Month: November 2023

Open Extended Reactions Mikel Arteta said Anthony Gordon‘s winning goal in Newcastle United’s 1-0 win against Arsenal was an “absolute disgrace” and “embarrassing” for the Premier League. Gordon’s 64th minute goal was awarded by referee Stuart Attwell after three separate VAR checks to assess whether the ball had gone out of play, if Joelinton had
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Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterNov 4, 2023, 10:05 PM ET Close Dave Wilson is an editor for ESPN.com since 2010. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Open Extended Reactions STILLWATER, Okla. — As fans poured onto the field following Oklahoma State 27-21 win over Oklahoma in
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Associated Press Nov 4, 2023, 07:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARCADIA, Calif. — White Abarrio won the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic by a length on Saturday, putting trainer Rick Dutrow back on top months after his 10-year exile from the sport ended. A celebratory Dutrow hugged anyone he could in the winner’s circle
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Associated Press Nov 4, 2023, 08:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS CABOS, Mexico — Matt Kuchar blew a big lead with a late collapse Saturday in the World Wide Technology Championship, leaving him tied with Camilo Villegas with a round left at Tiger Woods-designed El Cardonal at Diamante. Six strokes ahead at 24 under
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Associated Press Nov 4, 2023, 06:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AVONDALE, Ariz. — William Byron will start from the pole at Phoenix Raceway, trying to win his first Cup Series championship and give the famed No. 24 Chevrolet its first title since Jeff Gordon in 2001. Byron turned a lap at 132.597 mph Saturday
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Associated Press Nov 4, 2023, 07:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AVONDALE, Ariz. — Some of NASCAR’s star drivers made it crystal clear that Friday night’s crash-filled Truck Series finale was an embarrassment for the sport. “I was not impressed,” Martin Truex Jr. said. “That is not professional auto racing. It’s a joke, they need
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Andrew Lopez, ESPNNov 4, 2023, 03:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN ANTONIO — Devin Vassell will be considered day-to-day with a left adductor strain, a positive development after San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich first said the fourth-year guard could be out “a little while.” Vassell left Thursday’s win against the Phoenix Suns with
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Nov 4, 2023, 07:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Orlando Magic center Wendell Carter Jr. is set to undergo surgery to repair a fractured finger and will be reevaluated in approximately three weeks, the team announced on Saturday. Carter fell on his left hand, injuring his third metacarpal, after going for a rebound in the
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Nick ParkinsonNov 4, 2023, 07:20 PM ET Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Open Extended Reactions Joe Cordina edged past Edward Vazquez with a majority decision in the first defense of his IBF world junior
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Associated Press Nov 4, 2023, 04:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS – Top-ranked Novak Djokovic was made to fight for more than three hours by Andrey Rublev in their semifinal match on Saturday before earning the right to play for a record-extending seventh title at the Paris Masters. Djokovic overcame a slow start to
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Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterNov 4, 2023, 03:14 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. The parents of slain Northwestern State football player Ronnie Caldwell Jr. filed a wrongful death lawsuit late Friday, naming former coach Brad Laird, the state of Louisiana through the board of supervisors of
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Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterNov 4, 2023, 11:57 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Cubs right-hander Marcus Stroman opted out of his contract and is a free agent after spending the past two seasons in Chicago, a source confirmed to ESPN
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Associated Press Nov 4, 2023, 01:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AVONDALE, Ariz. — NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski will miss Saturday qualifying for the season finale race because his wife went into labor in North Carolina. Cole Custer was expected to qualify the No. 6 Ford in Keselowski’s absence at Phoenix Raceway. Keselowski, who is
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Associated Press Nov 4, 2023, 01:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AVONDALE, Ariz. — Just hours after defending NASCAR’s officiating this season, the series was embarrassed by an error on the Phoenix Raceway surface that painted the restart zone in the wrong place for the Truck Series championship. The restart zone was at least 50
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Nov 4, 2023, 02:46 PM Open Extended Reactions England captain Marlie Packer was named World Rugby women’s 15s Player of the Year, moments after they beat New Zealand in the final of the inaugural WXV 1 competition in Auckland on Saturday. Packer has been a force to reckon with in the back-row and she was
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