Month: August 2021

10:19 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI — Freddie Freeman became the second Atlanta Braves player to hit for the cycle twice by accomplishing the feat Wednesday night against the Miami Marlins. The reigning NL MVP doubled in the first, tripled in the fourth, singled in the fifth and hit his 27th homer, a two-run
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10:47 PM ET ESPN News Services DETROIT — Shohei Ohtani hit his 40th homer and pitched eight sharp innings, helping the Los Angeles Angels beat Miguel Cabrera and the Detroit Tigers 3-1 on Wednesday night. The crowd of 27,282 was hoping to see Cabrera hit his 500th career homer, but the slugger went 1 for
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8:50 PM ET Minnesota Vikings backup linebacker Cameron Smith, who underwent open heart surgery last year, has “made the difficult decision to retire from the NFL,” he wrote in an Instagram post Wednesday night. Smith, 24, had surgery to repair an enlarged heart last August, after a false positive COVID-19 test led to the diagnosis
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6:25 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver James Washington didn’t deny making a trade request when he spoke with the media Wednesday, his first public comments since he reportedly asked the organization for a trade. “That’s a private conversation,” he said. “As far as me being happy in Pittsburgh, I love it here.
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4:49 PM ET New York Jets rookie Zach Wilson, who grew up idolizing Aaron Rodgers, was admittedly starstruck upon meeting the Green Bay Packers‘ quarterback for the first time at a joint practice Wednesday in Green Bay. So, too, was Jets second-year quarterback James Morgan, who played high-school ball in Green Bay. “James is a
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