Month: January 2024

Associated Press Jan 14, 2024, 04:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — Matteo Berrettini withdrew from the Australian Open on Sunday on the eve his scheduled first-round match because of foot injury, another setback for the 2021 Wimbledon runner-up. Berrettini, a 2022 semifinalist at Melbourne Park, was due to play 2023 finalist Stefanos
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNJan 14, 2024, 12:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Artur Beterbiev retained his WBC, WBO and IBF light heavyweight titles with a seventh-round TKO victory over Callum Smith on Saturday night in Quebec City, Quebec. Punch Stats Punches Beterbiev Smith Total landed 182 59 Total thrown 471 366 Percent 39% 16% Jabs landed
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Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJan 14, 2024, 01:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Washington offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb will not be the Huskies’ next coach, he announced on social media Saturday night. Grubb, sources told ESPN’s Chris Low, is expected to instead join former Huskies coach Kalen DeBoer at Alabama as the new offensive coordinator. “Though I
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Associated Press Jan 13, 2024, 11:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MONTREAL — Evan Bouchard scored a power-play goal 2:01 into overtime, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 on Saturday night for a franchise-record 10th consecutive victory. Leon Draisaitl also scored for Edmonton (23-15-1), and Stuart Skinner made 23 saves. Connor McDavid
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Field Level Media Jan 12, 2024, 11:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Atlanta Braves extended the contract of president of baseball operations and general manager Alex Anthopoulos through the 2031 season on Friday. He was promoted to his current role in February 2020 after joining the Braves as executive vice president and GM in
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJan 12, 2024, 03:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The scheduled UFC flyweight contender fight between Manel Kape and Matheus Nicolau is off, promotion officials told ESPN on Friday. Kape missed weight by 3.5 pounds Friday morning, coming in at 129.5 pounds. The bout with Nicolau was scheduled for UFC Fight
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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJan 12, 2024, 08:09 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions A heavyweight matchup between fan favorite Tai Tuivasa and Marcin Tybura will headline a UFC Fight Night in March, UFC CEO Dana White announced Friday. The event
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Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterJan 13, 2024, 09:15 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Open Extended Reactions ANN ARBOR, Mich. — As Michigan celebrated its national championship win against Washington inside Crisler Center on Saturday night, fans packed the arena awaiting decisions from quarterback J.J. McCarthy and
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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJan 13, 2024, 10:03 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions Any controversy between Magomed Ankalaev and Johnny Walker came to an emphatic end on Saturday, as Ankalaev scored a vicious knockout over Walker at the UFC’s Apex
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Associated Press Jan 13, 2024, 09:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — William Nylander, Mitch Marner and Morgan Rielly from the Toronto Maple Leafs were selected for the NHL All-Star Game on Saturday through the results of a fan vote. The Vancouver Canucks had four players voted into the Feb. 3 game in
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Jan 13, 2024, 06:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 Australian Open tournament is underway! We’re just two weeks away from crowning a men’s and women’s champion – can anyone dethrone the king of Melbourne Park, Novak Djokovic? What about on the women’s side – will Aryna Sabalenka go back-to-back? Or can Naomi Osaka
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Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterJan 13, 2024, 06:07 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. Open Extended Reactions SALT LAKE CITY — LeBron James will not play against the Utah Jazz
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