Month: August 2022

1:48 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Team Penske signed Ryan Blaney to a multiyear contract extension ahead of his final push to make NASCAR’s playoffs. Blaney has been part of the Penske organization since he was 19 and ran three races in 2012 in the Xfinity Series. He’s been part of the three-car
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12:38 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Venus Williams will make her return to the US Open, after being sidelined in 2021, when the event gets underway on Aug. 29 in New York. The United States Tennis Association announced the two-time tournament champion received a wild card in a statement on Wednesday. Williams, 42, a former world
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File photo of Andrew Balbirnie© Twitter Ireland vs Afghanistan, 5th T20I Highlights: Ireland defeated Afghanistan by seven wickets (D/L method) in the rain-reduced fifth Twenty20 international. Batting first, Afghanistan scored 95/5 in 15 overs with Usman Ghani (44) top scoring for them. M Adair took 3/16 for Ireland. Ireland took just 6.4 overs to reach the revised
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11:42 AM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Blackhawks have agreed to a one-year contract with Jack Johnson after the veteran defenseman helped Colorado win the Stanley Cup last season. The rebuilding Blackhawks announced the deal on Wednesday. Johnson’s contract carries a $950,000 hit to the salary cap. “Jack provides the team with a strong
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1:11 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Vasiliy Lomachenko and Jamaine Ortiz have agreed to a deal for a lightweight fight that’s targeted for late October, sources told ESPN. No site has been finalized for the Top Rank Boxing on ESPN main event, sources said. Lomachenko, formerly ESPN’s pound-for-pound No. 1 boxer, last competed in December, recording
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Aug 17, 2022 ESPN Betting Analysts The FedEx Cup Playoffs continue this week with the 2022 BMW Championship from Wilmington Country Club in Delaware. The star-studded field will feature some of the best golfers in the world as they attempt to make the cut for the Tour Championship next week and win the Fed Ex
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11:33 PM ET The Atlanta Braves made another move Tuesday night to lock up their young core long term, agreeing to an eight-year, $72 million extension with outfielder Michael Harris II. The deal for 21-year-old Harris runs through the 2030 season and includes team options for 2031 ($15 million) and 2032 ($20M). Harris was the
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3:40 AM BST ESPN staff Ian Foster has been retained as All Blacks coach following a New Zealand Rugby board meeting on Wednesday. Foster’s position has been the subject of huge speculation following an inglorious start to 2022, which included a 2-1 series loss to Ireland on home soil. But the weekend’s 35-23 victory over
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1:18 AM ET Tim Tszyu’s undisputed world title fight in January will also serve as a reunion with father Kostya. The Australian boxer, set to clash with champion Jermell Charlo for all four super-welterweight belts in Las Vegas, hasn’t seen the former undisputed super-lightweight champion for almost three years. Russia-based Kostya has watched from afar
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10:20 PM ET Patrick Reed is the latest member of LIV Golf to turn from the course to the courts, as the former Masters champion filed a defamation lawsuit against Golf Channel and commentator Brandel Chamblee on Tuesday. The claim central to Reed’s complaint is that Chamblee and Golf Channel conspired with the PGA Tour
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