Month: June 2024

ESPN News Services Jun 14, 2024, 12:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — On Prince Day at Target Field, Carlos Correa and the Minnesota Twins couldn’t help but “go crazy” in Thursday night’s 6-2 win over the Oakland Athletics Correa paid homage to the Minneapolis music icon after his two-run homer in the seventh
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Andreas Hale, ESPNJun 13, 2024, 07:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The highly anticipated return of Khamzat Chimaev will have to wait. The undefeated fighter was set to headline the UFC’s first event in Saudi Arabia on June 22 against former champion Robert Whittaker. However, UFC president Dana White announced Thursday that Chimaev has been
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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJun 13, 2024, 10:57 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions Conor McGregor will no longer fight Michael Chandler at UFC 303 on June 29 in Las Vegas, UFC president Dana White said Thursday night. McGregor (22-6) was
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Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterJun 13, 2024, 06:54 PM ET Close Michael DiRocco is an NFL reporter at ESPN. DiRocco covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously covered the University of Florida for over a decade for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is a multiple APSE award winner. You can follow
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Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJun 13, 2024, 08:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PINEHURST, N.C. — Rory McIlroy is again knocking at the door. A day that began with Patrick Cantlay posting a first-round 65 to take the early lead at the U.S. Open ended with an exclamation point: McIlroy walking in a 20-foot birdie putt on
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Mark Schlabach Close Mark Schlabach ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Paolo Uggetti Jun 13, 2024, 09:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PINEHURST, N.C. — Pinehurst No. 2’s lightning-fast greens, steep runoffs and tricky native areas showed their teeth in the
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Open Extended Reactions Harry Kane believes some German fans are secretly hoping England thrive at Euro 2024 because of his debut season with Bayern Munich. The 30-year-old was unable to win a trophy with Bayern as Bayer Leverkusen won their first Bundesliga title but the England captain still registered a remarkable 44 goals in 45
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Dan Murphy, ESPN Staff WriterJun 13, 2024, 06:10 PM ET Close Covers the Big Ten Joined ESPN.com in 2014 Graduate of the University of Notre Dame Open Extended Reactions A Congressional committee voted Thursday to move forward with a bill that would prevent college athletes from being deemed employees of their schools, conferences or the
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ESPN News Services Jun 13, 2024, 04:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Martin Truex Jr. is planning to retire at the end of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season, according to multiple reports. Truex, 43, is expected to announce his retirement Friday at his pre-race news conference at Iowa Speedway ahead of this weekend’s Iowa
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Field Level Media Jun 13, 2024, 03:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Minnesota Twins optioned first baseman/outfielder Alex Kirilloff to Triple-A St. Paul on Thursday and recalled utility man Austin Martin. After career highs of 11 home runs and 41 RBIs in 88 games in 2023, Kirilloff is batting .201 with five homers and
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 13, 2024, 02:44 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions PINEHURST, N.C. — Tiger Woods picked the wrong course to have a bad round with his irons. The 15-time major champion hit 12 of
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Jun 13, 2024, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Euro 2024 kicks off Friday when 24 teams will have the chance to get their hands on the iconic trophy. But how likely is each one to win the tournament? The question seems simple enough, but it mixes in all manner of elements: Star quality, squad
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