Month: August 2022

7:05 PM ET NEW YORK — The New York Yankees are 6-14 in August, drawing the ire of their entire fan base, while manager Aaron Boone is publicly showing his frustration by slamming tables in news conferences. But Yankees general manager Brian Cashman did not hesitate to stand behind the slumping club on Monday. “The
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11:39 PM ET Associated Press LUBBOCK, Texas — Gary Gaines, coach of the Texas high school football team made famous in the book and movie “Friday Night Lights,” has died. He was 73. Gaines’ family said in a statement that the former coach died Monday in Lubbock after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Gaines
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9:45 PM ET Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia — Tennis star Nick Kyrgios did not appear in an Australian court on Tuesday when a charge of common assault was listed for the first time. The 27-year-old Kyrgios, who was not required to attend the Australian Capital Territory Magistrates Court, was represented by his lawyer Michael Kukulies-Smith.
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10:34 PM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — George Kambosos Jr. hopes the referee will limit the amounting of “holding” in his rematch with Devin Haney on October 16th [AEST; Oct. 15 ET on ESPN Top Rank], saying he wants to give the fans a better fight than their first meeting from earlier this year. Kambosos surrendered
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9:27 PM ET Free agent wing Joe Wieskamp is returning to the San Antonio Spurs on a two-year, $4.4 million deal, his agents Kyle McAlarney and Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Monday. Wieskamp, who turns 23 on Tuesday, was a second-round draft pick in 2021 out of Iowa and split
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12:00 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Baker Mayfield insists this is not a “redemption year,” but he will make his first start at quarterback for the Carolina Panthers against the team that gave up on him. The Panthers on Monday named Mayfield the starter for the Sept. 11 opener against the Cleveland Browns, who moved
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Aug 20, 2022 To the surprise of exactly no one, Kayla Harrison has once again clinched a spot in the PFL lightweight finals. Harrison (15-0) submitted Martina Jindrovã (6-2) via arm triangle choke at 1:17 of the first round of their 155-pound semifinals matchup on Saturday in London. Harrison put Jindrovå on her back early
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Aug 21, 2022 Tony Ferguson‘s return to the cage is imminent. UFC president Dana White said Saturday night that Ferguson will face Li Jingliang at UFC 279 on Sept. 10 in Las Vegas. Sources told ESPN that bout agreements have not yet been signed, but there is a verbal agreement in place. Ferguson will move
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5:26 PM ET The UFC has announced a middleweight matchup between Jared Cannonier and Sean Strickland for UFC Fight Night on Oct. 15. The 185-pound contest, which the UFC announced on Monday, will headline the UFC Fight Night event. The promotion has not revealed a location, but it will most likely take place in Las
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9:29 PM ET ESPN News Services PHILADELPHIA — A year ago, Nate Fisher was employed by the First National Bank of Omaha determining whether to approve commercial loans. On Sunday, at Citizens Bank Park in his major league debut, he issued a denial to Philadelphia Phillies hitters. Fisher sparkled in pitching three scoreless innings, Mark
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2:30 PM BST South Africa have made two changes to their starting line-up for the Rugby Championship clash with Australia at Adelaide Oval on Saturday as coach Jacques Nienaber also cut a member from their famous ‘Bomb Squad’ on the bench. Warrick Gelant will start on the right wing in the place of the injured
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