Month: May 2023

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com May 5, 2023, 04:08 PM ET Amanda Anisimova, the 21-year-old American who reached the French Open semifinals in 2019, on Friday announced that she’d be taking an indefinite mental health break. “I’ve really been struggling with my mental health and burnout since the summer of 2022,” Anisimova posted on Instagram. “It’s become
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Associated Press May 5, 2023, 03:00 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Ryan Newman will return to the NASCAR Cup Series for the first time in nearly two years after Rick Ware Racing said Friday the veteran driver would make select starts this season beginning with the May 14 race at Darlington. The 45-year-old Newman
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterMay 5, 2023, 03:42 PM ET Jorge Masvidal Fernandez, the father of recently retired UFC star Jorge Masvidal, was arrested Thursday on a charge of second-degree attempted murder with a deadly weapon after a shooting inside the Miami home owned by Masvidal, according to a Miami-Dade (Florida) Police Department arrest affidavit.
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Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterMay 5, 2023, 02:05 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Former Michigan State quarterback Payton Thorne is transferring to Auburn, he announced Friday. Thorne is a redshirt senior who entered the transfer portal on April 30, the final day of the spring transfer
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 5, 2023, 01:37 PM ET George Kambosos will meet Maxi Hughes in a lightweight fight in July in Shawnee, Oklahoma, sources told ESPN. The former undisputed lightweight champion is now with Top Rank after agreeing to a new multiyear, co-promotional deal with Lou DiBella, and the fight vs. Hughes will headline an
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Associated Press May 5, 2023, 01:16 PM ET LONDON — French tennis player Baptiste Crepatte was banned for three years because of match-fixing, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said Friday. Crepatte, 28, was “involved in the fixing of three matches,” the ITIA said in a statement, noting the player contested the charges. He was also
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Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterMay 5, 2023, 12:06 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Ben Simmons hopes to play for the Australian national team in this summer’s FIBA World Cup and has been included in the team’s initial selection pool, sources told ESPN.
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May 5, 2023, 10:01 AM ET Veteran pitcher Matt Harvey, who lit up New York under his “Dark Knight” moniker while briefly shining for the Mets, announced his retirement from baseball Friday. Harvey addressed his decision in an Instagram post, sharing a photo from an April 2013 appearance with the Mets and discussing how he
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May 5, 2023, 12:14 PM ET Rafael Nadal will miss next week’s Italian Open as he has yet to regain full fitness from the hip injury he suffered at January’s Australian Open, casting further doubt over his participation in the French Open. Nadal, a 14-time Roland Garros champion, skipped the ongoing Madrid Open and has
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ESPN News Services May 5, 2023, 12:23 PM ET Carlos Alcaraz celebrated his 20th birthday Friday by returning to the Madrid Open final after beating Borna Coric in straight sets. The defending champion defeated the 17th-seeded Coric 6-4, 6-3 on the outdoor clay in yet another dominant performance by the home favorite. Following the win
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Associated Press May 5, 2023, 02:29 AM ET Wrexham will play Como from Italy’s second tier, a U.S. Women side of former national team players led by Heather O’Reilly and a Say Word team paying homage to North Carolina and Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Group D of a seven-on-seven tournament from June 1-4
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