Month: September 2022

4:18 PM ET Stephen HolderESPN INDIANAPOLIS — The Colts waived kicker Rodrigo Blankenship on Tuesday, two days after his ongoing struggles culminated in a missed would-be 42-yard game-winning field goal in the season opener. The Colts did not immediately fill the kicker spot on their active roster, instead signing kickers Chase McLaughlin and Lucas Havrisik
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7:44 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. BOSTON — First baseman Anthony Rizzo said he is close to returning to the New York Yankees after no longer suffering from migraines that were a side effect from an epidural injection to treat his ailing lower back. Rizzo
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6:21 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN DETROIT — If the betting odds hold, the Detroit Lions will be in unfamiliar territory Sunday at home against the Washington Commanders. After playing in 24 consecutive games as an underdog, the longest active streak in the NFL, the Lions are currently 2 1/2-point favorites against the Commanders, according to
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6:42 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — On second thought, Denver Broncos coach Nathaniel Hackett said Tuesday he “definitely” should have let quarterback Russell Wilson run a fourth-and-5 play in the closing seconds of Monday night’s loss in Seattle instead of sending kicker Brandon McManus out for a 64-yard field goal attempt. “Looking back at it,
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Sep 13, 2022 TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona State senior golfer David Puig announced his decision to skip his senior season and turn pro through an Instagram post Monday. He didn’t include which professional tour he would be joining or when he would begin his pro career in the post, but he’s listed on the LIV
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6:23 PM ET Associated Press BERLIN — Giannis Antetokounmpo got ejected, and Greece’s hopes of bringing home a European championship ended not long afterward. Germany, meanwhile, is taking full advantage of its home-court edge. Dennis Schroder scored 26 points, Daniel Theis had a 13-point, 16-rebound effort and host Germany moved into the EuroBasket semifinals with
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3:36 PM ET Golfers will compete for $50 million, the richest purse in the sport’s history, in LIV Golf’s season-ending team championship, which is scheduled to be played at Trump National Doral Miami from Oct. 27-30. Twelve four-man teams will compete for a $16 million first-place prize. The teams will be seeded one through 12.
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4:52 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 Leigh Wood’s WBA featherweight title defence against Mauricio Lara, scheduled for Sept. 24, is off after the champion suffered an injury during training. Wood
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5:10 PM ET MUNICH, Germany — Second-half goals from Lucas Hernandez and Leroy Sane spoiled Robert Lewandowski‘s return to Allianz Arena as Bayern Munich defeated Barcelona 2-0 in Champions League Group C action. It was an unhappy return to Bavaria for Lewandowski, who is Bayern’s second-highest all-time scorer but left in the summer after eight
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3:57 PM ET Iowa is sticking with Spencer Petras as its starting quarterback despite scoring just one touchdown through the first two games. Coach Kirk Ferentz said Tuesday that Petras, a third-year starter who has faced increased scrutiny, will start Saturday against Nevada barring a setback in practice. The senior has completed 23 of 51
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4:00 PM ET It can’t be emphasized enough: In just about any fantasy league where goaltending statistics carry reasonable weight, the position isn’t to be negotiated too breezily. For instance, ESPN’s standard game – one that rewards wins, saves, shutouts, and penalizes goals-allowed – honors quality netminding like never before. To fall back on my
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3:43 PM ET Doctors determined Tuesday afternoon that the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ T.J. Watt does not surgery on his torn pectoral and the star pass-rusher is expected to miss about six weeks, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Watt, who suffered the injury on Sunday in a 23-20 overtime victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, had sought
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10:49 AM ET ESPN News Services CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kyle Busch will move to Richard Childress Racing next season, ending a 15-year career with Joe Gibbs Racing because the team could not come to terms with NASCAR’s only active multiple Cup champion. Busch will drive the No. 8 Chevrolet for Childress in an announcement made
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1:59 PM ET Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly has suggested that the Premier League should borrow from American sports by holding a north versus south all-star game in order to help fund lower-division clubs in England. Boehly, co-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, completed a takeover of Chelsea this year as head of a consortium alongside
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