Month: May 2023

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterMay 4, 2023, 07:47 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., — Following a dizzying April during which dozens of players entered the transfer portal, Colorado athletic director Rick George remained staunch in his support for first-year coach Deion Sanders’ plan to
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Three previous Norris Trophy winners are the finalists for this year’s award, the NHL announced Thursday night. Adam Fox of the New York Rangers, Erik Karlsson of the San Jose Sharks and Cale Makar of the Colorado Avalanche are up for the award given to “the defense player who demonstrates throughout the season the greatest
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May 4, 2023, 05:59 PM ET The Milwaukee Bucks have fired coach Mike Budenholzer, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Thursday. Budenholzer is out after the East’s top-seed suffered a first-round loss to the Miami Heat. Budenholzer spent five seasons as coach in Milwaukee and guided the Bucks to a championship in the 2021 NBA
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Associated Press May 4, 2023, 12:50 PM ET MADRID — Aryna Sabalenka advanced to the Madrid Open final for the second time in three years by defeating Maria Sakkari 6-4, 6-1 on Thursday. The 2021 champion in the Spanish capital will face either top-ranked Iga Swiatek or 12th-seeded Veronika Kudermetova, who will play later Thursday.
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Associated Press May 4, 2023, 07:52 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A little time away from golf paid off for birthday boy Rory McIlroy. The world’s third-ranked player shot a 3-under 68 at the Wells Fargo Championship on Thursday in his first tournament since missing the cut at the Masters, leaving him three shots behind
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Associated Press May 4, 2023, 06:02 PM ET LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Churchill Downs suspended trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. indefinitely on Thursday after the sudden death of two of his horses, while Lord Miles, trained by Joseph, was scratched from the Kentucky Derby. The suspension prohibits Joseph, or any trainer directly or indirectly employed by Joseph,
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 4, 2023, 05:21 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia The DP World Tour on Thursday announced that 16 of 17 players who competed in LIV Golf events without permission have paid their £100,000 ($126,000) fines. The
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May 4, 2023, 04:45 PM ET New York Giants All-Pro defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence reached agreement Thursday on a four-year, $90 million extension, including $60 million guaranteed, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The deal makes Lawrence the third highest-paid defensive tackle in the NFL. It comes after Lawrence had elected to stay away from the
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The UCI is to “re-open consultation” around transgender women competing in elite female cycling events. British Cycling is also considering banning transgender women from elite female competition. The issue has also been discussed by the UCI’s management committee in Italy this week. Cycling’s global governing body released a statement on Thursday saying that it is
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterMay 4, 2023, 02:29 PM ET Cris Cyborg is staying with Bellator MMA. Bellator announced Thursday that it has re-signed Cyborg, one of the greatest women’s MMA fighters of all time, to a new, multifight contract. Cyborg had been a free agent since last summer, though she has remained Bellator women’s
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