Month: September 2022

4:00 PM ET It can’t be emphasized enough: In just about any fantasy league where goaltending statistics carry reasonable weight, the position isn’t to be negotiated too breezily. For instance, ESPN’s standard game – one that rewards wins, saves, shutouts, and penalizes goals-allowed – honors quality netminding like never before. To fall back on my
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10:49 AM ET ESPN News Services CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kyle Busch will move to Richard Childress Racing next season, ending a 15-year career with Joe Gibbs Racing because the team could not come to terms with NASCAR’s only active multiple Cup champion. Busch will drive the No. 8 Chevrolet for Childress in an announcement made
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11:46 PM ET ESPN News Services DETROIT — Framber Valdez pitched his first career shutout, and the Houston Astros defeated the Detroit Tigers 7-0 on Monday night. Valdez (15-5) posted his 24th straight quality start, tying New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom (2018) for the longest single-season streak. “This means a lot to me, because
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1:59 PM ET Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly has suggested that the Premier League should borrow from American sports by holding a north versus south all-star game in order to help fund lower-division clubs in England. Boehly, co-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, completed a takeover of Chelsea this year as head of a consortium alongside
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1:01 PM ET Associated Press Annika Sorenstam now has her own LPGA Tour event in Florida. The LPGA and the Pelican Women’s Championship said Tuesday that Sorenstam will be host of the November tournament in the Tampa Bay area starting in 2023. Its official name will be The Annika driven by Gainbridge at Pelican. The
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12:43 PM ET Associated Press The St. Louis Blues have signed forward Jordan Kyrou to an eight-year contract extension worth $65 million, the organization’s latest move to keep its top young players in the fold long term. General manager Doug Armstrong announced the deal Tuesday, two months to the day since the Blues extended forward
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Sep 12, 2022 ESPN News Services TORONTO — Elias Theodorou, a charismatic mixed martial artist who campaigned successfully for the right to use medical marijuana as an athlete, has died. He was 34. Theodorou’s official twitter account announced on Saturday that the former UFC fighter died Sunday in Toronto of colon cancer that metastasized. Theodorou,
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12:44 AM ET ESPN News Services PHOENIX — Mookie Betts hit a three-run homer, Cody Bellinger added a two-run double and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-0 on Monday night behind Tyler Anderson, becoming the first major league team to clinch a playoff spot this season. For real, this time. The Dodgers
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6:06 AM ET Sergio Garcia faces a fine from the DP World Tour after his withdrawal from the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. Garcia pulled out before the second round of the tournament after posting an opening round of 76 and was then pictured at the college football game between Texas and Alabama on Saturday.
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6:03 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Anthony Joshua has agreed to terms to challenge WBC world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury on Dec. 3, with the fight expected to take place
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Image for representation use only© AFP Former World Cup-winning Australian coach John Buchanan and Lalchand Rajput have been appointed as the coaches of India Maharajas and World Giants respectively for the benefit match of Legends League Cricket at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata on September 16. A special benefit match will kickstart the much-awaited
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