Month: August 2024

ESPN News Services Aug 31, 2024, 03:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Bubba Wallace got a boost to his playoff hopes heading into Sunday by winning the Southern 500 pole. Wallace snagged his first pole of 2024 on Saturday by turning a hot lap of 167.146 mph around the famed egg-shaped track of Darlington Raceway
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Field Level Media Aug 31, 2024, 12:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Instead of getting ready to add Ian Hamilton to the major league roster, the Yankees are facing some uncertainty in the bullpen after the right-hander was scratched Friday night from what was expected to be his last rehab outing. Hamilton reportedly experienced back
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Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterAug 31, 2024, 01:58 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. Open Extended Reactions The NCAA has blocked Oklahoma State from placing NIL-linked QR codes on its players’
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ESPN News Services Aug 31, 2024, 01:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions American Jessica Pegula, the No. 6 seed, reached the second week of the US Open without dropping a set, overwhelming Spain’s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-3, 6-3 in their first meeting Saturday. Bouzas Maneiro grabbed attention at Wimbledon by eliminating defending champion Marketa Vondrousova
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 31, 2024, 01:29 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Three-time major winner Jordan Spieth underwent surgery to repair a left wrist injury this past week, he announced on X on Saturday. Spieth, 31,
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Aug 31, 2024, 12:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Wrexham continued their positive start to League 1 with a 2-0 victory away to Peterborough on Saturday that left them joint-top with Stockport and Birmingham City after four matches. A pair of first-half goals from Jack Marriott and Max Cleworth helped the side to a comfortable
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ESPN News Services Aug 31, 2024, 11:54 AM ET The widow of Columbus Blue Jackets forward Johnny Gaudreau paid tribute to him in a pair of social media posts on Saturday, calling him her “forever” and praising him as the “best dad” to their young children. Meredith Gaudreau also shared family photos of her late
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Associated Press Aug 31, 2024, 11:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DARLINGTON, S.C. — Kaulig Racing is adding NASCAR Truck Series driver Christian Eckes to run in the Xfinity Series starting next season. The team announced the move Saturday at Darlington Raceway. It’s the second straight week Kaulig has announced a driver, after elevating part-time
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ESPN News Services Aug 31, 2024, 10:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Carolina Hurricanes have signed forward Seth Jarvis to an eight-year, $63.2 million contract, general manager Eric Tulsky announced Saturday. The deal, which had been in the works this summer, includes a $29.24 million signing bonus. “Seth is a cornerstone player for our
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Reuters Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent at Monza 31 August 2024 Comments Lando Norris led Oscar Piastri to a McLaren one-two in Italian Grand Prix qualifying, with title rival Max Verstappen’s Red Bull in seventh. Norris’ second pole in a row – and fifth of his career – combined with Verstappen’s difficult session, was exactly what
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Open Extended Reactions The fretting over Arsenal‘s squad depth was supposed to end when the Premier League‘s summer transfer window closed on Friday. Raheem Sterling‘s last-gasp arrival on loan from Chelsea had many Gunners supporters pitching up at Emirates Stadium on Saturday enthused by the options manager Mikel Arteta has at his disposal. Yet they
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Getty Images Emma Smith BBC Sport journalist at Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines National Velodrome, Paris 3 hours ago Archie Atkinson suffered a dramatic fall in the final stages of the C4 4,000m individual pursuit final as the British rider won Paralympic silver in Paris. The 20-year-old – the youngest member of GB’s cycling squad – appeared on course
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