Month: July 2023

Antonia Niedermaier fended off a late charge from overall race leader Annemiek van Vleuten to win stage five of the Giro d’Italia Donne. The German sprinted to victory ahead of defending champion Van Vleuten and New Zealand’s Niamh Fisher-Black. The 20-year-old timed her race to perfection as Van Vleuten and stage four winner Elisa Longo
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Jul 4, 2023, 11:08 AM ET The Boston Red Sox placed right-hander Garrett Whitlock to the 15-day injured list and left-hander James Paxton on the paternity leave list on Tuesday. The Red Sox recalled left-hander Brandon Walter and right-hander Tayler Scott from Triple-A Worcester before Tuesday’s series opener against the visiting Texas Rangers. The move
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Jul 4, 2023, 10:31 AM ET LONDON — Top seed Carlos Alcaraz opened his Wimbledon campaign by sending French veteran Jeremy Chardy into retirement with a 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 drubbing on Tuesday. At about the same time as eight-time champion Roger Federer was receiving a rapturous reception as a Royal Box guest across on Centre
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Greg Growden, ESPN RugbyJul 4, 2023, 02:53 AM Close After more than 30 years with The Sydney Morning Herald and Fairfax Media in Australia, Greg Growden now writes exclusively online for ESPN. Never afraid to step on toes, you can expect plenty of compelling insight from one of Australia’s most renowned writers. Editor’s Note: This
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Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterJul 3, 2023, 08:07 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. United States attacker Brenden Aaronson is close to finalizing a loan to Union Berlin, a source told ESPN. Aaronson moved to Leeds United from FC Salzburg last year in a transfer worth roughly
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Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJul 4, 2023, 12:30 AM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM SALT LAKE CITY — Chet Holmgren showed both signs of rust during his first game in 11 months and plenty of glimpses of his potential
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ESPN News Services Jul 3, 2023, 08:00 PM ET The Montreal Canadiens and forward Rafael Harvey-Pinard agreed to a two-year contract extension worth $2.2 million on Monday. Harvey-Pinard, 24, was a seventh-round draft selection by Montreal in 2019 and found a home at the NHL level last season. Editor’s Picks After breaking into the league
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ESPN News Services Jul 3, 2023, 04:55 PM ET Churchill Downs is extending Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert’s suspension through at least 2024. Churchill Downs Incorporated announced Monday it was continuing Baffert’s ban, citing “continued concerns regarding the threat to the safety and integrity of racing he poses to CDI-owned racetracks.” Baffert was initially
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Jul 3, 2023, 12:32 PM ET Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards has agreed on a five-year designated rookie maximum deal that could be worth up to $260 million, his agents Bill Duffy and Joe Branch of WME told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Monday. Edwards, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 draft, averaged career
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ESPN News Services Jul 3, 2023, 01:10 PM ET Former Arizona Cardinals head coach Vince Tobin, who helped the franchise end a 50-plus year playoff victory drought, died Monday. He was 79. A cause of death was not immediately known. Tobin led the Cardinals to a playoff berth in 1998 and a 20-7 upset victory
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