Month: August 2024

Associated Press Aug 18, 2024, 01:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Jordan Spieth ended his season Sunday after one FedEx Cup playoff event and already was planning for surgery on his left wrist, which has troubled him the past 16 months. “I’ve got to have it operated on ASAP, and then I’ll
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Associated Press Aug 18, 2024, 01:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Bowman Gray Stadium will host a NASCAR race for the first time in more than a half-century, opening next season with an exhibition race on a site with a rich history in auto racing. NASCAR announced Sunday that Winston-Salem, North Carolina,
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Buster Olney, ESPN Senior WriterAug 18, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” Open Extended Reactions The itinerary for the Detroit Tigers called for the buses to leave for the airport at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, 45 minutes before the team flight
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Aug 18, 2024, 12:15 PM Open Extended Reactions Former Wales rugby star Louis Rees-Zammit made his home debut for the Kansas City Chiefs in a preseason game on Saturday. The reigning Super Bowl champions hosted the Detroit Lions at Arrowhead Stadium in their penultimate preseason game ahead of their season opener against the Baltimore Ravens
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Erling Haaland scored his 91st goal in his 100th appearance for Manchester City on Sunday as the champions kicked off their Premier League title defence with a lively 2-0 away win over Chelsea. The Norway international, fed by Bernardo Silva, forced his way between Marc Cucurella and Wesley Fofana and finished neatly past Robert Sanchez
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Associated Press Aug 18, 2024, 11:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions IRVINE, Scotland — Lauren Coughlin pulled away with superb putting and closed with a 3-under 69 to win the Women’s Scottish Open on Sunday, her second LPGA title this summer, to secure a spot on the U.S. Solheim Cup team. Coughlin, who won the
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Getty Images 8 hours ago Australian rider Kaden Groves won stage two of the Vuelta a Espana with a sprint finish as Belgian Wout van Aert took the overall lead. Alpecin-Deceuninck’s Groves finished Sunday’s 194km stage from Cascais to Ourem ahead of Van Aert in second and Corbin Strong in third. “It’s been a tough
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNAug 18, 2024, 12:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Philadelphia 76ers have agreed to a one-year, $2.1 million deal with forward Guerschon Yabusele, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Sunday, after the former Boston Celtics first-round pick played a big role in France’s run to the silver medal at the Olympics earlier
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Getty Images 22 minutes ago Poland’s Katarzyna Niewiadoma claimed her first Tour de France Femmes title after holding off last year’s winner Demi Vollering, who won a dramatic final stage. Niewiadoma, 29, finished fourth on the Alpe d’Huez and collapsed into tears as she realised she had done enough to retain her overall lead from
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Aug 18, 2024, 08:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Free agent cornerback Stephon Gilmore has reached an agreement in principle with the Minnesota Vikings on a one-year deal worth up to $10 million that includes $7 million guaranteed, his agent, Jason Chayut of Sportstars Inc., told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Sunday. The Vikings brought in
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Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterAug 18, 2024, 12:00 AM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — For the second week in a row, the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ first-unit offense failed to put any points on the board as the
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Aug 18, 2024, 12:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Dricus Du Plessis remains the king of the middleweight division, submitting former two-time champion Israel Adesanya by rear-naked choke in Round 4 to retain his title Saturday in the main event at UFC 305 in Perth, Australia. Du Plessis caught Adesanya with a left hook and
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentAug 17, 2024, 04:10 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions Former United States under-20 coach Mikey Varas will lead the U.S. men’s national team on an interim basis during the upcoming September international window, a source confirmed to ESPN.
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Associated Press Aug 17, 2024, 11:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MASON, Ohio — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner fended off challenges Saturday to reach the semifinals in the Cincinnati Open. Swiatek extended her match winning streak to 15 with a 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 victory over 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva. Swiatek will face third-ranked Aryna
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