Month: July 2022

7:23 PM ET Druw Jones, the second overall pick in this month’s MLB draft, injured his shoulder Monday during his first batting practice with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization, the team said. It wasn’t immediately clear how serious the injury is, but Jones would miss the rest of the season if it requires surgery. He was
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12:08 AM ET NEW YORK — As speculation surrounding Kevin Durant‘s future continues to hover over the NBA, Boston Celtics star swingman Jayson Tatum made it clear that as much as he respects Durant’s game, he is happy with how his team stands now. “I played with [Durant] during the Olympics,” Tatum said Tuesday night
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7:30 PM ET ESPN News Services TORONTO — Broadcaster Buck Martinez returned to the television booth Tuesday night when the Toronto Blue Jays opened a series against the St. Louis Cardinals. Martinez, 73, was diagnosed with cancer in April, and stepped away from the role while completing treatment for the disease. Sportsnet and the Blue
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8:00 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Fernando Tatis Jr. is back in the batter’s box, and the San Diego Padres‘ $340 million star could face live pitching later this week. Tatis took batting practice with teammates before Tuesday’s game against the Detroit Tigers, his first rounds with the club since breaking his left wrist
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8:39 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — With three giant World Series banners laid across the outfield grass, three championship trophies on a table and his Hall of Fame plaque hanging behind him, David Ortiz basked in the welcome of the Fenway fans on Tuesday, two days after his induction in Cooperstown. Thanking those who
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7:47 PM ET CHICAGO — With the trade deadline fast approaching, longtime catcher Willson Contreras was on the receiving end of several standing ovations Tuesday at Wrigley Field in what might have been his final home game in a Chicago Cubs uniform. Contreras, 30, has been in the organization since he was 16 and is
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7:28 PM ET Associated Press A federal judge said Tuesday a national horse racing authority cannot enforce its rules in Louisiana and West Virginia while a lawsuit challenging the organization is in court. In granting a preliminary injunction, Western District of Louisiana Judge Terry Doughty said the Horseracing Integrity & Safety Authority likely went beyond
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7:43 PM ET New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas will begin training camp on the physically unable to perform list, but Saints general manager Mickey Loomis anticipates a quick return to practice. Loomis didn’t give a timetable, but said he expected Thomas to return “soon.” “I don’t expect him to be on it very
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7:08 PM ET LITCHFIELD PARK, Ariz. — New Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Marquise Brown was put on the active/non-football injury list Tuesday with a hamstring issue. The Cardinals announced the move about 90 minutes after coach Kliff Kingsbury said “everyone showed up” and “everybody passed” the conditioning test earlier Tuesday. Arizona reports for its first
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