Month: October 2022

7:27 PM ET Top-five senior Aaron Bradshaw committed to Kentucky on Friday night, choosing the Wildcats over in-state rival Louisville and others. Bradshaw gives John Calipari his second top-five prospect in the 2023 class and third-ranked inside the top eight — which has Kentucky poised to make a strong push for the No. 1 recruiting
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6:46 PM ET Associated Press DALLAS — Kennesaw State was approved for membership in Conference USA on Friday, and will join the league on July 1, 2024. Conference USA is going through a transition of its makeup, with six of the league’s 11 current members in their last academic year before moving to the American
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4:58 PM ET Associated Press MILAN — Mike Keenan was named coach of the Italy ice hockey team Friday, giving the Stanley Cup winner a chance to guide the host country at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics. Keenan, who will be 76 in 2026, last coached China-based Kunlun Red Star in the KHL in 2017. “I’ve
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5:49 PM ET Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness will miss his regular-season debut with the team after returning a positive COVID-19 test on Friday afternoon. The Jets open their season at home against the New York Rangers on Friday night. Jets associate coach Scott Arniel will assume head coaching duties in the interim. Bowness
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5:13 PM ET The alleged victim in a felony battery case against New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara and three other men, including Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Christopher Lammons, filed a civil lawsuit in Louisiana against Kamara on Friday. The lawsuit filed in Orleans Parish by Darnell Greene Jr. alleges that Kamara and other
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4:32 PM ET Kentucky football coach Mark Stoops told ESPN on Friday that starting quarterback Will Levis was “good to go” for Saturday’s game against No. 16 Mississippi State. Levis, rated by ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. as the No. 2 quarterback prospect in the 2023 NFL draft, was suffering from turf toe and missed last
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4:52 PM ET Associated Press Angel Hidalgo carded an 8-under 63 to grab part of a three-way lead at the Andalucia Masters after two rounds on Friday. The Spaniard sunk eight birdies on an error-free day at Valderrama to join overnight leader Min Woo Lee and Adrian Otaegui on 9 under par. “I made every
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4:44 PM ET Entering a weekend loaded with marquee matchups in the NFL and college football, no game had attracted more money from bettors this week than the SEC showdown between Alabama and Tennessee. More money had been bet on the Crimson Tide and Volunteers at Caesars Sportsbook than on any other football game, including
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3:20 PM ET ESPN News Services Though a story published by ESPN on Thursday signaled a rift between longtime confidants Jerry Jones and Dan Snyder, the Cowboys owner brushed off the reporting. “Anything in that was news to me,” Jones said during his weekly Dallas radio appearance. “I don’t have those kinds of problems.” One
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1:41 PM ET France midfielder N’Golo Kante has been ruled out for three months following an injury setback and will miss the World Cup in Qatar, sources have told ESPN. The Chelsea midfielder is suffering from a serious hamstring injury, and the news is a significant blow for France manager Didier Deschamps given the role
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12:13 PM ET Associated Press KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY, Saudi Arabia (AP) _ Brooks Koepka took a two-shot lead at the LIV Golf Invitational-Jeddah on Friday after an 8-under 62 in the first round, matching the lowest score on the breakaway tour that has torn the world of golf in two. The American made eight
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11:45 AM ET NEW YORK — The Yankees plan on using Gerrit Cole to start a potential Game 4 against the Cleveland Guardians if their American League Division Series goes that far, the team announced on Friday. Cole started Game 1 of the ALDS, going 6⅓ innings, allowing just one run on four hits while
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2:05 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — General manager Ben Cherington believes there are better days ahead for the Pittsburgh Pirates despite having back-to-back seasons with 100 losses. During his season-ending availability Friday, Cherington said the Pirates are making progress in their goal of building a long-term winner. “If you think about the talent level,
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1:25 PM ET Associated Press SWAC members Grambling State and Southern have been invited to play in the second NBA HBCU Classic at this season’s All-Star Weekend in Salt Lake City. The Feb. 18 game, which will precede All-Star Saturday night’s lineup featuring the NBA’s dunk contest, 3-point shootout and skills competition, will be shown
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