Month: December 2023

The list for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 Player Auction has been unveiled with 333 players set to go under the hammer in Dubai on December 19 ahead of the new season. Australia’s World Cup-winning stars Travis Head, Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins headline the list of 119 overseas players. Starc, who represented RCB
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Associated Press Dec 10, 2023, 12:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions OKLAHOMA CITY — When a group of Oklahoma City investors moved the NBA’s SuperSonics from Seattle in 2008 and renamed the franchise the Thunder, civic pride swelled at the arrival of the state’s first major league sports franchise. Since then, the Oklahoma City Thunder
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Associated Press Dec 11, 2023, 06:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MALELANE, South Africa — Louis Oosthuizen came out on top in his final-round duel with close friend and fellow South African Charl Schwartzel to win the Alfred Dunhill Championship on Monday for his first European tour title in five years. Oosthuizen closed with a
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Associated Press Dec 11, 2023, 08:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions French tennis players Alizé Cornet and Arthur Cazaux have been given wild-card entries for next month’s Australian Open, the French tennis federation said Monday. Cornet, 33, who is ranked 116th, will participate in the tournament for the 19th time in her career and make
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David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterDec 10, 2023, 10:23 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions For a few hours Friday afternoon, Shohei Ohtani was reportedly on a private jet to Toronto, and bettors at sportsbooks in the United States and Canada were rushing to bet on
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ESPN News Services Dec 11, 2023, 12:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BENGALURU — The WTA is yet to decide on a venue for its 2024 season-ending Finals, the governing body of women’s tennis said, amid growing speculation the championship is headed to Saudi Arabia. Cancun was named the venue for this year’s edition less
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ESPN News Services Dec 11, 2023, 12:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Former NHL player and coach Tony Granato said on social media Sunday night that he has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and is taking a leave of absence from TV work for NBC Sports Chicago and the NHL Network. The 59-year-old
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Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterDec 10, 2023, 05:42 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Open Extended Reactions New coach Jeff Lebby made a big splash on the recruiting trail on Sunday when ESPN 300 quarterback Michael Van Buren announced his commitment to Mississippi State. Van Buren is
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Australia’s rugby world champs have triumphed in the Cape Town Sevens after holding on bravely when down to just six players to edge a drama-filled final against France. But it was again a very different story on Sunday (Monday AEDT) for the Aussie men who, having excelled to reach their final, were hammered in the
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Jeff Passan, ESPNDec 10, 2023, 01:54 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Left-handed reliever Will Smith and the Kansas City Royals are in agreement on a one-year, $5 million contract, sources told ESPN on Sunday, reuniting the veteran
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Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Dec 10, 2023, 07:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Girona coach Míchel lauded his team’s “soul” and said they are capable of beating anyone after stunning Barcelona 4-2 to move two points clear at the top of LaLiga. Artem Dovbyk, Miguel Gutiérrez, Valery and Cristhian Stuani were all on target as
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