Month: May 2023

Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterMay 27, 2023, 06:21 PM ET Close ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate Luis Alberto Lopez needed to again cross the Atlantic Ocean if he wanted to remain a featherweight champion. And for the second time in six months,
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Associated Press May 27, 2023, 04:45 PM ET Freshmen Ethan Quinn of Georgia and Fangran Tian of UCLA won singles titles in the NCAA tennis tournament on Saturday. Quinn, a redshirt, rallied to defeat Michigan’s Ondrej Styler 6-7 (2), 7-6 (5), 6-2 to become the third Bulldog and fourth-ever freshman to win the men’s singles
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterMay 27, 2023, 11:33 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Bayern Munich have won the Bundesliga title for an 11th consecutive season after a dramatic final day that
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May 27, 2023, 05:16 PM Saracens won their sixth title and first in four years when they eventually overpowered a spirited Sale to triumph 35-25 in a superb English Premiership final at a sun-drenched Twickenham on Saturday. Saracens, who finished top of the standings in the regular season, had their noses in front for most
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Associated Press May 27, 2023, 04:27 PM ET CONCORD, N.C. — Cup Series points leader William Byron will start on the pole for Sunday night’s Coca-Cola 600 after qualifying was rained out at Charlotte Motor Speedway. NASCAR also announced that the Xfinity Series race scheduled for Saturday had been moved to Monday at noon ET.
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Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterMay 27, 2023, 03:21 PM ET Close Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Seniesa Estrada’s next fight is on the move again — this time a shorter journey than before. Estrada will now headline an ESPN+ card on July
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Associated Press May 27, 2023, 02:34 PM ET TAMPERE, Finland — Germany scored a late equalizer and then upset the United States in overtime Saturday to set up a final against Canada at the ice hockey world championship. Frederik Tiffels scored with 2 minutes, 28 seconds left in overtime to give Germany a 4-3 win
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May 27, 2023, 01:59 PM ET The Milwaukee Bucks are planning to hire Toronto Raptors assistant Adrian Griffin as the franchise’s next head coach, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Saturday. The Bucks are beginning work on financial terms of a contract with Griffin and a deal is expected to be reached soon, sources said.
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May 27, 2023, 11:00 AM ET ESPN’s fantasy basketball and basketball betting tips cheat sheet is your pregame destination for basketball betting predictions and our best intel and data, featuring ESPN’s proprietary Basketball Power Index (BPI) to help you make smart fantasy and wagering decisions. NBA game odds are provided by Caesars Sportsbook. What you
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Associated Press May 27, 2023, 09:27 AM ET CARSON CITY, Nev. — A bill introduced late Friday in the Nevada Legislature would give the Oakland Athletics up to $380 million for a potential 30,000-seat, $1.5 billion retractable-roof stadium on the Las Vegas Strip. The bulk of the public funding would come from $180 million in
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Pete Thamel, ESPNMay 26, 2023, 11:05 AM ET Longtime University of Iowa athletic director Gary Barta announced his retirement Friday. He will officially step down on Aug. 1. Barta, 59, has been the athletic director at Iowa for 17 years, making him the second-longest tenured AD in the Big Ten conference behind Ohio State’s Gene
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