Month: May 2022

8:00 AM ET Mark Fainaru-Wada Close ESPN Staff Writer Investigative reporter for ESPN’s Enterprise and Investigative Unit since 2007 Co-author of New York Times best-selling books “League of Denial” and “Game of Shadows” Co-winner, 2004 George Polk Award Steve Fainaru Close ESPN Senior Writer Winner, 2008 Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting Four-time first-place winner in
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8:40 AM ET Nick PietruszkiewiczESPN.com Close Senior editor for college basketball Joined ESPN in 2008 Graduate of the University of Maryland Follow on Twitter Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Tiger Woods wandering Southern Hills Country Club alone at the PGA Championship would attract interest. But for the first two rounds of the year’s
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9:29 PM ET Associated Press EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — If anyone had doubts about the Chargers’ future in Los Angeles, owner Dean Spanos is hoping Wednesday’s ceremonial groundbreaking for a new team headquarters answers them. The Chargers have already started work on the 14-acre site, which is slated for completion in July 2024. “It’s been
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8:43 AM ET Associated Press Stephanie Frappart officiated matches in the men’s Champions League and World Cup qualifying. Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images Female referees will make World Cup history this year by working games at a major men’s tournament for the first time in Qatar. Three female referees and three female assistant referees were announced
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9:33 AM ET The UFC has announced it will stage its first event in France on Sept. 3 at the Accor Arena in Paris after a decade-long battle with French authorities. President Dana White said on Tuesday: “I’m so excited to hold our first event in Paris this September. It will be an unbelievable night
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8:17 AM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Baseball great Alex Rodriguez is taking a swing at mixed martial arts as an investor and board member for the Professional Fighters League. The PFL announced the addition of the former New York Yankees superstar to its board of directors Thursday. Rodriguez’s investment is part of
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4:34 PM ET Paolo Uggetti Andrea Adelson Close ESPN Senior Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. The NCAA Division I Council announced Wednesday that it will relax restrictions on college football’s conference championship games, allowing conferences to determine the teams that would participate in their respective title game.
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12:10 AM ET Alabama coach Nick Saban singled out Texas A&M for “buying” its top-ranked signing class and threw a spotlight on the unintended effect of name, image and likeness rights on recruiting during an event with local business leaders on Wednesday night in Birmingham. “I mean, we were second in recruiting last year,” Saban
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6:04 PM ET Eintracht Frankfurt players celebrate after beating Rangers in a shootout to win the Europa League. Getty Images Eintracht Frankfurt beat Rangers 5-4 on penalties on Wednesday to win the Europa League title and claim their first European trophy in 42 years. Eintracht keeper Kevin Trapp saved Aaron Ramsey’s spot kick — Rangers’ fourth
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11:51 PM ET Associated Press BRISBANE, Australia — When Adam Scott won the Masters in 2013, the person he thanked most profusely was a larger-than-life character synonymous with golf in Australia. “There was one guy who inspired a nation of golfers and that’s Greg Norman,” Scott said shortly after beating Angel Cabrera in a playoff
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