Month: June 2019

5:41 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — The Seattle Mariners have reinstated second baseman Dee Gordon from the injured list, following a 19-game absence because of a bruised right wrist. Gordon was hit by a pitch on May 9 in New York. He was batting .281 with 16 runs, seven extra-base hits, 19 RBI and
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5:20 PM ET HOUSTON — In his first press conference since Brian Gaine was fired on Friday, Houston Texans head coach Bill O’Brien said it was a decision CEO Cal McNair made “after a thorough evaluation of the football operation.” When asked when he realized it was not going to work out with Gaine, O’Brien
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4:21 PM ET PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Brooks Koepka admits that he doesn’t know much of anything about Willie Anderson, the only man who won three consecutive titles in the 119-year history of the U.S. Open. Even after winning his second straight U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills last season, Koepka insists he never entered Anderson’s
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9:16 AM ET TORONTO — Warriors star forward Kevin Durant suffered a right Achilles tendon injury in Golden State’s 106-105 win over the Toronto Raptors in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday night. Warriors general manager Bob Myers said Durant will have an MRI on Tuesday to determine the severity of the injury,
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4:01 PM ET The UFC is close to finalizing a strawweight title fight between Jessica Andrade and Weili Zhang to headline UFC Fight Night on Aug. 31 in mainland China, according to multiple sources. Contracts have not yet been signed, but the bout is nearly official, per sources. The event will take place in Shenzhen,
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2:10 PM ET Associated Press MADRID — Maria Sharapova will return to tennis at next week’s Mallorca Open after being sidelined with a right shoulder injury since January. The Mallorca Open said the former No. 1 has accepted a wild-card invitation. The 32-year-old Sharapova hasn’t played since her ailing shoulder forced her to withdraw from
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12:03 PM ET ORLANDO, Fla. — Amid growing discussion about the transfer portal, waiver process and debates over whether all transfers should gain immediate eligibility at their new schools, Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby said Tuesday he believes all student-athletes who want to transfer should sit out one year, with no exceptions. Bowlsby spoke on
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11:01 AM ET ESPN staff The Canadian Grand Prix was an F1 classic which quickly turned into an F1 farce — Sebastian Vettel’s controversial penalty cost him the victory and led him to suggest he is no longer in love with the sport. Our F1 writers Laurence Edmondson and Nate Saunders join columnists Maurice Hamilton
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