Month: June 2018

5:00 PM ET Nick Kyrgios has continued his impressive grasscourt form with a fine victory over Kyle Edmund to secure a quarter-final place at Queen’s Club in London. But the the mercurial Australian No.1 insisted afterwards he was unfazed that the BBC, who were showing the game live in the UK, had to apologise for
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4:49 PM ET OMAHA, Neb. — By bringing the Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals to the site of the College World Series next year, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said the league continues to advance two important initiatives. A regular-season MLB game is officially set for TD Ameritrade Park on June 13, 2019,
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4:53 PM ET The Los Angeles Lakers contacted the San Antonio Spurs after Kawhi Leonard‘s public trade request last week but immediately felt the Spurs had no intention of engaging in any dialogue, sources close to the situation told ESPN. As one Lakers source put it, “They basically shut the door on us.” No players
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3:34 PM ET Associated Press “Johnny Hockey” is getting an additional title: part owner. Barry Trotz, former coach of the Stanley Cup-champion Washington Capitals, has been named the new coach of the New York Islanders. Taylor Hall of the New Jersey Devils barely edged Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon for the Hart Trophy on Wednesday night, winning
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3:14 PM ET Associated Press SAN ANTONIO — The Alliance of American Football completed its awarding of franchises Thursday by placing a team in San Antonio. Former San Diego Chargers coach Mike Riley will be the head coach and former Dallas Cowboys fullback Darryl “Moose” Johnston is the general manager. San Antonio is the eighth
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9:00 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports SONOMA, Calif. — Trevor Bayne returns to NASCAR Cup Series competition this weekend at Sonoma Raceway (3 p.m. ET, FS1) after Roush Fenway Racing booted him from the car for five events in
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2:15 PM ET Associated Press HALLE, Germany — Defending champion Roger Federer survived two match points against Benoit Paire to reach the quarterfinals of the Gerry Weber Open with a 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7) win on Thursday. Paire rallied after losing the first set to take the second, and the Frenchman defended two match points
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