Month: September 2021

10:39 PM ET There is one mantra that Clemson lives by, plastered all over its football facility and practice facility: Best Is the Standard. Indeed, over the past six years Clemson has been the best at virtually everything: winning the ACC, making the College Football Playoff, churning out No. 1 NFL draft prospects at quarterback
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11:21 PM ET Indianapolis Colts quarterback Carson Wentz, who injured both ankles in Week 2, will start on Sunday against the Tennessee Titans, sources told ESPN’s Chris Mortensen on Saturday. Wentz practiced on Friday for the first time this week, and will be relied upon Sunday as the Colts search for their elusive first win.
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9:56 PM ET ESPN News Services ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays clinched their second straight American League East title, with Mike Zunino hitting a go-ahead homer and Brandon Lowe later adding a pair of RBI doubles to defeat the Miami Marlins 7-3 on Saturday night. Reliever Pete Fairbanks retired Lewis Brinson on
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8:44 PM ET Georgia State coach Shawn Elliott insinuated that No. 23 Auburn benefitted from some home cooking from SEC officials when a late review upheld a questionable Tigers’ reception which set up the game-winning touchdown late in the fourth quarter. Trailing by five at home on Saturday, Auburn quarterback TJ Finley threw a 19-yard
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9:43 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — As expected, the ceremony honoring popular Brewers announcer Bob Uecker’s half-century at the microphone involved remembrances, appreciation — and a heavy dose of humorous stories. At least the ones Uecker said he could share with an audience of family, friends, former players and team employees that spanned generations.
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8:51 PM ET For the first time in six years, Clemson finds itself outside the College Football Playoff race after a stunning 27-21 double-overtime loss at NC State on Saturday afternoon. The offensive struggles that plagued the Tigers in their first three games continued once again, as they failed to gain any rhythm or consistency
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12:51 PM ET Nick Parkinson 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 Unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua faces former cruiserweight undisputed champion Oleksandr Usyk at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Saturday (DAZN, 1 p.m. ET,
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8:10 PM ET ESPN News Services ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Blues signed longtime president of hockey operations and general manager Doug Armstrong to a five-year contract extension Saturday. Armstrong, 57, was named the organization’s 11th general manager after the 2009-10 season after joining the Blues as assistant general manager in 2008. “When I
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7:33 PM ET Washington State wide receiver Brandon Gray was shot in Pullman early Saturday morning and is in serious but stable condition at a Spokane hospital, according to police and WSU officials. Another man, Liban Barre, 23, was killed in the shooting, which took place at a house party near campus, according to Pullman
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7:23 PM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — Starling Marte hit a game-ending double with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting the Oakland Athletics past the Houston Astros 2-1 on Saturday. Elvis Andrus, who singled off Ryan Pressly (5-3) to begin the Oakland ninth, sustained an undisclosed injury while racing to
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6:48 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout is officially shut down for the season. The three-time AL MVP suffered a calf strain on May 17 and hasn’t returned to the lineup since. The original prognosis was six to eight weeks of rehabilitation, but the injury was worse than
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6:06 PM ET CHICAGO — Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly is “pretty optimistic” that quarterback Jack Coan won’t miss next week’s showdown against No. 8 Cincinnati after leaving Saturday’s 41-13 victory against No. 17 Wisconsin with a left ankle injury. Coan, facing his former team at Soldier Field, limped off after Notre Dame’s second possession
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