Month: July 2023

Emily Kaplan, ESPNJul 18, 2023, 02:13 PM ET Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Alex Galchenyuk is entering the NHL and NHLPA’s player assistance program after being arrested last week, sources told ESPN, and has apologized to police for his “deeply disrespectful and despicable behavior.” Galchenyuk was arrested July 9 in Scottsdale, Arizona,
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Associated Press Jul 18, 2023, 02:05 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges apologized Tuesday for “the pain and embarrassment” caused by the domestic violence investigation that kept him out of the league last season. Bridges, speaking publicly for the first time since signing a one-year, $7.9 million contract to return to
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Jul 18, 2023, 01:14 PM ET The Calgary Flames will retire former goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff’s No. 34 on March 2 prior to the team’s home game against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Kiprusoff retired as the franchise’s leader in wins (305), shutouts (41) and games played by a goaltender (576). He will join Lanny McDonald (No. 9),
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 18, 2023, 01:40 PM ET ONE Championship has one of its most original cards yet coming this fall, headlined by four women’s fights in four different disciplines. Stamp Fairtex will face UFC veteran Seo Hee Ham for the interim ONE women’s 115-pound title in the main event Sept. 29 in
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Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterJul 18, 2023, 01:14 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. The United States‘ elimination from the Gold Cup last week represented a checkpoint of sorts. For most of the year, various iterations of the team gathered in the wake of the FIFA World
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Jul 18, 2023, 11:29 AM World Rugby has launched a revamped and rebranded rugby sevens circuit called ‘SVNS’, which will be played across eight cities from December, the sport’s governing body announced. The tournament with 12 men’s and women’s teams in an Olympic format will kick off in Dubai on Dec. 2 before heading to
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJul 18, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia HOYLAKE, England — As Rory McIlroy finished playing 14 holes during a practice round with Shane Lowry on Tuesday morning, the rain started to fall at Royal
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Jul 18, 2023, 10:28 AM ET Shohei Ohtani has all of MLB in a state of awe. Right now, the Los Angeles Angels superstar is leading all batters in home runs and OPS, fourth in strikeouts and strikeouts per nine innings among all pitchers and first in all of MLB in wins above replacement. He’s
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJul 18, 2023, 09:30 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia HOYLAKE, England — Rory McIlroy will play the first two rounds of the 151st Open Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club with Masters champion Jon Rahm and
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SHOHEI OHTANI IS both text and subtext, the brightest light in the firmament and the candle flicker on the wall. He is right there in front of us, obvious in all his brilliance, yet slightly out of reach, his present as clear as his future is uncertain. This current edition of “Season of Ohtani” feels
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJul 18, 2023, 09:00 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia HOYLAKE, England — Royal Liverpool Golf Club, which was built in 1869 and is the second-oldest seaside course in England, underwent a facelift since the last time
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