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3:21 AM ET Associated Press Albert Batyrgaziev of the Russian team has won the gold medal in men’s featherweight boxing, beating American Duke Ragan in a meeting of two professional fighters chasing Olympic glory. Batyrgaziev won the bout 3 to 2, cruising to victory after winning the first two rounds on three of the five
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2:10 AM ET SAITAMA, Japan — When Team USA started feeling that historic heat, the creeping grip of an unshakable loss, they went to the men with the rings. Kevin Durant and Jrue Holiday, NBA champions, showed the kind of skill and poise that is absolutely vital in high-level basketball. Durant and Holiday didn’t just
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11:56 AM ET Veteran pitcher Cole Hamels, a four-time All-Star who has seen action in just one game since the 2019 season, is close to reaching a major league deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, sources confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. The move will provide even more insurance for their rotation — particularly for Clayton
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10:00 PM ET Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Jose Sharks signed goalie Adin Hill to a two-year contract Wednesday that avoids salary arbitration. The Sharks acquired Hill last month in a trade from Arizona and are counting on him to team with James Reimer as their goaltending duo next season. The 25-year-old
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9:57 PM ET Charlotte GibsonESPN Lexi Thompson had a new caddie on her bag for the second round of the women’s golf tournament at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday: Drew Hinesley. Hinesley, who was in Tokyo working with NBC, took over because Thompson’s regular caddie, Jack Fulghum, suffered from heat exhaustion and dehydration during the
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7:13 AM ET Manchester City are attempting to seal the £100m signing of Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish ahead of Saturday’s Community Shield clash against Leicester City at Wembley, sources have told ESPN. As reported by ESPN on June 7, City manager Pep Guardiola had identified Grealish as a key summer target on a par
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7:22 PM ET Associated Press Unvaccinated college athletes should be tested weekly for COVID-19, wear masks in most situations and be quarantined if exposed to the virus, while vaccinated individuals should not be tested routinely, according to the NCAA’s latest health and safety recommendations released Wednesday. The updated guidance mostly follow CDC recommendations and come
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8:43 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — The ATP men’s tennis tour will return to its pre-pandemic, 52-week ranking system later this month after a year using a special setup that accounted for tournaments canceled because of the coronavirus outbreak. The tour announced Wednesday that the change back to its usual rolling system will come
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5:52 PM ET After medical consultation, seven-time All-Star forward LaMarcus Aldridge is seriously considering a return to the NBA this season, sources told ESPN. Aldridge abruptly retired with the Brooklyn Nets in mid-April after heart concerns sidelined him, but now is exploring the possibility of resuming his 15-year NBA career. Aldridge is expected to have
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2:54 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Speedway Motorsports named Texas Motor Speedway executive Rob Ramage as the track’s new general manager on Wednesday after Eddie Gossage had overseen the facility through its first 25 seasons of racing. Ramage had been the track’s general counsel since 2013, also serving as director of governmental
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England’s batting coach Marcus Trescothick has termed the Indian bowling attack “the most potent” after the home team folded for 183 on the opening day of the first Test on Wednesday. India’s four-man pace attack took the last six England wickets for just 45 runs as the hosts ended their innings in 65.4 overs. Jasprit
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1:47 PM ET Winnipeg Jets center Pierre-Luc Dubois is changing his jersey number next season to honor Matiss Kivlenieks, his former teammate in Columbus who died in a tragic accident last month. The Jets confirmed that Dubois is going from No. 13 to No. 80, which is the number Kivlenieks wore as a goaltender in
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2:22 PM ET The women’s Olympic golf tournament could be shortened to 54 holes due to an approaching tropical storm set to hit Kasumigaseki Country Club on Friday, with a golf official saying the hope is that players will be notified before the third round if a change is made. The scheduled 72-hole event is
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1:44 PM ET Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold will return to the Octagon in November. Rockhold (16-5) has agreed to face Sean Strickland (24-3) at UFC 268 on Nov. 6, multiple sources told ESPN. The UFC has not announced a location for the pay-per-view event, but the current target is New York City. The
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