Month: June 2024

Tim Bontemps, ESPNMay 31, 2024, 03:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Kristaps Porzingis participated in parts of Friday’s practice — the Boston Celtics‘ first since advancing to the NBA Finals earlier this week — and coach Joe Mazzulla said he’s pleased with the center’s recovery from a right calf strain. “He’s getting better,”
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Jun 1, 2024, 09:54 AM Open Extended Reactions Saracens fly-half Owen Farrell has played his last game for the side after their 22-20 defeat to Northampton Saints in the Premiership Rugby semifinals on Friday. Farrell will depart for French Top 14 club Racing 92 next season, while Billy and Mako Vunipola are also set to
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Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNJun 1, 2024, 12:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Sacramento Kings coach Mike Brown has agreed on a contract extension that’ll take him through the 2026-2027 season with an annual raise to $8.5 million a season, his agent Warren LeGarie told ESPN on Friday night. Brown — the 2022-2023 NBA Coach of the
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Associated Press May 31, 2024, 09:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LANCASTER, Pa. — Wichanee Meechai became the latest surprise in a U.S. Women’s Open filled with them. She started Friday with four straight birdies and matched the low score of the week with a 3-under 67 for a two-shot lead going into a weekend
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Associated Press May 31, 2024, 06:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Arizona Diamondbacks ace Zac Gallen was placed on the 15-day injured list Friday because of a strained right hamstring. The defending National League champions recalled right-hander Slade Cecconi from Triple-A Reno before the second game of a four-game series against the
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Anthony Gharib, ESPNMay 31, 2024, 05:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Brooklyn Nets guard Dennis Schroder chose a unique route for his offseason training — playing professional soccer. Schroder, born in Braunschweig, Germany, appeared in a match for FC Germania Bleckenstedt, a club in Germany’s sixth division, Landesliga Braunschweig, on Wednesday. Brooklyn Nets guard Dennis
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Associated Press May 31, 2024, 07:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions IRVING, Texas — Big 12 schools will share in a record $470 million of revenue distribution, the conference announced Friday when wrapping up its first spring meetings as a 14-team league and before growing by two more teams. While the 10 full-share members will
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Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderMay 31, 2024, 05:25 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Zhilei Zhang outweighed former heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder by 68.2 pounds
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Associated Press May 31, 2024, 07:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HAMILTON, Ontario — Ryan Fox closed with a 14-foot birdie putt late Friday afternoon for a 6-under 64 and a share of the second-round lead with Robert MacIntyre in the RBC Canadian Open. Finishing on the front nine at Hamilton Golf and Country Club,
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Andreas Hale, ESPNMay 31, 2024, 06:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The upcoming boxing match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson on July 20 has been postponed. Tyson experienced a health issue on a flight from Los Angeles to Miami that required medical attention Sunday. Initially, it didn’t appear that it would affect the fight,
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