Month: June 2019

2:52 PM ET The Colorado Rockies have placed star shortstop Trevor Story on the 10-day injured list with a sprained right thumb. The Rockies announced the move before Thursday afternoon’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The team didn’t reveal a timetable for his return. Story had an MRI on Thursday and is set to see
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10:25 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN Noelle Needham’s hockey journey almost ended on her family’s cow farm. When knee injuries and surgeries cut short her playing career at Minnesota State Mankato in 2007, the 21-year-old figured she should try the family business. So she returned home to Elkton, South Dakota, and took out a “beginning farmer”
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2:04 PM ET The 2019 NBA draft is Thursday night (7:00 p.m. ET, ESPN/WatchESPN). Here’s all the latest you need to know. Full draft order | Trade tracker Mock draft update In Jonathan Givony’s latest NBA mock draft, the New Orleans Pelicans select Zion Williamson at No. 1, the Memphis Grizzlies take Ja Morant at
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2:18 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Drew Smyly struck out the last batter he faced for the Texas Rangers. That came right after the veteran left-hander, who already had lost his spot in the starting rotation, allowed three consecutive home runs in a five-pitch span. Smyly was designated for assignment by the Rangers
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2:01 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he’s awarding a Presidential Medal of Freedom to Roger Penske, the most powerful man in American motorsports. Penske celebrated his record 18th victory as a car owner at the Indianapolis 500 in May with driver Simon Pagenaud. The Indy win earned Penske his second
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1:34 PM ET Kevin SeifertNFL Nation Close ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 The NFL’s Competition Committee finalized its new rule Thursday for reviewing pass interference, opting against several suggested tweaks and upholding the wording owners originally approved in March. As a result, coaches will
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6:21 PM ET NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Pelicans have picked up the 2019-20 team option on Jahlil Okafor. Okafor — who was drafted third by the Philadelphia 76ers in 2015 and spent time playing with the Brooklyn Nets — signed with the Pelicans during the summer of 2018. During his rookie season in
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1:00 PM ET NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Pelicans have picked up the 2019-20 team option on Jahlil Okafor, league sources told ESPN. Okafor — who was drafted third by the Philadelphia 76ers in 2015 and spent time playing with the Toronto Raptors and Brooklyn Nets — signed with the Pelicans during the summer
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12:52 PM ET Georgia gained a commitment from ESPN 300 wide receiver Marcus Rosemy on Thursday. Rosemy is the No. 47 ranked recruit overall and chose Georgia over Florida. Not only is the commitment significant for Kirby Smart and his staff because the 6-foot-2, 190-pound receiver is one of the top prospects in the country,
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