Month: May 2021

6:14 PM ET ESPN News Services Washington Nationals ace Stephen Strasburg is set to return from a month-long stint on the injured list on Friday against the Baltimore Orioles. Strasburg was placed on the IL five weeks ago with right shoulder inflammation. In Strasburg’s last start, a loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on April
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4:52 PM ET Minnesota Twins reliever Tyler Duffey has been suspended three games for throwing a pitch behind Chicago White Sox rookie slugger Yermin Mercedes. Twins manager Rocco Baldelli also has been suspended one game. Both Duffey and Baldelli have been fined an undisclosed amount. Major League Baseball announced the suspension Thursday, two days after
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2:17 PM ET CHICAGO — Cubs president Jed Hoyer says he’s “disappointed” his team isn’t likely to reach the 85% vaccination threshold that leads to reduced COVID-19 regulations. “It’s disappointing to not be at 85% as a team,” Hoyer said Thursday morning. “We’ve worked hard to try and convince or educate the people that have
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6:12 PM ET Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza is no longer on the UFC roster. The perennial UFC middleweight contender broke his arm in a submission loss to Andre Muniz at UFC 262 last Saturday in Houston. It turns out that it was the final fight on Souza’s UFC contract and he is now a free agent,
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2:09 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com The 2021 BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, frequently referred to as tennis’ “fifth major,” has been rescheduled for October. Originally slated for March 8-21 in California, the tournament was postponed due to COVID-19 concerns. It has been more than two years since the tournament has been held as the
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3:47 PM ET KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — John Catlin was issued a rare slow-play penalty Thursday during the opening round of the PGA Championship, the extra stroke resulting in a 3-over 75 at the Ocean Course. Catlin, an American who plays on the European Tour and is making his major championship debut, first received a
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2:51 PM ET KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — While trying to work his way through a frustrating slump that has seen him drop to 128th in the world rankings, Rickie Fowler has found motivation from an unlikely golf rival: Michael Jordan. The basketball Hall of Famer and golf nut has his own course in Hobe Sound,
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4:32 PM ET Associated Press Sam Burns has withdrawn from the PGA Championship with a back injury. The 24-year-old Burns came in as one of the hottest players in golf. He won the Valspar Championship three weeks ago, then finished second at the AT&T Byron Nelson last week ahead of the year’s second major. Burns
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