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Associated Press Jul 7, 2024, 03:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SEATTLE — The MRI results on Mariners center fielder Julio Rodríguez came back clean on Sunday, one day after he left in the first inning of Seattle’s game against Toronto because of right quad discomfort. The young Mariners star shouldn’t be out for long,

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterJul 6, 2024, 06:25 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions NEW

Tim Vickery, South America correspondentJul 7, 2024, 12:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It would probably have been better to scrap Saturday’s Copa América quarterfinal between Brazil and Uruguay and skip straight to the penalty shootout. There was barely an outbreak of football between the two teams in Las Vegas, as a much-anticipated clash was

Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Brazil coach Dorival Junior said he takes “full responsibility” for his team’s underwhelming Copa América quarterfinal exit after losing to 10-man Uruguay 4-2 in a penalty shootout on Saturday. “This type of work requires a great amount of patience,” said Dorival, who took charge in January, after the defeat

The Associated Press Jul 6, 2024, 12:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Turkish supporters making their way to the European Championship quarterfinal against the Netherlands on Saturday have been making the same nationalistic hand gesture that saw a Turkey player banned from the match. Berlin police said on X on Saturday that the gesture was

James Rodriguez scored one goal and set up two more as Colombia thoroughly dismantled Panama in a 5-0 win at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona on Saturday to march into the Copa América semifinals. “Los Cafeteros” are through to the semifinals for the third time in four editions and they will face either

Jul 2, 2024, 05:41 PM Tom Wright scored a fantastic try for Australia. DAVID GRAY/AFP via Getty Images Australia coach Joe Schmidt kicked off his tenure in charge with a 25-16 win over Wales in Sydney on Saturday, their first win over a tier one nation since they beat the Welsh in Cardiff in late 2022.

Jul 6, 2024, 09:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Andy Murray has played his final match at Wimbledon after Emma Raducanu withdrew from the mixed doubles. Mike Egerton/PA Images via Getty Images Andy Murray‘s Wimbledon career is officially over after his mixed doubles partner, Emma Raducanu, withdrew from the format because of wrist soreness. Murray was

A Mikel Merino goal in extra time gave Spain a dramatic 2-1 win over Germany in an enthralling quarter-final clash on Friday between the two most successful European Championship nations. The game was into the 119th minute and looked set for a penalty shootout before substitute Merino rose to head home the winning goal from

Jul 5, 2024, 06:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Turkey defender Merih Demiral has been handed a two-game suspension by UEFA after he celebrated a goal at Euro 2024 by displaying a hand sign associated with an ultranationalist group in his team’s round-of-16 win over Austria on Tuesday. UEFA confirmed on Wednesday that it had

Jul 5, 2024, 04:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Félix Sánchez was head coach of Ecuador for one year, despite signing a four-year contract. Photo by Omar Vega/Getty Images Ecuador have sacked head coach Félix Sánchez following Thursday’s Copa América quarterfinal defeat to Argentina, the country’s football federation (FEF) said. Ecuador reached the quarterfinals for the

Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterJul 4, 2024, 09:51 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. Open Extended Reactions Oregon landed a Fourth of July recruiting win with a commitment from five-star wide

Jul 4, 2024, 05:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Andy Murray said on Thursday that coming to terms with his impending retirement from tennis is “hard” and that he would ideally “play forever” were it not for the injuries he has suffered during his career. The two-time Wimbledon champion said on June 27 that if

Jul 4, 2024, 03:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Andy Murray‘s Wimbledon farewell got off to a difficult start on Thursday as he was knocked out of the men’s doubles in the first round alongside his older brother Jamie with a 7-6(6), 6-4 loss to Australian pair Rinky Hijikata and John Peers. Clearly having his

Adriana Garcia Jul 3, 2024, 12:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Portugal left-back Nuno Mendes is relishing the chance to face France star and former Paris Saint-Germain teammate Kylian Mbappé in Friday’s Euro 2024 quarterfinal. Mendes, 22, played two seasons with Mbappé, who recently joined Real Madrid as a free agent after leaving PSG. Mendes,

Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterJul 3, 2024, 01:31 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. Open Extended Reactions Alabama beat out finalists Ohio State, Oregon and USC to secure a pledge from

Field Level Media Jul 3, 2024, 03:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Ottawa Senators acquired Jan Jenik from the Utah Hockey Club in exchange for fellow forward prospect Egor Sokolov on Wednesday. Jenik, 23, recorded four goals and two assists in 22 games with the Arizona Coyotes over the past four seasons. Arizona drafted

Associated Press Jul 3, 2024, 07:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu will team up in mixed doubles at Wimbledon. The news arrived Wednesday, a day after Murray withdrew from singles a little more than a week after having surgery to remove a cyst from his spine. Murray is

Jul 2, 2024, 11:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Utah State has informed the football team that head coach Blake Anderson is on administrative leave and is unlikely to return, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Tuesday. Defensive coordinator Nate Dreiling has been named interim coach, sources told ESPN. Anderson, 55, has gone 23-17 in

Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterJul 2, 2024, 08:02 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. Open Extended Reactions Four-star outside linebacker Tavion Wallace, No. 37 in the 2025 ESPN 300, announced his