Month: July 2024

Field Level Media Jul 11, 2024, 10:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman J.J. Moser signed a two-year, $6.75 million contract Thursday as the sides avoided arbitration. The Lightning acquired Moser and forward Conor Geekie from the Utah Hockey Club last month in a deal that sent defenseman Mikhail Sergachev to
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ESPN News Services Jul 11, 2024, 07:06 PM ET Longtime NFL defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin died Thursday at the age of 84, Ole Miss announced. Kiffin was surrounded by family and friends, the school said. “As his grandson Knox said, he’s free of pain and smiling down on us from above,” the school said in
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Associated Press Jul 11, 2024, 06:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Phillies ace Zack Wheeler will skip his scheduled start Sunday and use the upcoming All-Star break to recover from nagging back issues. Wheeler, a two-time NL All-Star, left his last start, a 10-1 win over the Dodgers on Tuesday, after five innings
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ESPN News Services Jul 11, 2024, 08:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CONMEBOL has opened an investigation after Uruguay players clashed with Colombian fans at the end of their Copa América semifinal match on Wednesday, the South American soccer governing body said. After Colombia sealed a 1-0 victory in Charlotte, North Carolina, videos on social
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Associated Press Jul 11, 2024, 03:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — College athletes whose efforts primarily benefit their schools may qualify as employees deserving of pay under federal wage-and-hour laws, a U.S. appeals court ruled Thursday in a setback to the NCAA. The court, in the latest challenge to the NCAA’s long-held notion
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Associated Press Jul 11, 2024, 07:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. — Pierceson Coody shot an 11-under 61 — the lowest round in his brief PGA Tour career — to take the first-round lead Thursday in the ISCO Championship. Coody had 11 birdies in the bogey-free morning round on Keene Trace’s Champions Course,
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ESPN News Services Jul 11, 2024, 06:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Kyle Lowry announced on Instagram on Thursday that he has agreed to remain with the Philadelphia 76ers. The deal is for one year, Lowry’s agent Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Talks with Bartelstein and 76ers president Daryl Morey ramped
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ESPN News Services Jul 11, 2024, 05:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — Paul Skenes struck out 11 in seven no-hit innings in another dominant performance, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Milwaukee Brewers 1-0 on Thursday. Skenes threw 99 pitches in his 11th major league start, 65 for strikes. The All-Star right-hander walked
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Associated Press Jul 11, 2024, 03:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — Justin Thomas dressed in tartan-patterned trousers and played the part Thursday in the Scottish Open with an 8-under 62, his lowest opening round on the PGA Tour since his 59 in the Sony Open seven years ago. Rory McIlroy was
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ESPN News Services Jul 11, 2024, 02:13 PM ET DUI charges against Georgia running back Trevor Etienne were dismissed Wednesday when he pleaded no contest to reckless driving, underage possession of alcohol and two other driving offenses. Etienne made his plea during a hearing in Athens-Clarke County (Georgia) Municipal Court. “We’re pleased the evidence didn’t
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Associated Press Jul 11, 2024, 02:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — Patty Tavatanakit of Thailand posted seven birdies in a 7-under 64 at the Evian Championship on Thursday to take a share of the first-round lead with Sweden’s Ingrid Lindblad and Gemma Dryburgh of Scotland. Tavatanakit, 24, won her first major at
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