Month: August 2024

Getty Images 22 minutes ago Poland’s Katarzyna Niewiadoma claimed her first Tour de France Femmes title after holding off last year’s winner Demi Vollering, who won a dramatic final stage. Niewiadoma, 29, finished fourth on the Alpe d’Huez and collapsed into tears as she realised she had done enough to retain her overall lead from
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Associated Press Aug 17, 2024, 05:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom faced live hitters for the third time in recent weeks on Saturday and said he feels ready to begin a rehab assignment next week in hopes of pitching for the Texas Rangers for the
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Aug 18, 2024, 08:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Free agent cornerback Stephon Gilmore has reached an agreement in principle with the Minnesota Vikings on a one-year deal worth up to $10 million that includes $7 million guaranteed, his agent, Jason Chayut of Sportstars Inc., told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Sunday. The Vikings brought in
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Aug 17, 2024, 05:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Eddie Nunez has agreed to a five-year deal to become athletic director at the University of Houston, the school announced Saturday. Nunez will leave the University of New Mexico for the Cougars and the Big 12 Conference. He was named the Lobos’ athletic director in 2017,
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Aug 18, 2024, 12:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Dricus Du Plessis remains the king of the middleweight division, submitting former two-time champion Israel Adesanya by rear-naked choke in Round 4 to retain his title Saturday in the main event at UFC 305 in Perth, Australia. Du Plessis caught Adesanya with a left hook and
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Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterAug 18, 2024, 12:00 AM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — For the second week in a row, the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ first-unit offense failed to put any points on the board as the
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Associated Press Aug 17, 2024, 11:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MASON, Ohio — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner fended off challenges Saturday to reach the semifinals in the Cincinnati Open. Swiatek extended her match winning streak to 15 with a 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 victory over 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva. Swiatek will face third-ranked Aryna
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Associated Press Aug 17, 2024, 07:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BROOKLYN, Mich. — Justin Allgaier raced to his second NASCAR Xfinity Series victory of the year and the 25th of his career, pulling away from the pack in an overtime finish Saturday at Michigan International Speedway. Allgaier broke a 10th-place tie with Dale Earnhardt
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