Month: June 2023

Associated Press Jun 23, 2023, 03:26 PM ET MUNICH — Daniel Hillier took a 1-shot lead in the second round of the BMW International Open ahead of a player making his debut on the European tour Friday. New Zealander Hillier shot a 5-under 67 with five birdies — three of them on consecutive holes —
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ESPN News Services Jun 23, 2023, 12:58 PM ET The New Jersey Devils have re-signed Erik Haula to a three-year, $9.45 million contract, the team announced Friday. A veteran left winger who can also double as a center, Haula found an instant fit with the Devils. Though he was on an expiring contract when they
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Associated Press Jun 23, 2023, 02:02 PM ET SAN ANTONIO — No. 1 draft pick Victor Wembanyama of San Antonio and No. 2 pick Brandon Miller of Charlotte might go head-to-head on the first day of NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. The NBA has San Antonio playing Charlotte on July 7, which is opening
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Jun 23, 2023, 01:28 PM ET The San Jose Sharks are bringing back franchise great Patrick Marleau to serve as a player development coach and hockey operations adviser. The Sharks announced Marleau’s return Friday, saying he will work with players on the Sharks and the AHL’s San Jose Barracuda while also serving as an adviser
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Associated Press Jun 23, 2023, 12:21 PM ET LONDON — Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred says one big turnout by Oakland Athletics fans doesn’t change “a decade worth of inaction” as he defended earlier comments about the “reverse boycott” held in protest of the team’s proposed move to Las Vegas. Manfred said he was
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Associated Press Jun 23, 2023, 12:52 PM ET BERLIN — All four quarterfinals at the Berlin Open were postponed because heavy rain washed out the entire Friday schedule. The day’s matches, including fourth-ranked Caroline Garcia against former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, were repeatedly delayed before organizers said Friday evening that no play would be possible.
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNJun 23, 2023, 12:44 PM ET Joshua Franco was stripped of his WBA junior bantamweight title on Friday after he weighed 121.25 pounds for his 115-pound title rematch on Saturday against Kazuto Ioka in Tokyo. Ioka (29-2-1, 15 KOs) can still capture the title with a victory. In the event of a draw
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJun 23, 2023, 12:18 PM ET Rose Namajunas will make her debut in a new weight class in an iconic city. The former two-time UFC women’s strawweight champion is moving up to flyweight to fight contender Manon Fiorot of France at UFC Paris on Sept. 2., sources confirmed to ESPN on
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Associated Press Jun 23, 2023, 08:20 AM ET HALLE, Germany — Jannik Sinner‘s preparations for Wimbledon were disrupted Friday when the Italian player retired from his match against Alexander Bublik in the Halle Open quarterfinals with an adductor muscle injury. Organizers said Sinner, ranked ninth in the world, strained his adductor while sliding to reach
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Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterJun 23, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. IT FELT LIKE a fairy-tale start to Dansby Swanson‘s Chicago Cubs career. Swanson had left the Atlanta Braves to sign a seven-year, $177 million deal with Chicago in December, in part because
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