Month: September 2020

9:02 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — Seattle Seahawks running back Chris Carson said he’s trying to push thoughts about his contract situation aside as he enters the final year of his rookie deal. And all indications are that no extension is in the offing. Speaking with Seattle-area media for the first time this
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5:06 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Serena Williams began her latest attempt to win a 24th Grand Slam singles trophy by beating Kristie Ahn in the first round at the US Open on Tuesday. The two Americans split the first 10 games before Williams pulled away to win 7-5, 6-3. The victory
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9:25 PM ET Associated Press SHANGHAI, China — The International Federation of PGA Tours confirmed the inevitable on Wednesday when it canceled the HSBC Champions World Golf Championships event in China. The tournament was scheduled for Oct. 29-Nov. 1 at Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai. The Chinese government announced in July that because of
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3:56 PM ET The UFC is close to finalizing a welterweight title fight between Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns for UFC 256 on Dec. 12, UFC president Dana White told ESPN. The 170-pound title fight was supposed to headline UFC 251 on July 11 in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, however Burns was pulled from the
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7:55 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers have placed third baseman Justin Turner on the 10-day injured list with a strained left hamstring. The major league-leading Dodgers also activated third baseman Edwin Rios and left-hander Alex Wood from the injured list Tuesday. Rios was in the Dodgers’ lineup against Arizona
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1:27 PM ET Major League Baseball has postponed the Thursday finale of this week’s three-game series between the Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners. The announcement came one day after MLB initially postponed games between the A’s and Mariners on Tuesday and Wednesday in Seattle “out of an abundance of caution” after a member of Oakland’s
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5:45 PM ET GREENSBURG, Pa. — Pittsburgh Pirates closer Felipe Vazquez, facing multiple charges of sexually assaulting a minor, testified Tuesday that police officers lied last year when they said he confessed to having sex with a 13-year-old girl. Vazquez, speaking publicly for the first time since his arrest almost a year ago, also testified
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5:15 PM ET LA Clippers guard Lou Williams said emotions were running high and that the Clippers “didn’t really know our positions” on ending the NBA season when the players discussed the possibility last Wednesday. “We spoke, we had one opinion, and we spoke again, we had a different opinion,” Williams said of the Clippers’
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