Month: August 2023

David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterAug 21, 2023, 11:40 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 The PGA Tour said Monday that it has not seen an uptick in spectators attempting to distract golfers — potentially for betting purposes — since legal sports gambling began spreading around the nation. A
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Associated Press Aug 21, 2023, 01:51 PM ET NEWARK, N.J. — Goaltender Jonathan Bernier has decided to retire after playing more than a decade in the NHL, a career that spanned six teams and included winning a Stanley Cup ring. The 35-year-old announced his retirement in a social media post Monday, thanking the organizations who
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McLaren’s resurgence before Formula One’s summer break was exactly what superstar driver Lando Norris needed to see the team was capable of doing, CEO Zak Brown has said. After starting the season in a dismal position, McLaren’s Austrian Grand Prix upgrade pushed the team up the competitive order helped Norris to podiums at the following
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Aug 21, 2023, 01:21 PM ET The Philadelphia Flyers signed defenseman Oliver Bonk, their first-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, to a three-year, entry-level contract on Monday. The team did not announce any financial terms. Bonk, 18, was the No. 22 overall pick in the June draft, and he took part in the team’s
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Jamal Collier, ESPNAug 21, 2023, 01:00 PM ET Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball said that he will miss the 2023-24 NBA season, but he said he feels back “on track” following a cartilage transplant in his left knee in March. During an appearance Monday morning on the “From the Point by Trae Young” podcast hosted
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Associated Press Aug 21, 2023, 09:36 AM ET CLEVELAND — Venus Williams withdrew from Tennis in the Land on Sunday because of a knee injury, but the seven-time Grand Slam singles champion plans to play in next week’s US Open. Williams released a video through the promoter of the WTA 250 event in downtown Cleveland,
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