Month: September 2021

6:55 AM ET After Alabama opened the college football season with a 44-13 rout against Miami in Atlanta, there was probably the same collective moan from Athens, Georgia, to Eugene, Oregon: “Oh, no, not again!” Then, after the defending national champion barely survived a 31-29 victory at Florida on Saturday, the widespread reaction was: “Oh,
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6:26 AM BST All Blacks forwards coach John Plumtree is expecting a “titanic” battle up front when New Zealand and South Africa meet in their 100th Test match in the Rugby Championship on Saturday. Plumtree, who coached for many years in South Africa, did not expect the Springboks to vary much from the strategy that
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2:03 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Jones had something special planned for his first game at Lambeau Field since his father’s death in April. The Green Bay Packers running back came out for Monday night’s home opener against the Detroit Lions wearing a necklace that contained Alvin Jones Sr.’s ashes in a football-shaped
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12:00 AM ET ESPN News Services MILWAUKEE — Jon Lester notched his 200th career while helping the St. Louis Cardinals beat the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers 5-2 on Monday night for their ninth consecutive win. The Cardinals have won nine straight for the first time since 2004 to solidify their grip on the second NL
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10:49 PM ET DETROIT — Chicago White Sox starter Carlos Rodon left Monday’s game against the Detroit Tigers with what he called “normal soreness” and said he didn’t think it would impact his immediate future while manager Tony La Russa expressed “concern” over his short outing. “He lost command,” La Russa said after the 4-3
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5:31 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 Anthony Joshua has been concentrating on overcoming Oleksandr Usyk’s southpaw stance in preparation for Saturday’s world heavyweight title defence. The WBA, IBF and WBO
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6:52 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants wide receiver Kenny Golladay admitted Monday his emotions uncharacteristically got the best of him when the cameras caught him yelling on the sideline in the fourth quarter of Thursday night’s 30-29 loss to the Washington Football Team. The video made it appear that Golladay was
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8:50 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — Seahawks coach Pete Carroll says he respects what the NFL is trying to accomplish by more strictly enforcing the taunting rule, but he believes the league has “opened up a bit of a can of worms” by penalizing actions that can be difficult for players to suddenly avoid
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8:36 PM ET Clemson defensive tackle Tyler Davis needs surgery to repair a torn bicep and is expected to miss seven to eight weeks, coach Dabo Swinney said on his radio show Monday night. Swinney also announced that running back Lyn-J Dixon has entered the transfer portal, a blow to the Tigers’ backfield depth. Davis
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8:26 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Los Angeles Rams running back Darrell Henderson suffered a rib cartilage injury Sunday in a victory over the Indianapolis Colts, according to coach
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8:16 PM ET Golden State Warriors swingman Klay Thompson is making “good progress” in his rehabilitation from a right Achilles injury and will participate in “controlled drills” during training camp, but his return within the season will be made at a later date, the team announced Monday. Thompson, who tore his left ACL during Game
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9:19 PM ET Associated Press IRVING, Texas — The American Athletic Conference has extended the contract of commissioner Mike Aresco for three years through June 2025, the league announced Monday. Aresco, a former CBS Sports executive, was hired as Big East commissioner in 2012 during sweeping conference realignment that ultimately forced the league to rebuild
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