Month: May 2022

Nepal cricketer Sita Rana Magar does the famous ‘Pushpa’ Celebration The ‘Pushpa’ fever has hit women’s cricket too now. After Ravindra Jadeja and Obed McCoy did the now-famous mode of celebration in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022, the FairBreak Invitational Tournament in Dubai has now seen an instance of a player doing the ‘Pushpa’
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10:51 PM ET ESPN News Services PITTSBURGH — Jose Quintana pitched six scoreless innings for his first win since 2019 and the first victory by a Pittsburgh starting pitcher this season as the Pirates beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 on Monday night. The Pirates also ended a 16-game losing streak against the Dodgers dating
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7:57 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — Former New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams running back Sony Michel plans to sign with the Miami Dolphins, a league source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Monday, adding another name to an already deep backfield. Michel, 27, will be the third running back to sign with Miami
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12:23 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN MILWAUKEE — Al Horford knew he’d get his revenge. After Giannis Antetokounmpo dunked on him early in the third quarter Monday night, the Milwaukee Bucks superstar received a technical foul for saying something in Horford’s direction. As Horford walked back up the court, he just nodded his head and said
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10:40 PM ET The New York Rangers are sticking with Igor Shesterkin for Game 5 of their series against the Pittsburgh Penguins, despite pulling their star goaltender in back-to-back losses that have pushed them to the brink of elimination. “He’s the best goalie in the league. So, I’m going with him,” Rangers coach Gerard Gallant
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11:37 PM ET Ohio State got a commitment from one of the top 2024 prospects on Monday, when quarterback Dylan Raiola announced his commitment to the Buckeyes. ESPN doesn’t have rankings for the 2024 class, but Raiola is widely regarded as one of the top overall recruits and one of the top quarterbacks in his
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12:10 PM ET Associated Press Atlanta United defender Miles Robinson will likely miss the World Cup for the United States after rupturing his left Achilles tendon in a Major League Soccer game. The team announced that Robinson would undergo surgery on Monday after an MRI confirmed the injury to the Achilles tendon in his left
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6:13 PM ET The NCAA’s Division I Board of Directors published new guidelines Monday to clarify that boosters — including recently created companies designed to provide athletes at a particular school with endorsement deals — should not have any contact with prospective college athletes, their family members or their representatives. The guidelines were crafted by
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8:54 AM ET Gleyber Torres lifted the New York Yankees to a thrilling victory Sunday over the Texas Rangers with a walk-off home run to right field. After the game, Rangers manager Chris Woodward also took aim at Yankee Stadium’s short porch. “Small ballpark, that’s an easy out in 99% of ballparks. … [Torres] just
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1:15 PM ET Associated Press ROME — Denis Shapovalov overcame a point penalty and a hostile crowd to beat local hope Lorenzo Sonego 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-3 in the first round of the Italian Open on Monday. Late in the second set, Shapovalov was given a code violation for unsportsmanlike conduct after hopping over the
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1:45 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants released cornerback James Bradberry on Monday to save about $10.1 million against the salary cap this season. New general manager Joe Schoen was seeking to trade Bradberry since before free agency in March but couldn’t find anything that worked for all parties involved. Schoen
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2:20 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Katie Volynets, a 20-year-old Californian, and Michael Mmoh, a 24-year-old who was born in Saudi Arabia and is now based in Florida, earned the U.S. Tennis Association’s wild-card entries for the main draw of the French Open. Play begins at Roland Garros on May 22. Volynets and
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