Month: March 2024

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMar 19, 2024, 07:23 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and player directors from the tour’s policy board met with Yasir Al-Rumayyan, governor of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund,
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Jeff Passan, ESPNMar 19, 2024, 12:49 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Player leaders expressed frustration at Major League Baseball Players Association executives during a Zoom call Monday night, the culmination of a week in which players advocated
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ESPN News Services Mar 19, 2024, 12:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CALGARY, Alberta — Alex Ovechkin scored twice, becoming the third player in NHL history to have at least 20 goals in 19 consecutive seasons and lifting the Washington Capitals past the Calgary Flames 5-2 on Monday night in a critical game for the
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Associated Press Mar 19, 2024, 01:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SALT LAKE CITY — One thunderous dunk provided a perfect snapshot of Anthony Edwards‘ second-half dominance Monday night. Edwards threw down a monster slam over John Collins of the Utah Jazz in the third quarter, helping the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 114-104 victory but
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As the Royal Challengers Bangalore men’s team remains trophy-less in 16 years of the Indian Premier League, the franchise’s women’s team tasted success in only the second season of the Women’s Premier League. The Smriti Mandhana-led side defeated Delhi Capitals in the final on Sunday to clinch the elusive title. Fans understandably were ecstatic to
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Mar 19, 2024, 12:06 AM ET Konstantin Koltsov, the Belarusian former pro ice hockey player and boyfriend of tennis player Aryna Sabalenka, has died at the age of 42, Russian club Salavat Yulaev said in a statement on Tuesday. Koltsov played for the Belarus national team in the 2002 and 2010 Olympics and spent parts
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ESPN News Services Mar 18, 2024, 06:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions United States captain Tyler Adams thinks he can play at least 45 minutes when he returns to the national team for the first time since the 2022 World Cup for a Concacaf Nations League semifinal against Jamaica on Thursday. Adams tore his right
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ESPN News Services Mar 18, 2024, 10:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Britain’s Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from the Miami Open on the eve of her first-round match due to a lower back injury, according to multiple reports. The former US Open champion missed most of last season after undergoing surgeries on her ankle and
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Associated Press Mar 18, 2024, 02:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LINCOLN, Neb. — Coach Matt Rhule spent the first 10 minutes of his pre-spring football practice news conference Monday giving a pep talk to a Nebraska fan base reeling from last week’s surprise departure of athletic director Trev Alberts. Rhule has been at the
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Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterMar 18, 2024, 07:49 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions First-year Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer will make an average of $10.875 million per year, ranking him in the top five nationally among the highest-paid coaches in college football.
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Mar 18, 2024, 05:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Defensive end Chase Young plans to sign a one-year, fully guaranteed $13 million deal with the New Orleans Saints, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Jeremy Fowler on Monday. Young, who was traded from the Washington Commanders to the San Francisco 49ers this past season, visited
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Associated Press Mar 18, 2024, 07:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum missed Monday night’s game against the Detroit Pistons because of a right ankle injury. It’s the fourth time the team’s leading scorer will be sidelined this season. Editor’s Picks Tatum, who is averaging a team-best 27.1 points
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Associated Press Mar 18, 2024, 04:44 PM ET PANAMA CITY — Boxing great Roberto Duran received a pacemaker Monday after he was hospitalized on the weekend, his family said. “The Duran family is pleased to inform that thanks to God the surgery in our champion, a pacemaker implant, was totally successful,” his family posted on
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