Month: November 2022

9:30 PM ET ESPN News Services ORLANDO, Fla. — The Orlando Magic held Luka Doncic under 30 points for the first time this season in a 94-87 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night. Doncic, the NBA’s leading scorer, finished with 24 points after scoring 30 or more in each of the Mavericks’ first
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7:18 PM ET Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland — Coco Gauff and Caty McNally beat the Polish pair of Magda Linette and Alicja Rosolska 6-1, 6-2 to give the United States a 2-1 win at the Billie Jean King Cup team event on Wednesday. Earlier Linette beat Madison Keys 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 in singles to force
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7:57 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Errol Spence Jr. could defend his unified welterweight championship against Keith Thurman next after the WBC ordered the mandatory title fight on Wednesday at its convention in Mexico. Spence, 32, who holds the WBC, WBA and IBF belts at 147 pounds, was in advanced talks to fight Terence Crawford, but
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8:19 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — New AL home run king Aaron Judge and St. Louis slugger Paul Goldschmidt won Hank Aaron Awards on Wednesday that reward the most outstanding offensive performers in each league. Judge and Goldschmidt are both finalists for the Most Valuable Player honors that will be presented next week
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7:15 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves re-acquired left-hander Kolby Allard, their former first-round draft pick, from the Texas Rangers on Wednesday for right-hander Jake Odorizzi and cash. Allard, 25, was Atlanta’s top choice, No. 14 overall, in the 2015 draft. He was 1-2 with a 7.29 ERA in 10 relief appearances
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5:42 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Junior welterweight contender Jose Zepeda has been accused of punching a 40-year-old man at a boxing gym on Tuesday, Lt. Josh Hendricks of the Baldwin Park (California) Police Department told ESPN on Wednesday. No charges have been filed, Hendricks said, who added there was no video surveillance footage and no
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3:30 PM ET Stephen HolderESPN INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Colts interim head coach Jeff Saturday took his place in front of his new team for the first time, and he did it with a delicate mix of boldness and humility. Saturday bounced around the building Wednesday, conducting his first team meeting with the boundless energy he
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6:56 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — All Aaron Rodgers talked about Wednesday were the good times and fond memories he had during his 12-plus seasons with Mike McCarthy as the Green Bay Packers‘ coach. Rodgers said their relationship has continued even though McCarthy is in his third season as the coach of the Dallas
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5:18 PM ET United States manager Gregg Berhalter announced his 26-player roster for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar on Wednesday, amid much fanfare in New York City. The roster is headlined by players who have become familiar names to U.S. fans, including Chelsea attacker Christian Pulisic, Juventus midfielder Weston McKennie, Borussia Dortmund midfielder Giovanni
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4:48 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Just 10 days after Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson had worn a wristband with a play sheet on it in the team’s win over the Jacksonville Jaguars in London, he was asked Wednesday about any hesitation he might have had to wear one during his time with the Seattle
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3:54 PM ET ESPN News Services LAS VEGAS — Less than a week removed from winning the World Series, the Houston Astros declined a $10 million option on first baseman Trey Mancini in favor of a $250,000 buyout on Wednesday. Houston also declined a $13 million option on reliever Will Smith in favor of a
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3:54 PM ET THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford has entered the concussion protocol, head coach Sean McVay said. McVay said Stafford entered the protocol Tuesday after the team’s medical staff did their “cleanup after the game” and “determined that they felt like that was the best thing for him.” McVay
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1:16 PM ET Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois offensive coordinator Barry Lunney Jr. has agreed to a one-year contract extension through the 2025 season, the school announced Wednesday. Lunney, who is earning $675,000 this year, will be paid $800,000 in 2023 and $825,000 each of the following two years. Coach Bret Bielema in January
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3:02 PM ET ESPN News Services ATLANTA — Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker will meet in a Dec. 6 runoff in Georgia after neither reached the general election majority required under state law. Walker had a storied career at the University of Georgia from 1980 to ’82. He led the Bulldogs
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Nov 9, 2022 Mike CoppingerESPN Russian and Belarusian boxers will be removed from the WBC rankings and therefore won’t be eligible to fight for any of the organization’s titles because of Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman announced on Tuesday during the sanctioning body’s convention in Acapulco, Mexico. The measure will last
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