Month: July 2023

Sam Bruce, Deputy Editor, espn.com.auJul 13, 2023, 12:28 AM Close Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPN after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. Queensland Reds flanker
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Associated Press Jul 12, 2023, 06:19 PM ET NEW YORK — The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres will play Major League Baseball’s first regular-season games in South Korea, opening next season in Seoul on March 20-21. The Houston Astros and Colorado Rockies will play in Mexico City on April 27-28, MLB said Wednesday.
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Associated Press Jul 12, 2023, 08:31 PM ET LOS ANGELES — C.R. Roberts, whose record-setting performance helped Southern California beat Texas in a 1956 road game played in the segregated state, has died. He was 87. Roberts died of natural causes on Tuesday in suburban Norwalk, the university said Wednesday. Roberts, a fullback, set a
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ESPN News Services Jul 12, 2023, 11:04 PM ET The Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs added to their accolades at Wednesday night’s ESPYS, winning the award for Best Team, with quarterback Patrick Mahomes honored as Best Athlete, Men’s Sports and Best NFL Player. Mahomes has won two Super Bowls in his five seasons and
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Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterJul 12, 2023, 11:31 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. There’s still time left on the clock for LeBron James‘ career. The Lakers star announced Wednesday
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Panama beat the United States 5-4 in a shootout in the Gold Cup semifinals at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego on Wednesday night. Jesus Ferreira cancelled out Iván Anderson’s extra-time strike for Panama to send the game to penalties with the match tied 1-1 and Thomas Christiansen’s side won it from the spot to hand interim U.S. coach
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 12, 2023, 08:10 PM ET UFC heavyweight Walt Harris is out of his scheduled UFC Fight Night bout Saturday against Josh Parisian after testing positive for a banned substance, he posted Wednesday on Twitter. The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) confirmed to ESPN that Harris has been notified of the
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 12, 2023, 07:40 PM ET Former UFC star Chael Sonnen took a plea deal Wednesday in a criminal case stemming from an incident that happened in December 2021 at the Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas, according to his attorney Dayvid Figler. Sonnen pleaded no contest to a charge of misdemeanor
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Jul 12, 2023, 12:30 PM ET The Texas Rangers have brought back relief pitcher Matt Bush on a minor league contract after he was released by the Milwaukee Brewers. Bush, 37, who was 0-2 with a 9.58 ERA with the Brewers this season, played parts of five seasons with Texas (2016-18, 2021-22) before being traded
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Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderJul 8, 2023, 02:05 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Boston Celtics forward/center Kristaps Porzingis has signed a new two-year, $60 million extension — keeping him under contract for $96 million through the 2025-’26 season, his agents Jeff Schwartz and Janis Porzingis of Excel Sports
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Jul 12, 2023, 03:29 PM ET St. Louis Blues backup goaltender Thomas Greiss retired after 14 NHL seasons on Thursday. Greiss played his final season with St. Louis in 2022-23 and posted a 7-10-0 record and 3.58 goals-against average in 16 starts. Greiss posted a 162-130-37 record and 2.77 GAA in 368 regular-season games for
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Associated Press Jul 12, 2023, 01:14 PM ET GULLANE, Scotland — PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan returns to work next week, and some top players believe he has to regain their trust after leaving members in the dark over an about-face deal with the Saudi Arabia wealth fund behind LIV Golf. “I’d say he has
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Associated Press Jul 12, 2023, 03:35 PM ET CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. — Florida Panthers goalie Spencer Knight has been on the ice this week at a development camp, the first time he’s been around the team since entering the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program in February. Knight, who was not with the Panthers during their run
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