Month: November 2023

Associated Press Nov 16, 2023, 12:23 PM ET LONDON — Five low-ranked tennis players — four from Mexico and one from Guatemala — were suspended for corruption linked to a match-fixing syndicate in Belgium, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said Thursday. The players are connected to the criminal case of Grigor Sargsyan, the leader of
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Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterNov 16, 2023, 08:04 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — If only the designated hitter rule had come to the National League prior to 2022. It could have changed the course of Japanese two-way star Shohei Ohtani‘s
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Associated Press Nov 16, 2023, 10:46 AM ET Ken Squier, a longtime NASCAR announcer and broadcaster, has died. He was 88. Squier died Wednesday night in Waterbury, Vermont, according to the management of the local WDEV radio, which he owned. “Though he never sat behind the wheel of a stock car, Ken Squier contributed to
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Associated Press Nov 16, 2023, 10:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NAPLES, Fla. — The money from corporate support keeps pouring into the LPGA Tour, which on Thursday announced a 2024 schedule with over $116 million in prize money and a record 10 regular tournaments offering at least $3 million. LPGA commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan
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Associated Press Nov 16, 2023, 11:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — The long-standing rift and ongoing legal dispute between the International Olympic Committee and the boxing governing body it ousted this year could continue at Switzerland’s supreme court. The Russian president of the International Boxing Association, Umar Kremlev, said Thursday it intends to
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Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterNov 16, 2023, 02:36 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 LOS ANGELES – While Lakers big man Anthony Davis admitted the tightness in
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Jeff Wagenheim, ESPNNov 16, 2023, 08:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Every fight card is built upon questions that the bouts then proceed to answer. Can the fighter who enters the cage as champion walk out still in possession of the belt? Will the competitor with an unbeaten record or a winning streak keep the
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Nov 15, 2023, 08:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA is suspending Golden State‘s Draymond Green for five games, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday. Green was ejected from Tuesday’s in-season tournament game against Minnesota after putting Rudy Gobert in a headlock during a fight. Klay Thompson and Jaden McDaniels were also ejected
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