Month: July 2020

3:17 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Nationals outfielder Juan Soto was still waiting on Wednesday to be cleared to play by the city government after getting the OK from Major League Baseball to return from the COVID-19 injured list. Manager Dave Martinez said the Nationals hope their 21-year-old slugger will be allowed to work
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12:47 PM ET Another Miami Marlins player has tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the total number in their traveling party to 18, sources confirmed to ESPN. Major League Baseball had already postponed all of the Marlins’ games through Sunday after the team’s recent outbreak. “It is most prudent to allow the Marlins time to focus
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5:10 PM ET Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Joe Kelly has been handed an eight-game suspension by Major League Baseball for his role in the benches-clearing situation that occurred at Minute Maid Park in Houston on Tuesday night. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was issued a one-game suspension and Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker was fined, MLB
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2:49 PM ET Graham HaysESPN.com Close Graham Hays covers college sports for espnW, including softball and soccer. Hays began with ESPN in 1999. Any trial on the remaining claims in the lawsuit brought against U.S. Soccer by members of the United States women’s national team may not take place until next year. A federal district
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2:48 PM ET Chivas striker Oribe Peralta has tested positive for the coronavirus and is showing symptoms, despite having originally having had two negative results, Liga MX and the club have confirmed. Peralta missed the club’s 0-0 Liga MX season opener last Saturday against Leon through what was reported as sinusitis. – Stream ESPN FC
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5:33 PM ET Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng plans to use the Champions League knockout stages to continue sending messages of equality and anti-racism by taking a knee. Bundesliga clubs used their platform to send various messages of support for the Black Lives Matter movement and pay their respects to George Floyd — who died
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12:52 PM ET Adriana Garcia La Liga club Sevilla became the fifth club in Spain to confirm that a member of its squad has been infected with coronavirus. Earlier on Wednesday, Spanish second division sides Almeria and Real Zaragoza each announced that one member of each of their teams had tested positive for coronavirus during
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11:27 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens A group of Barcelona members have announced plans to launch a vote of no confidence against president Josep Maria Bartomeu and his board of directors because of the “unacceptable management” of the club. Cor Blaugrana, the collective of Barca fans from various supporters’ groups behind the action, say
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11:52 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City are close to agreeing a fee with Valencia for winger Ferran Torres, sources have told ESPN. City are set to pay €23 million plus add-ons for the Spain Under-21 international. Negotiations are ongoing but City are hopeful of concluding a deal. Torres, 20, was made a prime target
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