Month: October 2023

Open Extended Reactions The Arizona Diamondbacks are World Series bound! Editor’s Picks 1 Related They secured their ticket to the Fall Classic with a 4-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 7 on Tuesday night. The Diamondbacks last won the World Series in 2001, which was the franchise’s fourth season in Major League Baseball.
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Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterOct 25, 2023, 12:40 AM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions DENVER — LeBron James opened up his 21st season by being limited to
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterOct 25, 2023, 01:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jon Jones is out of his highly anticipated heavyweight title fight against Stipe Miocic, UFC CEO Dana White announced Tuesday on social media. Jones was supposed to defend the UFC heavyweight title against Miocic, the former champ, in the main event of
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After getting the better of the defending Cricket World Cup champions England, Afghanistan proved once again that the performance was not a flash in the pan as they beat Pakistan in Chennai on Monday. Against a much-fancied bowling attack of Pakistan, Afghanistan batters played with confidence and quite easily surpassed a 283-run target. The loss
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ESPN News Services Oct 25, 2023, 01:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MONTREAL — Veteran defenseman David Savard is will miss six-to-eight weeks with a fracture to his left hand, the Montreal Canadiens said on Tuesday. Savard left Monday’s win in Buffalo midway through the third period after blocking multiple shots, one of which knocked
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Stephen Holder, ESPNOct 24, 2023, 11:19 PM ET Close Stephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterOct 24, 2023, 12:15 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 Open Extended Reactions PARIS, France — The international rugby calendar from 2026 onwards has taken shape with a new
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterOct 24, 2023, 04:09 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Even if Michigan’s football team had stolen its opponents’ signals, Colorado coach Deion Sanders isn’t sure how much it would have helped the Wolverines
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterOct 24, 2023, 05:19 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 Open Extended Reactions Oxy Nche has played a starring role in South Africa’s charge to the Rugby World Cup
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Oct 24, 2023, 08:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Annika Sorenstam, the greatest LPGA player of the modern era, became a member at Augusta National Golf Club this month when the famed course’s new season began, Golfweek reported Tuesday, citing multiple sources. Augusta National did not comment on the report, as it traditionally has kept
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Pete Thamel Mark Schlabach Close Mark Schlabach ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Oct 24, 2023, 07:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The scope of the alleged illicit scouting ring being orchestrated by suspended Michigan analyst Connor Stalions continues to grow,
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Associated Press Oct 24, 2023, 06:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions American tennis player Jenson Brooksby was given an 18-month suspension Tuesday after an independent tribunal determined he missed three drug tests within the span of a year. The International Tennis Integrity Agency said Brooksby accepted that his “whereabouts failures” for two of the missed
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