Month: July 2019

3:20 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Veteran defensive end Michael Bennett has been excused for the first three days of New England Patriots training camp for “personal reasons,” director of player personnel Nick Caserio said on Saturday. The Patriots acquired Bennett, 33, in a trade from the Philadelphia Eagles on March 14, and are counting
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3:23 PM ET ESPN News Services Tom Watson will not take part in the U.S. Senior Open or the Senior Open Championship after this year, he announced Saturday. “I can’t compete against these guys anymore,” said Watson, a three-time Senior Open champion and five-time winner of the Open Championship during his Hall of Fame career.
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2:54 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The Oakland Athletics acquired left-handed reliever Jake Diekman from the Kansas City Royals on Saturday, bolstering a bullpen already considered among the most talented in baseball. The well-traveled Diekman, 32, joined the
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2:51 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz is almost as passionate about hunting as he is football, and therefore about the last person you would expect to find at a vegan restaurant. But the new Wentz isn’t like the old one when it comes to how he fuels and maintains his body. Wentz
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2:07 PM ET Michael DiRocoo JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette said he sees more accountability and commitment through the first three days of training camp than what he said he saw during the 2018 season. Fournette said the Jaguars didn’t approach the 2018 season with the proper intensity and mindset after
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1:34 PM ET ESPN News Services Former Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was released from Massachusetts General Hospital on Friday, a source told ESPN’s Enrique Rojas. Ortiz had been in the Boston hospital since June 10, one day after he was shot in the Dominican Republic. “David has been home since Friday,” a family
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1:33 PM ET Defending champion Nikoloz Basilashvili saved two match points against Alexander Zverev before battling past the German 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (5) to reach final of the Hamburg European Open on Saturday. Basilashvili was staring at defeat while trailing 3-5 in the third set but the 27-year-old dug deep to deny local favourite Zverev
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1:12 PM ET ESPN News Services Atlanta Braves outfielder Nick Markakis has been diagnosed with a fractured left wrist after he was hit by a pitch during Friday’s game. The Braves announced Markakis’ injury Saturday while placing him on the 10-day IL. Markakis was hit on the left wrist by a pitch from the Philadelphia
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