Month: August 2023

Marc Raimondi Brett Okamoto Close Brett Okamoto ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Aug 19, 2023, 07:06 PM ET BOSTON — Aljamain Sterling‘s swan song at bantamweight could be Sean O’Malley‘s crowning moment and the birth of a new UFC superstar. Sterling will defend
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Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterAug 19, 2023, 01:54 PM ET Ole Miss and coach Lane Kiffin scored a big win Saturday as four-star defensive end Kamarion Franklin became the latest to join the fold by deciding to stay home. Franklin (No. 27 overall in the 2024 ESPN 300), from Lake Cormorant High School (Mississippi), becomes
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ESPN News Services Aug 19, 2023, 04:11 PM ET Carson Beck has been named the starting quarterback as Georgia begins its bid to defend its back-to-back championships. Coach Kirby Smart announced Beck as the starter Saturday. Beck, who backed up Stetson Bennett last season, came out of spring practice holding an edge for the No.
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Associated Press Aug 19, 2023, 02:20 PM ET BALLYMENA, Northern Ireland — English golfers Daniel Brown and Gabriella Cowley will take leads into the final round of the ISPS Handa World Invitational, which is co-sanctioned by the European tour and LPGA Tour. Brown started the third round with a 6-shot lead Saturday and maintained that
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Associated Press Aug 19, 2023, 03:37 PM ET Denny Hamlin will start from the pole at Watkins Glen International on Sunday, the third time this season the NASCAR driver will lead the Cup Series field to the green flag at a road course. Hamlin turned the two fastest laps in the final round of qualifying
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Katherine Terrell, ESPN Staff WriterAug 19, 2023, 01:10 PM ET Close Katherine Terrell came back to ESPN to cover the New Orleans Saints in the summer of 2022. She left the company in 2019 after joining in 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a graduate of LSU and a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native,
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Sweden picked up their fourth Women’s World Cup bronze medal on Saturday after beating co-hosts Australia 2-0 in the third-place playoff match. The Swedes, ranked third in the world, were awarded a penalty in the 28th minute after a VAR review showed Australia’s Clare Hunt clipped Stina Blackstenius‘ heels, and Fridolina Rolfö slotted home the
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Adrian Wojnarowski Close Adrian Wojnarowski Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Ramona Shelburne Close Ramona Shelburne ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Aug 19, 2023, 08:38 AM ET The NBA has launched an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding Philadelphia 76ers star James
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Associated Press Aug 16, 2023, 04:53 PM ET CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson freshman defensive tackle Vic Burley might miss the team’s opener because of injury, but Tigers coach Dabo Swinney said it’s nothing that is expected to keep the highly ranked recruit out for the long term. Swinney said Wednesday that a lower-body injury might
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