Month: June 2023

Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterJun 28, 2023, 01:11 PM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. The NFL Players Association’s board of player representatives has elected Lloyd Howell as the NFLPA’s new executive director. Howell will take over for DeMaurice Smith, with an
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Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterJun 28, 2023, 06:01 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan The NCAA Division I Council proposed changes to the transfer period windows that would reduce the total number of days that student athletes can enter the transfer portal from 60 down to 30.
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Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterJun 28, 2023, 07:02 PM ET Close Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. You can
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Associated Press Jun 28, 2023, 03:04 PM ET Victor Wembanyama has grown a little. Or not, depending on perspective. The official height for the No. 1 pick in this year’s draft, the San Antonio Spurs said Wednesday, is 7 feet, 3½ inches — and that was measured without shoes, per NBA guidelines. That’s a half-inch
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Associated Press Jun 28, 2023, 02:48 PM ET CROMWELL, Conn. — Changes will be made to the TPC River Highlands golf course after record-low scoring last week during the PGA Tour’s annual Travelers Championship, tournament officials said Wednesday. Andy Bessette, Travelers’ executive vice president and chief administrative officer, told The Associated Press that officials at
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David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterJun 28, 2023, 03:53 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 The NCAA is amending its penalties for student-athletes who violate the association’s gambling policy, increasing leniency and, in some cases, basing punishments on the amount wagered. The Division I Legislative Committed on Tuesday ratified
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Associated Press Jun 28, 2023, 03:26 PM ET BAD HOMBURG, Germany — Iga Swiatek eased into the quarterfinals of the Bad Homburg Open with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Jil Teichmann on Wednesday in the Wimbledon warmup. The French Open champion pulled off a tweener to convert her first break point for a 3-2 lead
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Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterJun 28, 2023, 01:24 PM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. Jessica McCaskill is returning to the ring and is starting to attempt to regain the undisputed welterweight championship. McCaskill, the WBC and
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Star batsman Steve Smith’s unbeaten 85 was the centrepiece of Australia’s impressive 339-5 on the opening day of the second Test against England at Lord’s on Wednesday. But off-spinner Joe Root, better known as the number one-ranked batsman in Test cricket, took two wickets in four balls late in the day. His double strike ensured
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Jun 28, 2023, 12:57 PM ET A handful of NFL players, including Indianapolis Colts cornerback and kick returner Isaiah Rodgers, are expected to receive season-long suspensions this week for violating the NFL’s policy on gambling, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday. Rodgers is the subject of a league investigation into possible violations of the
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Jeff Passan, ESPNJun 28, 2023, 07:50 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” For 250 Dominican pesos — about $4.50 — Pedro De La Cruz promises the best car wash in the Dominican Republic. De La Cruz and his employees clean every
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJun 28, 2023, 11:00 AM ET Ashton Sylve, the teen boxing prospect under Jake Paul’s promotional banner, will get the toughest test of his early career this summer. The undefeated, 19-year-old rising star will face 34-fight veteran William Silva on Aug. 5 in Dallas on the undercard of the Jake Paul
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