Month: October 2023

Oct 10, 2023, 06:26 AM ET The U.K. and Ireland will host the 2028 European Championship, while Italy and Turkey will stage the 2032 edition of the tournament, UEFA announced on Tuesday. By accepting a joint Italy-Turkey bid for Euro 2032 last week, and with Turkey withdrawing from the race for Euro 2028, the hosts
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Adriana Garcia Oct 10, 2023, 02:34 PM ET Spain international Jenni Hermoso is considering taking legal action after her videotaped testimony in the investigation of Luis Rubiales over his unsolicited kiss was leaked to the media, sources have told ESPN. Hermoso gave evidence to a Spanish state prosecutor before lodging a criminal complaint on Sept.
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Oct 10, 2023, 07:04 AM ET Nike released a replica jersey for England goalkeeper Mary Earps on Monday, after facing widespread criticism for not selling the popular Women’s World Cup finalist’s shirt. In an Instagram story on Monday, Earps said she was not aware the jerseys would be going on sale, but thanked her followers
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Oct 10, 2023, 05:34 AM ET Eden Hazard announced his retirement from professional football on Tuesday at the age of 32, bringing an end to his 16-year career. The forward enjoyed successful periods at Lille and Chelsea before ending his club career with a disappointing spell at Real Madrid. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga,
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Oct 10, 2023, 01:59 PM ET Brendan Malone, father of Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone and orchestrator of the vaunted Detroit Pistons defenses in the late 1980s and ’90s, has died at the age of 81. The Nuggets announced the news on Tuesday in a social media post. “It is with tremendous sadness that we
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Andrew Lopez, ESPNOct 10, 2023, 01:10 AM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — Victor Wembanyama‘s routine was a little off. The San Antonio Spurs rookie typically takes a midday nap in between practices or prior to games, but Monday was different. His first NBA preseason game was around the corner. As he laid in bed, it just
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Oct 10, 2023, 07:05 PM ET Charlotte Hornets guard James Bouknight is scheduled to undergo surgery to address a meniscus injury in his left knee on Wednesday. Bouknight suffered the injury during an Oct. 5 practice, according to the team. He will be reevaluated in four weeks. The No. 11 pick in the 2021 draft,
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNOct 10, 2023, 03:16 PM ET The defending champion Denver Nuggets and the Boston Celtics were installed as the co-favorites to win this year’s NBA title, according to NBA.com’s annual survey of all 30 of the league’s general managers. Both the Nuggets and Celtics picked up 10 of the 30 votes to win
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Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterOct 10, 2023, 06:09 PM 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. EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Los Angeles Lakers coach Darvin Ham is doubling — if not tripling
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Oct 10, 2023, 03:28 PM ET Former NHL coach and player Barry Melrose, who has been an Emmy Award-winning hockey analyst for ESPN since 1996, has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and is retiring, he announced Tuesday. “I’ve had over 50 extraordinary years playing, coaching and analyzing the world’s greatest game, hockey. It’s now time
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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNOct 10, 2023, 01:50 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The makers of Pride Tape are “extremely disappointed” by the NHL’s decision to ban players from using the rainbow-colored stick tape in support of the LGBTQ+ community this season. “The league has used language in recent days that would
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Oct 10, 2023, 05:49 PM ET Forward Noah Gregor signed a one-year, $775,000 contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday. Gregor, 25, had joined the Maple Leafs on a professional tryout prior to training camp. He recorded 17 points (10 goals, seven assists) in 57 games last season with the San Jose Sharks. Gregor
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Associated Press Oct 10, 2023, 01:35 PM ET LIV Golf is playing only for cash, not world ranking points, after the Official World Golf Ranking board determined it could not fairly measure the 48-man league with the other 24 tours around the world. The OWGR rejected the application from Saudi-backed LIV Golf, first submitted in
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Oct 10, 2023, 05:50 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Lexi Thompson didn’t hesitate when informed that she had been invited to play in this week’s Shriners Children’s Open, where she will become only the seventh woman to compete on the PGA Tour. She had other plans for this weekend after a busy schedule that had
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterOct 10, 2023, 05:11 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 MARSEILLE, France — England are ready to be “public enemy number one” when they take on Fiji at the
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Associated Press Oct 10, 2023, 12:23 PM ET GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida coach Billy Napier is making a few tweaks before his team’s next road game. Following lopsided losses at then-No. 14 Utah in the season opener and at Kentucky two weeks ago, Napier decided to change his team’s schedule as it prepares to travel
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