Month: October 2023

Tim Bontemps, ESPNOct 12, 2023, 09:06 PM ET NEW YORK — Thursday night, Yehu Orland was standing on the sidelines at Barclays Center, fulfilling his duties as head coach of Maccabi Ra’Anana’s basketball team as it took on the Brooklyn Nets in a preseason game. His heart, however, was several thousand miles away back in
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterOct 12, 2023, 08:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — The UFC has threatened legal action against the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency following a statement USADA made Wednesday announcing an end to the partnership between the two organizations. UFC chief business officer Hunter Campbell said at a news conference Thursday
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Oct 12, 2023, 05:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Logan Paul says that he’s ready for Saturday’s fight against Dillon Danis after Danis hit Paul in the head with a microphone at a news conference on Thursday in England. “Dillon can’t escape me. The fight is very much happening, the stakes just got higher,” Paul
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Oct 12, 2023, 08:37 PM Open Extended Reactions All Blacks coach Ian Foster has dropped winger Mark Telea for a disciplinary breach and replaced him with Leicester Fainga’anuku for the Rugby World Cup quarterfinal against Ireland on Saturday. Telea was the first choice left winger coming into the tournament and scored two tries in the
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Open Extended Reactions There are some college football doozies on tap for Week 7, which once again should result in some separation in conference races (for the time being, that is) and even the race for the College Football Playoff (for the time being, that is). Perhaps no game is bigger than No. 8 Oregon
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Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterOct 12, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Over the past two years, Phillies-Braves has transformed into one of baseball’s best rivalries, in the vein of Yankees-Red Sox, Giants-Dodgers, or Cardinals-Cubs. One thing it did
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Oct 12, 2023, 03:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Los Angeles Kings placed forward Viktor Arvidsson on long-term injured reserve Thursday. Arvidsson did not play in the Kings’ 5-2 season-opening loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night due to a lower-body injury. By being placed on long-term IR, Arvidsson will be sidelined a
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Associated Press Oct 12, 2023, 03:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOULDER, Colo. — Deion Sanders doesn’t want anyone sleeping on what’s happening with his reconstructed Colorado Buffaloes. It’s just sometimes hard to stay awake until the end. A few late-night kickoffs have the Buffaloes chasing wins when many around the nation are catching “Zzzs.”
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Associated Press Oct 12, 2023, 03:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADRID — Jon Rahm got off to a solid start in his attempt to surpass Seve Ballesteros by winning a fourth Spanish Open title, shooting 4-under 67 to sit four shots off the lead after Thursday’s first round. Matthieu Pavon was at the top
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Open Extended Reactions Colorado Rapids have interviewed Arsenal youth team coach and former midfielder, Jack Wilshere, about the MLS club’s vacant head coach position, sources confirmed to ESPN. The Rapids are owned by Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, who also own Arsenal, and it is understood a formal approach was made to the Premier League side
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Jeremy Fowler, senior NFL national reporterOct 12, 2023, 06:55 AM ET Close ESPN staff writer Previously a college football reporter for CBSSports.com University of Florida graduate Open Extended Reactions NEW ORLEANS — Baker Mayfield stood apart from his Tampa Bay Buccaneers teammates on the Caesars Superdome turf, palms covering the ear holes of his helmet,
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Associated Press Oct 12, 2023, 08:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SEOUL — Jessica Pegula advanced to her 12th quarterfinal of the season by beating Ashlyn Krueger 6-3, 6-1 on Thursday at the Korea Open. Pegula will play another American, Claire Liu, in the quarterfinals Friday. Back Da-yeon, the 569th-ranked wild card who eliminated second-seeded
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Associated Press Oct 12, 2023, 11:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SHANGHAI — Sebastian Korda reached the semifinals at a Masters tournament for the first time by rallying to beat Ben Shelton 6-7, (10), 6-2, 7-6 (6) Thursday at the Shanghai Masters. It was the first all-American Masters quarterfinal match since 2017 and both players
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