Month: November 2022

5:21 AM GMT AUCKLAND, New Zealand — “Aunty Cindy”, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, has dropped into Black Ferns camp days out from the women’s Rugby World Cup final to treat some of the players to a dinner date and a cheeky social media appearance. Unable to attend the match on Saturday due to
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5:01 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Fourteen free agents received qualifying offers from their former teams Thursday as Major League Baseball free agency officially began and players were free to sign with any organization. Among those tendered the
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9:54 PM ET Associated Press The United States women’s national team lost again, falling 2-1 to Germany on Thursday night for their first three-game skid since 1993 and first home defeat in more than five years. Paula Krumbiegel scored the decisive goal in the 89th minute for third-ranked Germany in the exhibition at DRV PNK
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1:17 AM ET Florida received some big news off the field ahead of its matchup against South Carolina on Saturday. Jaden Rashada, ESPN’s No. 7-rated quarterback in the 2023 class, announced on social media that he is backing out of his commitment to Miami and picking the Gators instead. As part of the post, Rashada
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7:30 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Steven Alker matched Padraig Harrington‘s early birdies and kept playing steady golf, giving him a 1-shot lead over the only player who can pass him for the Charles Schwab Cup. The Kiwi couldn’t have asked for a better start. Alker shot a bogey-free 6-under 65 on Thursday to
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11:44 PM ET David Newton Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered Panthers, NFL for 11 years More than 25 years experience covering NFL, college football and NASCAR Joined ESPN in 2006 Michael Rothstein Close ESPN Staff Writer Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette CHARLOTTE,
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10:13 PM ET The Dodgers and Clayton Kershaw reached agreement on a one-year deal Thursday, bringing the future Hall of Fame left-hander back to Los Angeles for a 16th season, a source confirmed to ESPN. The Athletic first reported the agreement. Kershaw’s deal is expected to be of similar value to the one-year, $17 million
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After India’s loss in the semi-final of the 2022 T20 World Cup against England on Thursday, a lot of scrutiny is underway. A thoroughly professional England annihilated an out-of-sync India by 10 wickets to sail into the World Cup final as Alex Hales and Jos Buttler‘s relentless hitting mortified Rohit Sharma’s clueless attack in Adelaide.
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5:07 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — LeBron James did not suffer a tear in his groin late in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ loss to the LA Clippers on Wednesday, an MRI revealed Thursday. Lakers coach Darvin Ham said James is day-to-day going forward. The team has officially listed him as out for Friday’s game
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9:14 PM ET NBA commissioner Adam Silver said he has “no doubt” that Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving is not antisemitic after the two had what Silver called “a direct and candid conversation” earlier this week at the league’s headquarters in New York. Silver, who is Jewish, discussed Irving in an interview with The New
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