Month: June 2023

Pete Thamel, ESPNJun 30, 2023, 05:49 PM ET San Diego State is expected to deliver notice to the Mountain West on Friday that it will not withdraw from the league, a source told ESPN. The update from the school will be the latest in a back-and-forth between the school and the conference that began on
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Turron Davenport, ESPNJun 30, 2023, 05:54 PM ET Close Turron Davenport covers the Tennessee Titans for ESPN. Turron is a former collegiate football player at Cheyney University and is a native of Philadelphia, and he has authored/co-authored four books. You can catch Turron on ESPN Radio on his show “Talking with TD” and you can
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ESPN News Services Jun 30, 2023, 04:04 PM ET The Carolina Panthers added depth to its defensive line ahead of training camp by signing defensive tackle Taylor Stallworth to a one-year deal, the team announced Friday. Stallworth played for Panthers coach Frank Reich in Indianapolis for two seasons (2020-21) and spent time with the Chiefs
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Jun 30, 2023, 03:43 PM ET Arizona Cardinals safety Budda Baker plans to attend training camp next month despite a trade request, his agent told NFL Network. NFL Network cited Baker’s rep, David Mulugheta, in detailing Baker’s plan to join the team for the start of camp but wants a deal that shows he’s a
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Jun 30, 2023, 02:51 PM ET The Brooklyn Nets are trading Joe Harris and two future second-round picks to the Detroit Pistons, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Editor’s Picks The Pistons will receive a 2027 second-round pick via the Dallas Mavericks and a 2029 second-round pick via the Milwaukee Bucks, sources said. By trading Harris,
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Jun 30, 2023, 04:24 PM ET The Philadelphia 76ers are not planning to extend Tyrese Maxey this summer, sources told ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne on Friday. He is still seen as a big part of their future, but the team wants to delay an extension for him to preserve flexibility, sources said. Maxey, 22, is heading
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Associated Press Jun 30, 2023, 03:07 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers‘ Mookie Betts will compete in the All-Star Home Run Derby at Seattle’s T-Mobile Park on July 10, joining Seattle’s Julio Rodríguez and Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero in the eight-man competition. Elected to start in the All-Star Game for the National League,
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Jun 30, 2023, 12:19 PM ET The Atlanta Braves recalled right-hander Michael Soroka from Triple-A Gwinnett to start Friday’s game against the Miami Marlins. Soroka (0-1, 8.38 ERA) will be making his first start at Truist Park since Aug. 3, 2020. Soroka, 25, missed almost three seasons with various ailments, including two Achilles tears, before
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Jun 30, 2023, 12:32 PM ET Harvard athletic director Erin McDermott said hazing is not a part of the women’s ice hockey team’s culture, but acknowledged improvement still needs to be made within the program and the athletic department. “Our current women’s ice hockey team has not fostered a culture of hazing,” McDermott said in
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Jun 30, 2023, 11:52 AM ET Cleveland Guardians manager Terry Francona will return to the dugout for Friday afternoon’s game against the host Chicago Cubs. Francona has missed the Guardians’ last three games after being hospitalized for lightheadedness. He returned to Kauffman Stadium on Thursday to watch interim manager DeMarlo Hale guide the Guardians in
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Jun 30, 2023, 10:00 AM ET We’re 10 days away from the 2023 MLB draft, which will take place July 7-9 in Seattle in conjunction with Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game festivities. The first round kicks off at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN. The Pittsburgh Pirates have the No. 1 pick, followed by the Washington
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Joon Lee, ESPNJun 29, 2023, 04:30 PM ET Close Previously a Staff Writer at Bleacher ReportCornell University graduate Major League Baseball has unveiled the 2023 All-Star uniforms. With the Seattle Mariners hosting the Midsummer Classic, the design features Seattle’s nature, forests, oceans and topography. Editor’s Picks 1 Related The American League jersey is a light
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Associated Press Jun 30, 2023, 09:46 AM ET The rapidly expanding landscape of nonprofit, donor-backed collectives paying college athletes to promote charities has been hit with a potentially seismic disruption. A recent 12-page memo from the Internal Revenue Service determined that, in many cases, such collectives may not qualify as tax-exempt if their main purpose
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Associated Press Jun 29, 2023, 06:21 PM ET PHOENIX — Arizona Diamondbacks All-Star outfielder Corbin Carroll left Thursday’s game against Tampa Bay because of right shoulder soreness. Manager Torey Lovullo said further testing is not needed and Carroll is day-to-day. Carroll, who had surgery on his right shoulder in May 2021, said he was “shook
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ESPN News Services Jun 29, 2023, 07:59 PM ET Despite a roster filled with big names making big money and coming off a 2022 season in which they advanced to the National League Championship Series, the San Diego Padres‘ first half couldn’t have been more disappointing. That disappointment continued Thursday when the Padres wasted a
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Associated Press Jun 29, 2023, 07:27 PM ET DENVER — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is dealing with a “cranky” pitching shoulder and remains optimistic he’ll be able to make his next start. Kershaw said Thursday that he felt some tenderness in his left shoulder in his victorious outing Tuesday at Colorado. He carried
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Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterJun 29, 2023, 07:48 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. The Texas Rangers are sending a franchise-record four starters to the All-Star Game in Seattle next month, the most of any MLB team. The top team in the AL West will have
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Andrew Lopez, ESPNJun 29, 2023, 06:09 PM ET The New Orleans Pelicans declined a team option on Herb Jones‘ contract, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday, but the team is hopeful of bringing him back on a longer deal. Jones becomes a restricted free agent with early Bird rights, so New Orleans could still have
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Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterJun 29, 2023, 05:11 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. EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — A day ahead of the start of NBA free agency, the Los
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNJun 29, 2023, 05:12 PM ET New York Knicks guard Josh Hart has exercised his $12.9 million option for the 2023-24 season, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Hart, 28, was a revelation after coming over to the Knicks from Portland in a deal at the NBA’s trade deadline, one that saw him reunited
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Associated Press Jun 29, 2023, 08:36 PM ET NEW YORK — Ben Simmons won’t play for Australia this summer at the Basketball World Cup, with the Brooklyn Nets guard instead focusing on his recovery from injuries. The Australian Basketball Federation announced Thursday on Twitter that Simmons and the Nets had informed the organization that he
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Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderJun 29, 2023, 08:12 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Sacramento Kings forward Harrison Barnes, a key part of the franchise’s rise into Western Conference contention, has agreed on a new three-year, $54 million contract extension, his agent, Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports Management, told
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