Month: October 2022

12:17 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Baker Mayfield was out of his walking boot Friday and “definitely could be the backup” to PJ Walker on Sunday when the Carolina Panthers play the Los Angeles Rams, interim coach Steve Wilks said. “Baker had a great workout this morning,” Wilks said. “He looked good. … The strength
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1:11 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Their fans still bugged by what happened in 2007, the New York Yankees could face pesky midges again when the American League Division Series moves to Cleveland this weekend. The flying insects memorably swarmed pitcher Joba Chamberlain during Game 2 of the 2007 Division Series at what
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12:49 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady has been fined $11,139 for attempting to kick Atlanta Falcons defensive end Grady Jarrett on a sack in the Bucs’ 21-15 victory over the Falcons last week, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The NFL notified Brady of the fine Friday after reviewing the
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1:21 PM ET Lexington, Ky. — The Monday arrest of Kentucky staffer Chris Woolard, associate athletic director of basketball operations, for driving under the influence of alcohol will be handled “internally,” per a statement from the school. Woolard, who was hired during the 2011-12 season, has played a significant day-to-day role on John Calipari’s staff.
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11:41 AM ET UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) is investigating Conor Benn after he failed a drugs test ahead of his highly anticipated fight with Chris Eubank Jr., the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) said on Friday. The bout between welterweight Benn and super middleweight Eubank Jr., set at a catchweight of 157 pounds, was called
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12:03 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Bruce Sutter, a Hall of Fame reliever and the 1979 National League Cy Young Award winner, has died. He was 69. Sutter was recently diagnosed with cancer and died Thursday night in hospice, surrounded by his family, one of Sutter’s three sons, Chad, told The Associated Press.
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11:29 AM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Dave McMenamin Close ESPN Staff Writer Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. The Los Angeles
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9:24 AM ET Philadelphia Phillies minor league pitcher Corey Phelan has died of cancer at the age of 20, the team announced Thursday. Phelan had joined the Phillies out of high school as an undrafted free agent in 2020 before being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in April 2022. “The Phillies family is extremely saddened by
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10:05 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — The Atlanta Braves will turn to rookie Spencer Strider to start Game 3 of their divisional series against the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday afternoon and veteran Charlie Morton will get the ball in Game 4, the team announced Friday morning. Strider, 23, hasn’t pitched in a game since Sept. 18
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8:58 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN Georgia Tech has targeted Alabama’s J Batt, the Crimson Tide‘s executive deputy athletic director, to become Tech’s next athletic director, sources told ESPN on Friday. The search is expected to conclude soon after a few final steps, and the hire is expected to be formalized in the upcoming days, sources
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9:48 AM BST England’s Rugby Football Union (RFU) and the top division Premiership have announced plans to review the league’s structure and introduce greater financial transparency in a joint statement on Thursday in the wake of financial crises at Wasps and Worcester Warriors. Wasps, one of only four ever-present teams in the Premiership, are set
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Alex Gidman has stepped down as Worcestershire’s head coach after four years in the role, and will leave the club with immediate effect. Gidman joined Worcestershire, initially as 2nd XI coach, in early 2018. He was involved with the side that won the T20 Blast that summer, before taking over as head coach after Kevin
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