Month: June 2024

ESPN News Services Jun 21, 2024, 06:25 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Taylor Wily, a former sumo wrestler who became known for his role as confidential informant Kamekona Tupuola on both “Hawaii Five-0” and “Magnum P.I.,” has died, his friend and a “Hawaii Five-0” producer both said Friday. He was 56. Before he began acting,
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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJun 21, 2024, 11:58 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions SALT LAKE CITY — Clay Collard officially made his third PFL postseason in four years Friday night, but it was not in the way he envisioned. Collard
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Associated Press Jun 22, 2024, 12:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAMMAMISH, Wash. — Nelly Korda was sent packing early again Friday in the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, another shocking downfall after a dominating run. A stroke behind first-round leader Lexi Thompson after an opening 3-under 69, the top-ranked Korda shot an 81 in the
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Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Mexico midfielder Edson Álvarez said Friday that he’s “focused on” the Copa América amid reports that Manchester United are interested in signing the West Ham player. “I can only tell you that I’m focused on what I have to do. I know that the Copa América is a very important
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Associated Press Jun 21, 2024, 09:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CROMWELL, Conn. — Tom Kim is looking at the long term with his golf game and is getting short-term results at the Travelers Championship, where he followed an opening 62 with a 5-under 65 on Friday for the lowest 36-hole score of his career
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Associated Press Jun 21, 2024, 07:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Darcy Kuemper‘s first stint with the Los Angeles Kings lasted less than one season. Both sides are hoping this one lasts longer. The veteran goaltender was acquired Wednesday from the Washington Capitals for forward Pierre-Luc Dubois in a trade of high-priced, underachieving players. Kuemper
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Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNJun 20, 2024, 05:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Chicago Bulls are trading two-time All-Defensive Team guard Alex Caruso to the Oklahoma City Thunder for guard Josh Giddey, sources told ESPN on Thursday. The trade delivers the Thunder one of the league’s most coveted role players, a 30-year-old guard general manager Sam
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Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNJun 20, 2024, 11:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Free agent guard Malik Monk intends to sign a four-year, $78 million deal — including a player option — to return to the Sacramento Kings, sources told ESPN on Thursday night. Monk, the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year runner-up, had a career-best season,
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Associated Press Jun 21, 2024, 08:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — There is still plenty of uncertainty and mystery surrounding the Detroit Pistons. The organization is coming off the worst season in franchise history and is again searching for a new coach. There’s no clear-cut path to success and the roster — beyond
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Associated Press Jun 21, 2024, 04:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — New York Mets right-hander Luis Severino will start Sunday against the Chicago Cubs instead of facing the Yankees in the first Subway Series of the season. Severino spent his first eight seasons with the Yankees, going 54-37 with a 3.79 ERA in
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Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJun 21, 2024, 12:47 PM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — In the wake of an NBA Finals run, Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison said he plans for the team’s rotation
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Associated Press Jun 21, 2024, 07:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions COLLEGE GROVE, Tenn. — Abraham Ancer shot a bogey-free 7-under 64 on Friday to take the first-round lead in LIV Golf Nashville, with Bryson DeChambeau three strokes back during his personal celebration tour that started with his second U.S. Open victory. Ancer is looking
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Pete Thamel, ESPNJun 21, 2024, 12:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Oklahoma has agreed to a new six-year contract with football coach Brent Venables that includes a significant raise and adds two additional seasons, sources told ESPN. Venables is coming off a 10-3 season at Oklahoma, and the commitment by the school is part of
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Jun 20, 2024, 10:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Broncos have hired former Stanford head coach David Shaw as a senior personnel executive, the team announced Thursday. When Shaw stepped down from Stanford in 2022, he expressed a desire to return to the NFL, where he spent nearly a decade as an assistant coach.
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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJun 21, 2024, 12:37 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions A broken toe is what prevented Conor McGregor from fighting Michael Chandler next week in Las Vegas, the UFC star revealed Friday. McGregor (22-6) was due to
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