September, 2023 | Heritage Sports

September

Kyrie Irving ‘happy to come back’ to Mavericks after free agency

Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving described himself as “happy to come back here” after the eight-time All-Star re-signed with Dallas in free agency following an exploration of his limited options elsewhere in the league. Irving and the Mavs agreed to a three-year deal worth up to $126 million in the opening hour of free agency, a contract negotiated by his agent and stepmom, Shetellia Riley Irving. Due to having Irving’s Bird rights after trading for him last season, the Mavs could offer Irving significantly more money than other potential suitors who interested him, such as the Phoenix Suns, who were limited to veteran’s minimum deals […]

September

Blazers deal Damian Lillard to Bucks in blockbuster 3-team deal

The Portland Trail Blazers traded guard Damian Lillard to play alongside Giannis Antetokounmpo with the Milwaukee Bucks as part of a three-team deal that also involves the Phoenix Suns, the teams revealed Wednesday. Portland receives Jrue Holiday, Deandre Ayton, Toumani Camara, Milwaukee’s 2029 unprotected first-round draft pick, and unprotected Milwaukee swap rights in 2028 and 2030, the teams stated in their release. The Suns receive Jusuf Nurkic, Grayson Allen, Nassir Little and Keon Johnson as part of the trade package. The Blazers remain engaged elsewhere on deals and are expected to immediately engage contending teams on trade talks to move on Holiday, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The deal comes months after Lillard formally requested to be traded […]

September

Nets expect Ben Simmons to be full participant at training camp

When the Brooklyn Nets open training camp next week, Ben Simmons is expected to be a full participant. That was the message from Nets coach Jacque Vaughn and general manager Sean Marks to reporters Tuesday morning in Brooklyn, where they stated Simmons is fully participating in 5-on-5 workouts without any restrictions, and should be ready to go when the first practice of training camp gets underway in a week. “Pretty simple that way which is good for me to say, and I think that fits into an exciting time for me to have this group together,” Vaughn said. “No restrictions at the beginning of […]

September

Boone knows his future with Yankees is ‘out of my hands’

Despite a contract that runs through 2024, with a club option for 2025, New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone stated Monday that he does not know if he will be invited back for next season. The Yankees are a disappointing 79-77 after Monday’s 6-4 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks, and they were eliminated from playoff contention Sunday. The .506 winning percentage is not only the worst of Boone’s six-year tenure, it is the club’s worst since a .469 mark in 1992. “No, I don’t worry about it,” Boone told reporters Monday when asked about his job security. “It’s out of my hands. I’m completely comfortable […]

September

Arcangelo ‘Maintaining Bottom Line Fitness’ For Breeders’ Cup Classic

Blue Rose Farm’s dual Grade 1-winner Arcangelo breezed five-eighths Friday over the Oklahoma training track at Saratoga Race Course in preparation for the Grade 1, $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic on November 4 at Santa Anita Park. Trained by Jena Antonucci and piloted through the breeze by Hall of Famer Javier Castellano, the Arrogate grey worked solo at 7:30 a.m. Eastern. “Lovely 5/8 maintenance breeze today for #Arcangelo on the Oklahoma track in Saratoga. 103.25 with a gallop out in a smooth 117.13,” noted Antonucci on X [the website formerly known as Twitter]. A maiden winner at third asking in […]

September

Cleveland Guardians score three runs in the eighth to beat the playoff-bound Baltimore Orioles 5-2

Ramón Laureano drew a bases-loaded walk off Jacob Webb for the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, sending the Cleveland Guardians to a 5-2 triumph over the AL East-leading Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night. The Guardians scored three times in the bottom of the eighth — all charged to Cionel Pérez (4-2) — immediately after the Orioles tied the game with two in the top half. Bo Naylor’s run-scoring single and Gabriel Arias’ RBI grounder followed Laureano’s walk that plated Josh Naylor. “Cionel has been absolutely exceptional for us, but he just had an off-night,” Baltimore manager Brandon Hyde said. “Give our guys credit for coming back […]

September

Majors record makes Novak Djokovic best in history, Nadal says

Rafael Nadal’s most recent Grand Slam victory came at the French Open in 2022, and with Novak Djokovic having overtaken his mark for most major titles in men’s tennis, the Spanish player conceded that his rival is the best player in history. Djokovic’s recent victory at the US Open, his third Grand Slam title this year, took his tally to 24 majors, two ahead of Nadal’s total. “I believe that numbers are numbers and statistics are statistics. In that sense, I think he [Djokovic] has better numbers than mine and that is indisputable,” Nadal said in an interview with AS published Wednesday. […]

September

Springer celebrates 34th birthday with 57th leadoff homer as Blue Jays beat Yankees 7-1

George Springer celebrated his 34th birthday with his 57th career leadoff homer, Bo Bichette hit a two-run drive and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the New York Yankees 7-1 on Tuesday night. Toronto started the night one game ahead of Seattle and Texas for the second AL wild card. The Yankees entered six games back for the last AL wild card, needing to overcome Seattle and Texas. Yusei Kikuchi (10-6) was pulled as a precaution one batter into the sixth because of a left upper trap muscle cramp after being checked out by athletic trainer Jose Ministral and the Blue Jays expect the left-hander to make his next […]

September

Mike Clevinger pitches a 6-hitter as the White Sox beat the Nationals 6-1

Mike Clevinger pitched a six-hitter for his third career complete game, and the Chicago White Sox defeated the Washington Nationals 6-1 on Monday night. Luis Robert Jr. hit a three-run homer for Chicago, which improved to 5-12 in September. Tim Anderson had four of the team’s 15 hits. Clevinger was working on a shutout before Dominic Smith hit his 10th homer with two out in the ninth inning. Smith walked slowly to first while watching the shot to right-center, and then flipped his bat. Clevinger (8-8) apparently took exception and exchanged words with Smith, prompting benches to clear in an incident that didn’t escalate beyond shouting. Clevinger then struck […]

September

Emanuel Navarrete to defend title vs. Robson Conceicao on Nov. 16

Emanuel Navarrete will defend the WBO junior lightweight title versus Robson Conceicao on Nov. 16 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, it was revealed on Friday’s “Top Rank on ESPN” broadcast. The fight, which will be Navarrete’s third of 2023, will serve as the chief-support bout to the Shakur Stevenson-Edwin De Los Santos lightweight title fight. Navarrete (38-1, 31 KOs), 28, scored the biggest victory of his career in August, taking a wide-points victory over former champion Oscar Valdez. A three-division champion, he also captured titles at 122 and 126 pounds and is ESPN’s No. 1 boxer at 130 pounds. […]

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Month

Kyrie Irving ‘happy to come back’ to Mavericks after free agency

Blazers deal Damian Lillard to Bucks in blockbuster 3-team deal

Nets expect Ben Simmons to be full participant at training camp

Boone knows his future with Yankees is ‘out of my hands’

Arcangelo ‘Maintaining Bottom Line Fitness’ For Breeders’ Cup Classic

Cleveland Guardians score three runs in the eighth to beat the playoff-bound Baltimore Orioles 5-2

Majors record makes Novak Djokovic best in history, Nadal says

Springer celebrates 34th birthday with 57th leadoff homer as Blue Jays beat Yankees 7-1

Mike Clevinger pitches a 6-hitter as the White Sox beat the Nationals 6-1

Emanuel Navarrete to defend title vs. Robson Conceicao on Nov. 16

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