Month: August 2024

Getty Images 1 hour ago Three-time champion Primoz Roglic won the first mountain stage of this year’s Vuelta a Espana to claim the race leader’s red jersey. The Slovenian edged past Lennert van Eetvelt (Lotto Dstny) on the line to clinch Tuesday’s fourth stage after a gruelling 14km climb to Pico Villuercas in searing heat.
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ESPN News Services Aug 20, 2024, 09:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The injury-plagued Atlanta Braves are expected to sign third baseman Gio Urshela, according to multiple reports. The Braves reportedly will add Urshela to their roster Tuesday, one day after announcing that star third baseman Austin Riley will miss six to eight weeks with
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Open Extended Reactions Giorgi Mamardashvili is close to agreeing a deal with Liverpool. Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images Liverpool are closing in on their first signing of the Arne Slot era after stepping up talks with Valencia for goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili, a source has told ESPN. Valencia and Liverpool are discussing a fee in the region of €40
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Associated Press Aug 20, 2024, 10:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Blues signed defenseman Philip Broberg and forward Dylan Holloway to two-year contracts Tuesday after the Edmonton Oilers declined to match the offer sheets for the restricted free agents. Broberg signed for a total of $9.16 million and Holloway
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Aug 20, 2024, 08:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The second leg of the season-ending FedEx Cup playoffs tees off this week with the BMW Championship at Castle Pines Golf Club in Castle Rock, Colorado. Hideki Matsuyama won last week’s FedEx St. Jude Championship. Now, the top 50 players in the FedEx Cup standings move
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Associated Press Aug 20, 2024, 08:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — A year after becoming a Grand Slam champion, Coco Gauff is teaming up with the “Breakfast of Champions.” As she gets set to defend her US Open title, Gauff is going to be on the cover of a limited-edition box of
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentAug 20, 2024, 04:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City are among the clubs exploring the possibility of signing Ilkay Gündogan amid doubts over his Barcelona future, sources have told ESPN. Clubs in Saudi Arabia, including Cristiano Ronaldo‘s Al Nassr, are also interested in the midfielder, who could leave Barcelona after just
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Associated Press Aug 19, 2024, 10:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Justin Turner returned to Dodger Stadium on Monday night for the first time since leaving the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2022 after a nine-year run that included a World Series championship as their gritty third baseman. “It was one of the
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Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterAug 20, 2024, 12:39 AM 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 football general manager Courtney Morgan has agreed to a new, precedent-setting contract with
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Aug 19, 2024, 11:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tua Tagovailoa didn’t hold back when asked to describe the difference between having a coach who believes in him, compared to one who didn’t. The Miami Dolphins quarterback has flourished in two seasons with Mike McDaniel, so much so that he was rewarded this year with
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ESPN News Services Aug 19, 2024, 02:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley has been diagnosed with a fractured right hand and is expected to miss approximately six to eight weeks, the team announced Monday. Riley was hit by a 97 mph pitch from the Los Angeles Angels‘ Jack Kochanowicz
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ESPN News Services Aug 19, 2024, 08:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert returned to practice Monday, participating for the first time since being diagnosed with a plantar fascia injury in his right foot on July 31. Herbert had been on the sidelines in a walking boot for two weeks,
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ESPN News Services Aug 19, 2024, 05:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MASON, Ohio — Aryna Sabalenka won her first title since the Australian Open in January, beating Jessica Pegula 6-3, 7-5 in the Cincinnati Open on Monday. Sabalenka, who moved up a spot to No. 2 in the rankings before the match, didn’t lose
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