Month: July 2024

Associated Press Jul 17, 2024, 12:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Carolina Hurricanes put Evgeny Kuznetsov on unconditional waivers on Wednesday for the purpose of terminating his NHL contract. Kuznetsov was owed $6 million of his $8 million salary in the final season of his $64.2 million, seven-year deal originally signed in 2017. “Ultimately
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Associated Press Jul 17, 2024, 12:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEWPORT, R.I. — The International Tennis Hall of Fame will move its enshrinement ceremony to August starting next year to better capture the attention of the tennis world on the eve of the US Open. The Newport facility also announced it will host a
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The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) secretary Richard Gould has written to his counterpart, BCCI secretary Jay Shah, proposing to bring two national disability teams — one for visually impaired (blind) and one combined (physically challenged, intellectually challenged and hearing impaired) team — to help popularise the sport among the communities. Currently, in India,
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Getty Images Matthew Henry BBC Sport Journalist 17 July 2024, 16:09 BST Updated 4 minutes ago Richard Carapaz completed the set of victories in cycling’s Grand Tours by winning stage 17 of the Tour de France. Carapaz had won stages at the Giro d’Italia and the Vuelta a Espana, as well as Olympic road race
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Jul 17, 2024, 08:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Billie Jean King Cup finals in November have been switched from Seville to Malaga, organizers the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said on Wednesday, causing an overlap with the Davis Cup which will be held at the same venue. The tournament will kick off at the
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJul 17, 2024, 08:45 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions TROON, Scotland — The R&A will distribute a record $17 million purse at this week’s Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club, including $3.1
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Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterJul 16, 2024, 11:02 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON,
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Jul 17, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions When considering the top teams in college football for the 2024 season, some certainly have a larger margin for error than others. The most talented, deepest teams can overcome flaws, injuries and unforeseen challenges easier than contenders who fall a bit lower in the pecking order.
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Open Extended Reactions Manchester United are close to overcoming competition from Real Madrid to seal a £52.1 million ($67.9m) deal for Leny Yoro after the Lille defender was granted permission to travel to Old Trafford for a medical, sources have told ESPN. United, who completed the £35.8m ($46.7m) signing of Netherlands forward Joshua Zirkzee from
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Jul 16, 2024, 11:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Washington Wizards rookie big man Alex Sarr had a historically poor showing in Tuesday night’s loss to the Portland Trail Blazers at the Las Vegas Summer League, finishing with 0 points on 0-of-15 shooting. It was the most field goal attempts by a player without a
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Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJul 16, 2024, 08:18 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 Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving underwent surgery to repair a broken left hand, the team announced Tuesday. Irving suffered the injury while
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The United States women played to a 0-0 draw with Costa Rica in sweltering temperatures on Tuesday night in its final exhibition tune-up game before the Paris Olympics. It was 98 degrees Fahrenheit (37 Celsius) at kickoff after Washington tied the hottest day on record in the nation’s capital at 104 (40C) hours earlier. Coach
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Jul 16, 2024, 09:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Denver Broncos guard Quinn Meinerz, who has started 39 games since being selected out Wisconsin-Whitewater in the third round of the 2021 NFL draft, will sign a four-year, $80 million contract extension, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday night. The deal includes $45 million
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