Month: May 2023

Associated Press May 31, 2023, 05:56 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR issued its second massive penalty in as many days by levying huge fines Wednesday against Stewart-Haas Racing for an alleged “counterfeit part” found on Chase Briscoe‘s car in a secondary inspection after the Coca-Cola 600. SHR’s No. 14 team was docked 120 points
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Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterMay 31, 2023, 03:48 PM ET Close Covered Patriots since 1997 Joined ESPN in 2009 FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots captain Matthew Slater, whose 10 Pro Bowl berths is an NFL record for a special teams player, sharply criticized the league for last week’s rule change that allows fair catches
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Associated Press May 31, 2023, 04:12 PM ET SEATTLE — The Seattle Kraken signed general manager Ron Francis to a three-year contract extension Wednesday through the 2026-27 season after the franchise reached the second round of the NHL playoffs in its second year of existence. Hired to be the first GM in franchise history, Francis
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterMay 31, 2023, 12:11 PM ET UFC bantamweight contender Merab Dvalishvili won’t be back in the Octagon until later in the year. Dvalishvili recently had surgery on his right hand is currently sporting a cast, his manager Oren Hodak of KO Reps confirmed Wednesday with ESPN. Hodak said Dvalishvili will be
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May 31, 2023, 08:48 AM A French court on Tuesday handed rugby international Mohamed Haouas a one-year prison sentence, AFP and L’Equipe reported, after a fast-track trial for alleged domestic violence. Haouas, who plays as a prop for the Montpellier team in southern France, had been in police custody since Friday. Sports paper L’Equipe reported
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Associated Press May 31, 2023, 12:17 AM ET KAMLOOPS, British Columbia — Michael Simpson stopped 26 shots, Tucker Robertson, J.R. Avon, Avery Hayes and Connor Lockhart scored and the Peterborough Petes avoided elimination in the Memorial Cup, beating the Quebec Remparts 4-2 on Tuesday night. The Ontario Hockey League champion Petes (1-2) will play Thursday
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Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterMay 30, 2023, 10:26 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Team USA will play an exhibition game against Puerto Rico on Aug. 7 in Las Vegas to start its preparations for the FIBA World Cup later this summer. USA
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Nick Friedell, ESPN Staff WriterMay 29, 2023, 11:00 PM ET Close Nick Friedell is the Chicago Bulls beat reporter for ESPN Chicago. Friedell is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and joined ESPNChicago.com for its launch in April 2009. BOSTON — Jimmy Butler called his shot. A year
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Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterMay 30, 2023, 07:21 PM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is
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Kendra Andrews, ESPNMay 30, 2023, 07:07 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob couldn’t fathom why Bob Myers — his general manager and president for the last 12 years — would decide to step down. “I’m not going to sit here and tell you I understand it because I don’t,” Lacob
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May 31, 2023, 12:12 AM ET The New York Knicks will not extend the contract of general manager Scott Perry, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Tuesday night, confirming reports. Perry, who was on an expiring contract, worked under president Leon Rose and executive vice president William Wesley this season, as the resurgent Knicks qualified
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May 30, 2023, 08:00 AM ET The top-seeded Denver Nuggets are headed to their first NBA Finals in franchise history and will face the surprising eighth-seeded Miami Heat, who have surged back to the Finals via the play-in tournament. The Nuggets, behind the leadership of two-time MVP Nikola Jokic, will look to capture the franchise’s
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