Month: October 2021

10:45 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer defended his decision to rest Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of the 1-1 draw with Everton on Saturday. Ronaldo has scored five goals since returning to Old Trafford, but was left on the bench against Rafael Benitez’s side along with Paul Pogba and Jadon Sancho. –
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7:48 PM ET CHICAGO — Chicago Bears rookie quarterback Justin Fields will start against the Detroit Lions in Week 3, the team announced Saturday night. Coach Matt Nagy said on Friday he would make a game-time decision between Fields and veteran Andy Dalton, but the team downgraded Dalton to doubtful because of a bone bruise
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6:05 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Ons Jabeur and Garbine Muguruza advanced to the Chicago Fall Tennis Classic final Saturday when their semifinal opponents were unable to play. Jabeur led Elena Rybakina 6-4, 3-2 when Rybakina retired due to illness. Jabeur, ranked 16th in the world, converted all three break-point chances to take the
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5:41 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — The Colorado Rockies made Bill Schmidt their permanent general manager Saturday, promoting him from the interim GM role he had held since May. The Rockies were 74-85 when they made the announcement before playing at Arizona. “After five months, it became increasingly clear that Bill was the right
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5:20 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Derek Jeter put the finishing touches on his Baseball Hall of Fame speech as the plane that carried him to the enshrinement ceremony in Cooperstown, New York, was landing. It was supposed to be done much earlier. Sometimes, things take longer than anticipated. That’s a lesson Jeter is
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6:03 PM ET ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia, once again staking its claim as the No. 1 team in the country with a 37-0 dismantling of No. 8 Arkansas, could be juggling quarterbacks a little while longer. Stetson Bennett made his second start of the season Saturday after JT Daniels missed the game with a sprain
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6:08 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw returned to the injured list Saturday, days before Los Angeles begins a postseason defense of its World Series championship. The three-time Cy Young Award winner has left forearm discomfort, the same injury that sidelined him for 57 games from Aug. 9 to Sept.
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4:43 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Brandon Lowe hit three home runs in a 12-2 rout of the New York Yankees on Saturday. Lowe connected for a pair of early three-run shots off Jordan Montgomery and then launched a leadoff drive in the seventh inning against Michael
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4:30 PM ET DENVER — The Baltimore Ravens will have a Pro Bowl backfield on Sunday, albeit the one from six years ago. Running back Le’Veon Bell was promoted from the practice squad Saturday, a day before the Ravens’ game at the unbeaten Denver Broncos. Bell, 29, joins a crowded backfield that already has Latavius
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4:40 PM ET Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski has fractured ribs that threaten to sideline him for weeks, sources told ESPN on Saturday. Gronkowski did not travel with the Buccaneers to Foxborough, Massachusetts, for Sunday’s game against the New England Patriots because of the effect that flying could have on his injury. “We
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2:49 PM ET Associated Press MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz left Saturday’s 38-17 loss to No. 14 Michigan after he was sacked early in the third quarter. The Badgers said Mertz and tight end Jake Ferguson went to the locker room with chest injuries. Michigan’s Daxton Hill sacked Mertz on a third-and-9 play
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1:45 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Va. — Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom said Saturday he’s taking his hip injury rehab slowly and doesn’t know when he’ll be able to play. Backstrom has not skated during training camp and seems like a long shot to play in the season opener Oct. 13 against the New
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2:07 PM ET Former Masters champion Danny Willett produced an impressive bogey-free round of 6-under 66 to claim a three-shot lead at the end of the third round of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship on Saturday. The Englishman finished the day at 14 under for the tournament, ahead of overnight leader Tyrrell Hatton, who started
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