Month: July 2019

2:05 PM ET The Washington Nationals bolstered their bullpen before the trade deadline Wednesday, acquiring veteran right-hander Daniel Hudson from the Toronto Blue Jays and Roenis Elias and Hunter Strickland from the Seattle Mariners. The Nationals’ bullpen entered Wednesday ranked last in the majors with a 5.97 ERA and had blown 20 saves, tied for
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1:45 PM ET As a youngster featherweight Michael Conlan, the popular two-time Irish Olympian and unbeaten professional, would go to the annual Féile an Phobail summer festival with friends in his hometown of Belfast, Northern Ireland. Now Conlan is thrilled to have a fight that is a centerpiece of this year’s annual event when he
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12:50 PM ET After wanting to get away from golf and needing rest following a missed cut at The Open Championship, Tiger Woods on Wednesday committed to playing in the first two events of next month’s FedEx Cup Playoffs. Woods announced he is committed to playing next week at The Northern Trust at Liberty National
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12:35 PM ET First baseman Jesus Aguilar has been traded from the Milwaukee Brewers to the Tampa Bay Rays, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Wednesday. Right-hander Jake Faria is headed back to Milwaukee in the deal. Aguilar, an All-Star in 2018, fills the Rays’ search for a right-handed bat. He is hitting .225 with
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12:29 PM ET Atlanta Falcons rookie offensive tackle Kaleb McGary will undergo a cardiac ablation procedure Wednesday afternoon with no immediate timetable given for his recovery, the team announced. The team called it a minimally invasive procedure similar to the two previous procedures McGary had undergone during his playing career. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported the
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11:27 AM ET The Colorado Avalanche have signed defenseman Samuel Girard to a seven-year contract extension, the team announced Wednesday. The new deal runs through the 2026-27 season. The annual average value of the deal is $5 million, according to the Denver Post. Girard, Cale Makar and top draft pick Bowen Byram form the core
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11:13 AM ET ESPN News Services Pro Football Hall of Fame middle linebacker Nick Buoniconti, an undersized overachiever who helped lead the Miami Dolphins to the NFL’s only perfect season, has died at the age of 78. “Today, with a heavy heart and profound sorrow, my family and the entire Miami Project to Cure Paralysis
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11:13 AM ET ESPN News Services Pro Football Hall of Famer Nick Buoniconti has died at the age of 78, according to his son Marc. “Today, with a heavy heart and profound sorrow, my family and the entire Miami Project to Cure Paralysis and Buoniconti Fund community mourn the loss of a man who was
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