Month: October 2023

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterOct 3, 2023, 06:36 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. — The Los Angeles Lakers‘ regular-season opener against the Denver Nuggets might still
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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterOct 3, 2023, 11:56 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez will be a licensed corner for Bellator MMA lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov at Bellator 300 on Saturday in San Diego. California State Athletic Commission
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Associated Press Oct 3, 2023, 12:37 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Michael Lorenzen, Byron Buxton, Johnny Cueto and Jonathan Hernandez were among the players left off rosters for wild-card series that started Tuesday, while the Texas Rangers made the surprise inclusion of former top draft pick Matt Bush. The Minnesota Twins included Carlos Correa and rookie
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Oct 3, 2023, 02:12 PM ET James Harden didn’t participate in the Philadelphia 76ers‘ first practice at Colorado State University but is expected to arrive in Colorado as soon as Tuesday to join training camp, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. It is not immediately clear how soon or whether Harden will participate in practices, sources
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Associated Press Oct 3, 2023, 05:19 PM ET SHANGHAI — Australian tennis player Marc Polmans has been defaulted from the final round of qualifying at the Shanghai Masters after hitting the ball into the face of the chair umpire. Polmans, ranked 140th, was leading Italy’s Stefano Napolitano 7-6 (3) and the score was 6-6 (6-5)
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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterOct 3, 2023, 05:09 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev is scheduled to defend his title against a familiar foe at UFC 294 on Oct. 21, and would like to challenge for the welterweight strap
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Oct 3, 2023, 03:36 PM ET Forward Derek Stepan, who became the fourth player in league history to record a hat trick in his NHL debut, announced his retirement Tuesday after 13 NHL seasons with four different teams. Stepan, 33, made an immediate impact to start his NHL career, scoring three times against former Vezina
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Associated Press Oct 3, 2023, 08:10 AM ET BEIJING — Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka and US Open champion Coco Gauff navigated tricky second-round opponents to advance at the China Open on Tuesday. Sabalenka, making her debut at No. 1 in Beijing, came from a break down in each set to see off qualifier Katie Boulter 7-5,
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Associated Press Oct 3, 2023, 12:55 PM ET NEWTON, Iowa — NASCAR announced Tuesday that it will finally bring its top Cup Series to Iowa for the first time. Cup Series drivers will race at Iowa Speedway in Newton in June 2024, a weekend that will also include the second-tier Xfinity Series at the track
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Kyle Bonagura Close Kyle Bonagura ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Adam Rittenberg Close Adam Rittenberg ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Oct 3, 2023, 07:00 AM ET BOULDER, Colo. — About 90 minutes before Saturday’s kickoff, Colorado assistant
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Oct 3, 2023, 01:49 AM With just one more week of pool matches before the Rugby World Cup enters the pointy end of the tournament, there’s still plenty at play across each of the four pools. A bit confused about who can qualify, who’s knocked out completely and what needs to happen for each team
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