Month: July 2023

Jul 19, 2023, 05:24 PM ET Saquon Barkley says he has considered not playing for the New York Giants this season, admitting during a recent interview that he “might have to take it to this level” amid his stalemate with the team over a long-term contract. Barkley discussed his “leverage” in contract negotiations with the
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Jul 19, 2023, 01:12 PM ET Philadelphia Phillies pitching prospect Andrew Painter needs Tommy John surgery, the team said Wednesday. The 20-year-old right-hander will have a consultation with Dr. Neal ElAttrache on Monday in Los Angeles. Painter has been in an injury management program since March 2, when an MRI revealed a partial tear in
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 19, 2023, 07:06 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Iowa defensive lineman Noah Shannon will not attend Big Ten media days next week because of his involvement in the NCAA investigation into sports gambling at the school. Senior linebacker Jay Higgins will
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Associated Press Jul 19, 2023, 07:47 PM ET PALERMO, Italy — Second-seeded Zheng Qinwen beat Diane Parry on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Palermo Open. Zheng found it tougher than her 6-0, 6-0 victory over Sara Errani in the opening round but eventually prevailed 7-5, 3-6, 6-3. She will next face seventh-seeded Emma
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNJul 19, 2023, 04:50 PM ET Luis Alberto Lopez will defend his IBF featherweight title vs. Joet Gonzalez on Sept. 15 in Corpus Christi, Texas, sources told ESPN. Lopez, ESPN’s top boxer at 126 pounds, will headline a Top Rank on ESPN show for the first time in the U.S. The 29-year-old Mexican
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNJul 19, 2023, 05:17 PM ET Errol Spence Jr. said a coin flip will determine who will walk out second when he meets Terence Crawford for the undisputed welterweight championship on July 29 in Las Vegas. Spence, who holds the WBA, WBC and IBF titles, will battle Crawford, the WBO champion, for welterweight
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 19, 2023, 05:50 PM ET The UFC is looking for a new main event for its first card of August. Umar Nurmagomedov is out of his scheduled headliner against Cory Sandhagen because of undisclosed reasons, sources confirmed Wednesday with ESPN. The UFC is seeking a new opponent for Sandhagen, a
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ESPN News Services Jul 19, 2023, 03:58 PM ET The Winnipeg Jets signed center Gabriel Vilardi to a two-year, $6.875 million deal, the team announced Wednesday. The 23-year-old restricted free agent had been scheduled for an arbitration hearing July 28. Vilardi arrived in Winnipeg in the June 27 trade that sent winger Pierre-Luc Dubois to
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Jul 19, 2023, 01:41 PM ET The Seattle Kraken extended the contract of head coach Dave Hakstol through the 2025-26 season on Wednesday. Financial terms of the deal were not announced by the team for Hakstol, who was named as a Jack Adams Award finalist for coach of the year after guiding the Kraken to
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Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterJul 19, 2023, 02:33 PM ET Close Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times. Tennessee law enforcement on Wednesday arrested Davonte Pack, a longtime
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Jul 19, 2023, 09:42 AM ET Dallas Cowboys six-time All-Pro guard and team captain Zack Martin is considering not reporting to training camp due to his unhappiness with his contract and the team’s lack of interest in restructuring it, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Martin believes he is “woefully underpaid relative to the market,” a
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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJul 19, 2023, 11:27 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. New NHL Players’ Association executive director Marty Walsh said he’s focused on getting NHL players back into the Winter Olympics for the 2026 Milano Cortina Games in Italy. The NHL hasn’t participated in the Olympic men’s ice hockey tournament
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Jul 19, 2023, 11:29 AM ET The Oklahoma City Thunder have given a multiyear extension to head coach Mark Daigneault, general manager Sam Presti announced Wednesday. Terms were not announced. Daigneault, who finished second to Mike Brown in NBA Coach of the Year voting last season, led the Thunder to a 40-42 record and a
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