Month: May 2024

Associated Press May 24, 2024, 04:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CONCORD, N.C. — Chase Elliott criticized NASCAR for fining driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. $75,000 for punching Kyle Busch following Sunday night’s All-Star Race after it had used video of the fight on social media. It was the largest fine ever handed down for fighting
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Courtney Cronin, ESPN Staff WriterMay 23, 2024, 06:29 PM ET Close Courtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast
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Pete Thamel, ESPNMay 24, 2024, 02:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Washington tailback Will Nixon is transferring to Syracuse, sources told ESPN on Friday. Nixon averaged 6.1 yards per carry for the Huskies last season and will have two seasons of eligibility remaining. His move east means that he will be united with his
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Associated Press May 24, 2024, 03:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Saints president Dennis Lauscha decried “disingenuous and unprofessional” conduct by the state commission that oversees the Superdome in a new round of public sparring Friday over the NFL team’s withholding of money for renovations to the stadium hosting the
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Getty Images 43 minutes ago Andrea Vendrame showed his staying power as he stormed to victory on stage 19 of the Giro d’Italia for Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale. The 29-year-old Italian slipped away from survivors of a long breakaway with 30km left of a hilly 157km run from Mortegliano to Sappada. Britain’s Geraint Thomas suffered a
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Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterMay 24, 2024, 11:18 AM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions The ACC generated a record $706.6 million in gross revenue in 2022-23, distributing an average of $44.8 million to its 14 football-playing members. That number is a 14.5% increase
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 24, 2024, 01:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Sebastian Fundora and Errol Spence Jr. have agreed to a deal for a WBC junior middleweight title fight in October in Dallas, sources told ESPN. PBC’s hope is to stage the Prime Video PPV event at AT&T Stadium if the finalized date fits into
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Dan Murphy Close Dan Murphy ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Big Ten Joined ESPN.com in 2014 Graduate of the University of Notre Dame Pete Thamel May 23, 2024, 07:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The NCAA and its five power conferences have agreed to allow schools to directly pay players for the first time in
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May 24, 2024, 12:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Alexander Zverev thought his brother was joking when he was told he would be facing 14-time champion Rafael Nadal in the opening round of the French Open. Nadal, who has barely played this year, will be making his last appearance at the Grand Slam
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IPl 2024: File photo of Sunil Gavaskar© BCCI/IPL The IPL 2024 playoffs started on Tuesday with Qualifier 1 between Kolkata Knight Riders and SunRisers Hyderabad. KKR missed the services of their fiery opener Phil Salt in their clash. Salt hails from England. It’s not only KKR, other like Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bengaluru will be
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Getty Images 24 May 2024 Dutch rider Lorena Wiebes dominated the sprint finish in Colchester to win stage one of the RideLondon Classique. The SD Worx-Protime cyclist surged to the front in the final stages and finished five seconds ahead of Italian Letizia Paternoster (Liv AlUla Jayco) while Lidl-Trek’s Clara Copponi of France was a
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James Regan May 24, 2024, 09:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jack Catterall weighed in 0.2 pounds heavier than Josh Taylor. Paul Devlin/SNS Group via Getty Images LEEDS, England — Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall faced off for the last time before their highly anticipated rematch at an emotionally charged weigh-in on Friday. Taylor topped the
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Associated Press May 24, 2024, 07:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — No less an authority on clay-court tennis than Chris Evert thinks her record of seven French Open championships could be surpassed by Iga Swiatek. “Absolutely,” Evert, a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame and ESPN analyst, said in a phone
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Craig Haubert, ESPN Staff WriterMay 24, 2024, 08:04 AM ET Close National recruiting analyst and analyst for ESPNU More than a decade of college and pro coaching experience. Graduated from Indiana and Nebraska-Omaha Open Extended Reactions The transfer portal is closed, and spring practices are in the rearview mirror. As summer quickly approaches, there will
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