Month: August 2019

3:51 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — New York Mets star Robinson Cano limped off the field after straining his left hamstring while rounding first base. Cano grabbed at the back of his leg and pulled up after lining a hit to right in the fourth inning Sunday against Pittsburgh, his third hit of the
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3:01 PM ET Associated Press MILTON KEYNES, England — Hinako Shibuno of Japan finished with a birdie to win the Women’s British Open by one shot over Lizette Salas as she wrapped up a stunning major championship debut Sunday. The 20-year-old Shibuno, a rookie on the Japan LPGA Tour who was making her LPGA Tour
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Aug 14, 2019 This story was originally published on August 14. Prior to his death in 2005, Hunter S. Thompson, a foremost chronicler of America’s last 50 years, once wrote the following for ESPN: “We must have football. What would this country be without football in October?” Thompson’s assessment of American culture isn’t wrong. 1
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1:05 PM ET The New England Patriots and quarterback Tom Brady are finalizing a contract extension, a league source told ESPN’s Field Yates. The two-year extension keeps Brady under contract through the 2021 season and will pay him $23 million this year, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. That $8 million increase for 2019 will
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12:29 PM BST New Zealand rugby was in mourning on Sunday after All Blacks legend Brian Lochore died of cancer aged 78. Lochore, who captained New Zealand in 18 tests during their golden era of the 1960s and coached the All Blacks to the inaugural World Cup title in 1987, died on Saturday, New Zealand
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12:05 PM ET The Minnesota Twins have placed newly acquired reliever Sam Dyson on the 10-day injured list with right biceps tendinitis. Dyson, who was traded to Minnesota by the San Francisco Giants on July 31, has struggled in two appearances with his new team, allowing six earned runs in two-thirds of an inning. The
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