Month: June 2023

Associated Press Jun 22, 2023, 01:50 AM ET PALM DESERT, Calif. — Michael Vecchione scored off a rebound at 16:19 of overtime to give the Hershey Bears their 12th American Hockey League title, 3-2 over the expansion Coachella Valley Firebirds in Game 7 of the Calder Cup final Wednesday night. Connor McMichael and Hendrix Lapierre
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Jun 22, 2023, 12:05 AM ET The Washington Wizards are completing a three-way deal with the Boston Celtics and Memphis Grizzlies that will send Marcus Smart to the Grizzlies, Kristaps Porzingis to the Celtics and Tyus Jones to the Wizards, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday night. The Wizards are also acquiring Danilo Gallinari
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Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterJun 21, 2023, 09:01 AM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. In early January, roughly a week after Gregg Berhalter’s contract as the United States men’s soccer coach expired, Zinedine Zidane rejected an approach from the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) to be the
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJun 21, 2023, 11:46 PM ET A pair of elite bantamweights will scrap in Beantown. Rob Font and Song Yadong have verbally agreed to a 135-pound contender fight at UFC 292 on Aug. 19 in Boston, sources confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. Bout agreements have not yet been sent out, sources
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ESPN news services Jun 21, 2023, 05:11 PM ET CINCINNATI — Jake Fraley hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning as the Cincinnati Reds extended their majors-best winning streak to 11 games, rallying past the Colorado Rockies 5-3 on Wednesday for a three-game sweep. Rookie sensation Elly De La Cruz hit a one-out
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 21, 2023, 12:55 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia The U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations has invited PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan, LIV Golf League CEO and commissioner Greg Norman and Yasir Al-Rumayyan, governor of
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Associated Press Jun 21, 2023, 05:27 PM ET SUNRISE, Fla. — Spencer Knight has been in contact with the Florida Panthers, and the team is working under the premise that the goaltender will be back with the Panthers this fall. Knight entered the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program in February and was not with Florida for
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Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterJun 21, 2023, 03:43 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock will retire when his contract expires Feb. 1, 2025, the CFP announced following a routine June meeting in Half Moon Bay, California, on Wednesday. Hancock, 72,
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Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJun 21, 2023, 02:11 PM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM The defending champion Denver Nuggets will acquire the 29th and 32nd overall picks in Thursday’s draft in a trade with the Indiana Pacers, sources told
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Jun 20, 2023, 10:21 AM ET The 2023 ESPYS presented by Capital One are finally here. It’s time to decide which of your favorite athletes will win the show’s biggest awards. The nominees for Best Driver: Leon Edwards Jon Jones Islam Makhachev Amanda Nunes Your selections help determine the ESPYS winners! Vote now and tune
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJun 21, 2023, 04:41 PM ET UFC veteran Jeremy Stephens will face Chris Avila, a longtime teammate of Nate Diaz, in a pro boxing match on the undercard of the Jake Paul-Nate Diaz card Aug. 5 in Dallas. The bout, which was announced Wednesday, is contracted for 168 pounds over eight
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Associated Press Jun 21, 2023, 02:09 PM ET BIRMINGHAM, England — A finalist at the Birmingham Classic last year, Zhang Shuai of China was eliminated in the first round of the grass-court tournament Wednesday as one of four seeded players to go out. The seventh-seeded Zhang was beaten 6-4, 6-3 by 150th-ranked Emina Bektas of
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Associated Press Jun 21, 2023, 02:30 PM ET GAIBA, Italy — Yanina Wickmayer will face top-seeded Tatjana Maria in the quarterfinals of the Veneto Open after rallying to beat former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 on Wednesday. Kenin appeared headed for victory when she raced to a 4-2 advantage in the third
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