Month: August 2024

Getty Images 26 minutes ago Formula 1 returns from its summer break with the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort from 23-25 August. Dutchman Max Verstappen leads the drivers’ championship by 78 points from Briton Lando Norris, and is aiming to win his fourth home race in a row this weekend. In the constructors’ standings, Red
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Associated Press Aug 18, 2024, 10:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MASON, Ohio — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner outlasted Alexander Zverev in a third-set tiebreaker Sunday to reach the Cincinnati Open final, while No. 1 Iga Swiatek fell to No. 3 Aryna Sabalenka in the women’s semifinals. In the final Monday, Sinner will play American Frances
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Field Level Media Aug 18, 2024, 10:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Seattle Mariners will make their first trip to Williamsport, Pa., in next season’s MLB Little League Classic on Aug. 17. The Mariners will take on the New York Mets, who took part in the event in 2018, in the Sunday night game.
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Associated Press Aug 18, 2024, 07:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Arizona Diamondbacks star Ketel Marte aggravated his sprained left ankle when he checked his swing Sunday against the Tampa Bay Rays. Marte was out of the starting lineup after being the designated hitter Saturday following a three-game absence. The infielder
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ESPN News Services Aug 18, 2024, 06:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHASKA, Minn. — Jose Luis Ballester, a rising senior at Arizona State, became the first player from Spain to win the U.S. Amateur, fending off Iowa sophomore Noah Kent and finishing 2 up Sunday at Hazeltine in the 36-hole match on his 21st
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Associated Press Aug 18, 2024, 06:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Hideki Matsuyama could feel the tournament getting away from him, an odd sensation considering he had gone 27 holes without a bogey and had a five-shot lead just an hour earlier. Even more improbable was how it ended Sunday. On the
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Associated Press Aug 18, 2024, 07:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Brooks Koepka picked up his second LIV Golf League victory of the year Sunday when he shot 7-under 63 at The Greenbrier and beat Jon Rahm with a par on the first playoff hole. Rahm, who lost a four-shot
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Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterAug 18, 2024, 07:59 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions With the collective futures of Philip Broberg and Dylan Holloway in question, it appears the Edmonton Oilers may have found at least one solution Sunday when they acquired forward Vasily Podkolzin in
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Aug 17, 2024, 05:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Eddie Nunez has agreed to a five-year deal to become athletic director at the University of Houston, the school announced Saturday. Nunez will leave the University of New Mexico for the Cougars and the Big 12 Conference. He was named the Lobos’ athletic director in 2017,
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Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterAug 18, 2024, 07:35 PM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Steelers center Nate Herbig is expected to be sidelined for a significant amount of time with a torn rotator cuff, a source
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Associated Press Aug 18, 2024, 07:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BROOKLYN, Mich. — NASCAR suspended the FireKeepers 400 until Monday, running out of time Sunday to run a race that was delayed and interrupted by rain. On Lap 51 of the 200-lap Cup race, cars went to pit road to wait to see if
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Pete Thamel, ESPNAug 18, 2024, 07:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Boise State named redshirt sophomore quarterback Maddux Madsen the starting quarterback for the opener against Georgia Southern, sources told ESPN on Sunday. Madsen, who has appeared in 10 games in his prior two seasons at Boise, edged highly touted transfer Malachi Nelson for the
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Aug 18, 2024, 02:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Gardner Minshew will be the Las Vegas Raiders‘ starting quarterback in Week 1 against the Los Angeles Chargers, coach Antonio Pierce announced Sunday. Minshew, who signed with the Raiders as a free agent this offseason, was competing with Aidan O’Connell for the job. O’Connell finished last
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Associated Press Aug 18, 2024, 07:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CALGARY, Alberta — Ken Tanigawa won the Rogers Charity Classic on Sunday for his third career PGA Tour Champions victory, closing with a 6-under 64 to beat Richard Green by two shots. Two strokes behind Green after matching the Canyon Meadows record with a
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Andreas Hale, ESPNAug 17, 2024, 12:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Impa Kasanganay will attempt to be a repeat PFL tournament champion after dispatching Joshua Silveira with a unanimous decision in the light heavyweight semifinals at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. Kasanganay earned scores of 30-27, 29-28 and 29-28. He
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