Month: May 2023

ESPN News Services May 18, 2023, 11:41 PM ET ST. LOUIS — Willson Contreras hit two three-run homers, Nolan Gorman also homered twice and the St. Louis Cardinals tied a franchise record by going deep seven times to power past the Los Angeles Dodgers 16-8 in a slugfest Thursday night. Nolan Arenado added a two-run
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 18, 2023, 10:30 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy are the top three players in the Official World Golf Ranking, but only one of them performed
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Dan Murphy, ESPN Staff WriterMay 18, 2023, 08:46 PM ET Close Covers the Big Ten Joined ESPN.com in 2014 Graduate of the University of Notre Dame A legal battle that would open the door for some college athletes to form unions took an expected, yet significant step forward Thursday when the National Labor Relations Board
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 18, 2023, 09:53 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ROCHESTER, N.Y. — When Tom Kim went searching for his errant tee shot on the par-4 sixth hole in the opening round of the PGA Championship at
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Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterMay 18, 2023, 06:17 PM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. PITTSBURGH — Mitch Trubisky isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. With a year left on the backup quarterback’s contract, the Pittsburgh Steelers are finalizing a two-year extension with
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Nick Wagoner, ESPN Staff WriterMay 18, 2023, 09:34 PM ET Close Covered Rams for nine years for stlouisrams.com Previously covered University of Missouri football Member of Pro Football Writers of America SANTA CLARA, Calif. — At the NFL league meetings in March, the San Francisco 49ers were confident they would be bringing the Super Bowl
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Associated Press May 18, 2023, 07:33 PM ET Three-time Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen will run the Cup Series race on the streets of Chicago in July, becoming the latest acclaimed international driver to venture to NASCAR’s top series for Trackhouse Racing. Van Gisbergen takes over in the No. 91 Chevrolet from former Formula One
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Associated Press May 18, 2023, 06:54 PM ET SEATTLE — As the Seattle Kraken scattered following the end of their second season in existence, general manager Ron Francis and coach Dave Hakstol received an overwhelming message from their players. Getting to the playoffs and making a run was great and will go a long way
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Jeff Carlisle Close Jeff Carlisle U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Julien Laurens May 18, 2023, 09:00 AM ET The U.S. men’s national team has had its share of victories when it comes to recruiting dual nationals. Right-back Sergino Dest and midfielder Yunus Musah both saw
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Associated Press May 18, 2023, 11:33 AM ET ROME — Daniil Medvedev‘s clay-court game keeps improving. First came a run to the French Open quarterfinals in 2021. Then an appearance in the fourth round at Roland Garros a year ago. Now, the third-ranked Russian is making big strides at the Italian Open. Medvedev beat German
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 18, 2023, 05:05 PM ET Star boxer Ryan Garcia will train with Derrick James in Dallas ahead of his campaign for a 140-pound title, Garcia announced on social media Thursday. Garcia, 24, presented James as his trainer on Instagram, where he boasts 10.4 million followers. Garcia had parted ways with trainer Joe
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 18, 2023, 04:40 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ROCHESTER, N.Y. — After blasting a chip shot out of the rough and over the No. 2 green at Oak Hill Country Club on Thursday, Rory McIlroy
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Nick Friedell, ESPN Staff WriterMay 18, 2023, 01:51 AM ET Close Nick Friedell is the Chicago Bulls beat reporter for ESPN Chicago. Friedell is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and joined ESPNChicago.com for its launch in April 2009. BOSTON — Jimmy Butler‘s belief in himself and his
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Nick Friedell, ESPN Staff WriterMay 18, 2023, 04:38 PM ET Close Nick Friedell is the Chicago Bulls beat reporter for ESPN Chicago. Friedell is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and joined ESPNChicago.com for its launch in April 2009. BOSTON — As the No. 8-seeded Miami Heat continue
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Mike Coppinger May 18, 2023, 03:07 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Regis Prograis is in search of a new opponent for his June 17 homecoming title defense in New Orleans after Australia’s Liam Paro withdrew with an injury, Prograis announced Thursday. Prograis (28-1, 24 KOs) will make the first defense of
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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterMay 18, 2023, 03:29 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun If Sean O’Malley is to become the UFC’s bantamweight champion this summer, he’ll have to defeat the most dangerous bantamweight in the history of the sport — at least in
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