Month: August 2024

ESPN News Services Aug 21, 2024, 12:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Pinch-hitter Lane Thomas delivered a go-ahead double to spark a six-run 12th inning, and the Cleveland Guardians outlasted the New York Yankees 9-5 on Tuesday night in the longest major league game this season. Both teams began the night in
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Getty Images 27 minutes ago Australia’s cycling governing body expects Matt Richardson to be ineligible to take part in competitive events for two years after switching nationality to Great Britain. The 25-year-old track cyclist, who won three medals for Australia at the Paris Olympics, announced his change of allegiance last week on Instagram. Under Union
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Aug 20, 2024, 10:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions International team captain Mike Weir named Japan’s Shigeki Maruyama as his fifth and final assistant for this year’s Presidents Cup showdown against the United States in Montreal. The 2024 edition of the biennial competition, which pits a 12-man U.S. team against a lineup of international players
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Associated Press Aug 20, 2024, 03:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAWRENCE, Kan. — Jalon Daniels will be under center when No. 22 Kansas opens the season against Lindenwood next week. Jayhawks coach Lance Leipold confirmed Tuesday the electrifying but injury-prone quarterback has remained healthy through fall camp and will be ready for the game
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ESPN News Services Aug 20, 2024, 06:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The Baltimore Orioles placed right-hander Zach Eflin on the 15-day injured list on Tuesday, taking another pitcher out of their depleted rotation. Eflin was scheduled to start Wednesday’s series finale against the New York Mets. But manager Brandon Hyde said
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Kevin Seifert, ESPN Staff WriterAug 20, 2024, 03:25 PM ET Close Kevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He was previously a beat reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Washington Times. He
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Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderAug 20, 2024, 07:06 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Shakur Stevenson will defend his WBC lightweight title against Joe Cordina
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Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterAug 20, 2024, 04:41 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions The Seattle Kraken signed forward Matty Beniers to a seven-year extension on Tuesday worth just under $50 million that locks in a cornerstone piece of the franchise’s future. Beniers, 21, was the
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Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterAug 20, 2024, 03:21 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. Open Extended Reactions Alabama landed its fourth top-30 commitment in the 2025 class Tuesday afternoon when four-star
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Field Level Media Aug 20, 2024, 12:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Philadelphia Flyers placed forward Ryan Johansen on unconditional waivers for the purpose of terminating his contract due to a “material breach.” “The Flyers will have no further comment at this time,” the team said following Tuesday’s terse announcement on social media. Johansen,
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Jake Trotter, ESPN Senior WriterAug 20, 2024, 12:37 PM ET Close Jake Trotter covers college football for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2011. Before that, he worked at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Journal newspapers. You can follow him @Jake_Trotter. Open Extended Reactions Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy said last week that he
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ESPN News Services Aug 20, 2024, 10:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner tested positive twice for a banned anabolic steroid in March and was stripped of prize money and points earned at a tournament in Indian Wells, California, but he will not be suspended because an independent tribunal said it
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