Month: August 2023

Associated Press Aug 31, 2023, 06:23 PM ET NHL free agent forward Patrick Kane told The Associated Press on Thursday he has been on the ice about 20 times already and is on track, if not ahead of the initial four-to-six-month projection, in returning to play since having hip resurfacing surgery on June 1. “It’s
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Associated Press Aug 31, 2023, 05:10 PM ET TRUCKEE, Calif. — Todd White took the lead with a birdie on the par-5 seventh hole and never trailed the rest of the way in a 4-and-3 victory over Joey Flanagan of Ireland to win the U.S. Senior Amateur on Thursday for his second USGA title. Flanagan
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Jeff Passan, ESPNAug 31, 2023, 01:36 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The Cleveland Guardians on Thursday added three strong pitchers to their staff as an unusually busy late August day of waiver claims ended with a massive transfer of talent
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D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Aug 31, 2023, 04:29 PM ET NEW YORK — After tearfully addressing the capacity crowd at Grandstand, and needing multiple moments to compose himself, John Isner gave one more hug to Michael Mmoh, the man that ended his career, and then took a deep breath. Editor’s Picks 2 Related He then grabbed
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David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterAug 31, 2023, 08:22 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 It has been eight years since oddsmakers anointed a team other than Alabama or Clemson as the preseason favorite. That streak is over, as Georgia is firmly the consensus betting favorite to win the
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterAug 31, 2023, 03:25 PM ET Chris Weidman suffered a small fracture in his left leg during his fight at UFC 292 earlier this month, the former UFC middleweight champion said on his “Won’t Back Down Radio” show this week. Weidman released a video excerpt of the show on social media
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Aug 31, 2023, 02:29 PM ET Top Rank sent an official request to the WBO with hopes of naming junior welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez Jr. as the organization’s “super champion,” a designation that provides the fighter with special privileges under the WBO guidelines. “As you are aware Teofimo most recently defeated then WBO world champion
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Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterAug 30, 2023, 03:07 PM ET Close Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals
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