Month: September 2023

Associated Press Sep 19, 2023, 06:17 AM ET PARIS — Victor Wembanyama will be aiming for the gold medal with France at the Paris Olympics. The San Antonio Spurs rookie on Tuesday reaffirmed his commitment to France’s national squad at the Summer Games next year in his home country. “Performing well at the Olympics would
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterSep 18, 2023, 11:35 PM 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 NICE, France — England are using the ruthless nature of the 2003 Rugby World Cup-winning side as inspiration as
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Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Sep 19, 2023, 05:24 AM ET Tennis legend Rafa Nadal has said he would like to succeed Florentino Pérez as Real Madrid president one day but admitted he might not meet the criteria for the job. The 22-time Grand Slam winner — a Madrid fan and honorary club member — played
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ESPN News Services Sep 18, 2023, 10:54 PM ET ST. LOUIS — Adam Wainwright earned his 200th win, pitching seven innings of four-hit ball in a vintage performance as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 1-0 on Monday night. It was the longest outing this season for the 42-year-old Wainwright (5-11), who struck
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ESPN News Services Sep 18, 2023, 08:45 PM ET Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa left Monday night’s 7-3 loss to the host Cincinnati Reds after one inning after aggravating plantar fasciitis in his left foot. Correa, a two-time All-Star, had to go into shallow left field to catch a popup in the bottom of the
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Pete Thamel Dan Murphy Close Dan Murphy ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Big Ten Joined ESPN.com in 2014 Graduate of the University of Notre Dame Sep 18, 2023, 04:18 PM ET Michigan State University informed head football coach Mel Tucker in a letter on Monday of the school’s “intent to terminate” his contract for cause,
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Jake Trotter, ESPN Staff WriterSep 18, 2023, 09:18 PM ET Close Jake Trotter covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2011 covering college football. Before that, he worked at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Journal newspapers. You can follow him on Twitter @Jake_Trotter. PITTSBURGH — Cleveland Browns running back Nick
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Associated Press Sep 18, 2023, 03:40 PM ET TORONTO — Minnesota selected American forward Taylor Heise with the first pick of the inaugural Professional Women’s Hockey League draft Monday. Tennis legend Billie Jean King, a member of the league’s board of directors, made the announcement. The PWHL formed over the summer and is set to
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Sep 18, 2023, 07:49 PM ET Former U.S. Open winner Gary Woodland had surgery Monday to remove a lesion from his brain. A statement posted on Woodland’s social media accounts said the “majority of the tumor” was removed during the surgery and that the 39-year-old PGA Tour veteran is now resting. Editor’s Picks Woodland had
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Sep 18, 2023, 06:57 PM ET Free agent guard/forward Kelly Oubre Jr. is expected to sign a one-year deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Oubre could get significant opportunity on the wing with the uncertainty around James Harden, who has requested a trade out of Philadelphia. The Sixers lost Georges Niang,
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