Month: October 2022

2:50 PM ET ESPN News Services FORT WORTH, Texas — Iga Swiatek’s body of work in 2022 speaks for itself. She’s been No. 1 in the rankings since April. She owns a tour-leading eight titles, including two at Grand Slam tournaments. She’s collected a year’s-best 64 victories heading into the WTA Finals that begin Monday,
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3:04 PM ET Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Larry Brown, the legendary basketball coach who has won NCAA and NBA titles, is taking a leave of absence from his role as the special adviser to Memphis coach Penny Hardaway because of a “minor medical issue.” The school announced Brown’s move on Sunday, saying he hopes
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2:11 PM ET Associated Press Tennessee moved into a tie with Ohio State for No. 2 in the Associated Press college football poll Sunday to set up a No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup with top-ranked Georgia next weekend. Georgia-Tennessee will be the 25th regular-season game matching the top two teams in the AP poll
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10:30 AM ET HOUSTON — The Philadelphia Phillies will give pitcher Ranger Suarez an extra day of rest after he threw in relief in Game 1 of the World Series on Friday and instead turn to righty Noah Syndergaard to start Game 3. The Houston Astros will counter with veteran Lance McCullers Jr. as the
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11:44 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jaguars, University of Florida and University of Georgia strongly condemned an antisemitic message projected onto one of the giant videoboards at TIAA Bank Field on Saturday as well as antisemitic banners displayed on a Jacksonville overpass on Friday. The message at the stadium appeared after Florida and Georgia
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11:15 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN The Big 12 is on the cusp of extending its current television contract with ESPN and Fox, according to ESPN sources. The league is in the final stages of putting together a six-year, $2.8 billion contract extension that includes a sizable pay bump for schools. The new contract, which takes
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7:10 AM ET Manchester City forward Erling Haaland will skip their Champions League clash with Sevilla on Wednesday as a precaution after missing Saturday’s 1-0 Premier League victory at Leicester City due to injury, manager Pep Guardiola said. Haaland, who has 22 goals in all competitions this season, was substituted in the second half of
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5:07 AM ET The Cleveland Browns are willing to grant running back Kareem Hunt‘s trade request, sources told ESPN. Hunt, who is in the final year of his contract and is seeking a new deal, asked to be traded by the Browns this past August, but the team initially declined his request. The Browns, however,
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5:09 AM ET The Houston Texans are open to trading Brandin Cooks and are listening to inquiries on the veteran wide receiver, sources told ESPN. Potential destinations could include the New York Giants, Los Angeles Rams and Minnesota Vikings, according to sources. But there is one significant holdup to a trade: Cooks is due $18
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