Month: July 2021

7:50 PM ET Toronto Raptors rookie guard Jalen Harris has been dismissed and disqualified from the NBA for violating terms of the league’s anti-drug program. Harris, 22, is eligible to apply for reinstatement in one year. The league announced Harris’ dismissal Thursday but did not disclose details of his violation. A second-round pick out of
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6:53 PM ET Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young is out for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday with a bone bruise in his right foot, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Malika Andrews. 1 Related The injury forced Young to sit out Tuesday night’s 110-88 victory in Game
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8:48 PM ET Associated Press THE COLONY, Texas — Her nearly two-year run at No. 1 in the women’s world golf ranking over, Jin Young Ko was back on top Thursday in the Volunteers of America Classic. Ko shot an 8-under 63 in hot conditions at Old American to take a one-stroke lead over fellow
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7:28 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The major league batting average jumped to .246 in June amid a crackdown by the commissioner’s office on foreign substances utilized by pitchers, raising the season average to .239. The season average is the lowest through June since it was .233 in 1968, the Elias Sports Bureau
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6:55 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — Nolan Arenado spent eight seasons at Coors Field. He never spent this much time in the visiting clubhouse, though. Upon his highly anticipated return to Denver, the eight-time Gold Glove winner said he hopes his acrimonious split with the Rockies doesn’t cloud what he accomplished in Colorado. “I
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5:12 PM ET Trevor Bauer, embroiled in controversy in the wake of a sexual assault allegation, is still on track to make his next scheduled start on Sunday, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. That start will come in Washington, D.C., the nation’s capital, on the Fourth of July — unless something changes over
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9:31 PM ET Shohei Ohtani, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Fernando Tatis Jr. are heading to their first All-Star Game — as starters. The three headline stars of 2021 dominated the second phase of fan voting at their respective positions to earn starting spots for the 91st All-Star Game scheduled for July 13 at Coors Field
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9:01 PM ET A pair of top-15 women and two men who ooze green and gold will lead Australia’s charge for a maiden Olympic golf medal in Japan. Minjee Lee (world No.14), Hannah Green (15), Cameron Smith (28) and Marc Leishman (34) – the top-ranked Australians on tour – will compete at Saitama’s Kasumigaseki Country
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