Month: August 2024

Associated Press Aug 12, 2024, 09:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Jessica Pegula, the No. 3 seed and the sixth-ranked WTA Tour player, defended her National Bank Open women’s singles title by defeating Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 in Monday’s all-American final. Pegula, from nearby Buffalo, New York, won last year’s National Bank
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Associated Press Aug 12, 2024, 08:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CINCINNATI — Nuno Borges and Magdalena Frech, the top men’s and women’s seeds in the Cincinnati Open, advanced with wins in the qualifying round Monday. Borges, from Portugal, beat Aleksandar Vukic of Australia 7-6 (4), 6-1, and Frech, from Poland, beat 14th-seeded Jéssica Bouzas
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Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterAug 12, 2024, 08:14 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions As rare as it was for LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant
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ESPN News Services Aug 12, 2024, 03:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Brentford signed attacking midfielder Fabio Carvalho from fellow Premier League side Liverpool on a five-year deal, the West London club announced on Monday. The financial details were not disclosed but British media reported that the deal was worth around £27.5 million ($35.10 million).
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Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterAug 12, 2024, 06:00 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 Oregon beat Michigan, USC and Washington to the commitment of four-star 2026 offensive tackle
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Jeff Passan, ESPNAug 12, 2024, 03:05 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions The Boston Red Sox and Major League Baseball have suspended outfielder Jarren Duran for two games after he uttered an anti-gay slur at a fan during
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Field Level Media Aug 12, 2024, 02:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New Jersey Devils re-signed forward Nolan Foote to a one-year, two-way contract on Monday. The deal is worth $825,000 at the NHL level and $150,000 in the American Hockey League. Foote, 23, had one goal in four games for the Devils last
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ESPN News Services Aug 12, 2024, 11:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tiger Woods once said that “golf is a lonely sport.” Matt Kuchar knows the feeling after a bizarre ending Monday to the Wyndham Championship. Kuchar was the only player who opted not to finish Sunday’s final round at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro,
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Aug 12, 2024, 09:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Vinícius Júnior is the latest target for the Saudi Pro League, a source has told ESPN, and the Real Madrid player is considering a proposal to move to the Gulf country. Vinícius, 24, helped lead Madrid to a Champions League and LaLiga double last season and
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Getty Images Jack Skelton BBC Sport Senior Journalist 1 hour ago Dutch rider Charlotte Kool surged to win stage one of the Tour de France Femmes in a bunch sprint finish in The Hague. DSM-Firmenich PostNL’s Kool kicked clear with around 100m to go and held off the chasers to claim the first leader’s yellow
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Aug 12, 2024, 11:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Brandt Snedeker will serve as one of Keegan Bradley’s vice captains on the U.S. Ryder Cup team which will try to reclaim the trophy from Europe next year at Bethpage Black in New York, the PGA of America said on Monday. Snedeker, a nine-time winner on
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