Month: July 2022

6:17 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Blame it on lingering effects of the pandemic, resentment over the lockout or economic fears. Major League Baseball is struggling to fill the stands at pre-COVID levels as the sport heads into the last 2 1/2 months of its first season since 2019 without capacity restrictions. MLB reached
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Jul 20, 2022 ESPN News Services Charles Johnson, a star wide receiver at Colorado and first-round draft pick of the Pittsburgh Steelers, has died at 50. The cause of Johnson’s death was unknown as of Wednesday afternoon. He had been working as the assistant athletic director at Heritage High School in Wake Forest, North Carolina,
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7:25 PM ET Associated Press BLAINE, Minn. — Scott Piercy shot a 6-under 65 to share the 3M Open lead with Sungjae Im after a windy first round Thursday. Tony Finau was two strokes back, with three near misses of birdie putts over his last four holes, along with Brice Garnett, Doug Ghim, Emiliano Grillo
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3:05 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Kyler Murray finally got the contract he wanted on Thursday, and the Arizona Cardinals finally got the quarterback stability they’ve been seeking for decades. The Cardinals didn’t have a choice. Murray’s five-year extension, worth $230.5 million with $160 million guaranteed, will keep him under contract through the 2028 season.
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2:29 PM ET Charles Barkley has acknowledged meeting with LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman about a possible broadcasting role while pushing back at what he called “selective outrage” toward the Saudi-funded series. Barkley could receive a LIV offer from Norman after they met in Atlanta on Wednesday, but the Basketball Hall of Famer told the
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