badosa, who was ranked second a year ago, has dropped to 29th amid an injury-ridden season. The Spaniard
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Indian skipper Rohit Sharma and other key members of the Indian squad for the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final match against Australia, reflected on their side’s journey in 2021-23 cycle, which saw them play “some tough cricket’ on their way to the final. Rohit, Ravichandran Ashwin, Cheteshwar Pujara and Mohammed Shami reflected on India’s
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May 24, 2023, 02:31 PM ET LaLiga president Javier Tebas on Wednesday apologised for a tweet he said was misinterpreted about Vinícius Júnior and said that the Spanish federation ought to be doing more to combat racism, because the league does not currently have that authority. “I always tell this to my entire work team.
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Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMay 24, 2023, 11:02 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. SUNRISE, Florida — Matthew Tkachuk scored a power-play goal with 4.9 seconds remaining to complete Florida’s sweep of the Carolina Hurricanes and send the Panthers to their first Stanley Cup Final in 27 years. The
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ESPN News Services May 25, 2023, 12:59 AM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout homered in the same game for the 26th time since becoming teammates, leading the Los Angeles Angels to their fourth straight win and a sweep of the Boston Red Sox with a 7-3 victory Wednesday night. “It’s pretty
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Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderMay 24, 2023, 07:22 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 LA Clippers GM Michael Winger has agreed to become the president of Monumental Basketball, which delivers him full leadership of the Washington Wizards, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Winger will also oversee the WNBA Mystics
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Associated Press May 24, 2023, 10:20 PM ET KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Cal teammates Aaron Du and Sampson Zheng capped off a strong week at Kiawah Island with a 2-and-1 victory over Drew Kittleson and Drew Stoltz to win the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship on Wednesday. The victory comes a week after the Golden Bears
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Associated Press May 24, 2023, 09:34 PM ET NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Lilia Vu and Brooke Henderson, the only players from the top 10 in women’s golf to enter the Bank of Hope LPGA Match Play, both delivered victories Wednesday at Shadow Creek in the opening session of pool play. Vu never trailed in
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Paolo Uggetti, ESPNMay 24, 2023, 09:10 PM ET In the wake of Mike Bohn’s sudden departure as USC athletic director, the school is forming an interim leadership team comprised of one internal administrator as well as three external administrators, according to a letter addressed to the athletic department and obtained by ESPN. USC president Carol
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Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterMay 24, 2023, 09:15 PM ET Close Covered Patriots since 1997 Joined ESPN in 2009 FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots are losing two days of organized team activities due to a violation of offseason rules, league sources told ESPN. The team had been scheduled for an OTA on Thursday,
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ESPN News Services May 24, 2023, 07:30 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR has opened an investigation into how a derogatory message was broadcast on the radio channel of Bubba Wallace‘s race team during last weekend’s All-Star race. Wallace, NASCAR’s only Black driver in the Cup Series, had just finished Sunday’s race at North Wilkesboro
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