Month: May 2023

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterMay 24, 2023, 01:21 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Michigan State will wrap up its regular season against Penn State at Detroit’s Ford Field, a game moved to Friday, Nov. 24, and to the Big Ten’s new prime-time package with NBC. The
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ESPN News Services May 24, 2023, 01:28 PM ET Police in Tennessee conducted a welfare check on Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant following cryptic messages on his Instagram story account Wednesday, with officials telling TMZ that he’s just “taking a break from social media.” Earlier Wednesday, Morant posted — and then deleted — messages and
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David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterMay 24, 2023, 12:55 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 The NCAA, as it continues to adjust to the evolving sports gambling landscape in the United States, released survey results Wednesday that indicate betting is prevalent among young adults, especially on college campuses and
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Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterMay 24, 2023, 01:09 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. The ACC Board of Directors endorsed a new revenue distribution model Wednesday that will reward success based on postseason performance, the league announced in a statement. These “success incentives” are based on
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May 24, 2023, 08:39 AM ET Nikita Tszyu has shown his boxing pedigree by extending his unbeaten run with a crushing first round knock-out victory over Benjamin Bommber. Squaring off as the co-main event at Melbourne’s Margaret Court Arena, Tszyu finished the young Victorian with a flurry of punches with two minutes and nine seconds
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Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterMay 24, 2023, 12:36 PM ET Close Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette The Franchon Crews-Dezurn undisputed super middleweight championship fight against challenger Savannah Marshall will now headline the July 1 card in Manchester, England. The fight was initially
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Associated Press May 24, 2023, 11:45 AM ET Alex Bowman has been cleared to return to racing this weekend for the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway after missing four events with a fractured vertebra. Bowman was injured April 25 while competing in a sprint car race in Hendrick Motorsports’ teammate Kyle Larson‘s new racing
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Tristan H. Cockcroft May 24, 2023, 12:29 PM ET Change demands adjustments, even for the most experienced of us. With the advent of ESPN’s new standard league settings, shrinking starting lineups and putting more of an emphasis on the game’s truly elite performers while filling free-agent lists with a greater amount of talent, the time-old
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ESPN News Services May 24, 2023, 12:00 PM ET The Athletics have reached a tentative agreement with Nevada state and local officials on a stadium funding plan after weeks of negotiations over how much public assistance the state will contribute to a $1.5 billion ballpark in Las Vegas, according to a joint statement issued Wednesday.
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Italy’s Alberto Dainese sprinted to victory on stage 17 at the Giro d’Italia as Britain’s Geraint Thomas retained the overall race lead. Team DSM rider Dainese edged compatriot Jonathan Milan and Australian Michael Matthews in a photo finish in Caorle. Ineos Grenadiers’ Thomas finished safely in the peloton to defend the pink jersey he reclaimed
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John Keim, ESPN Staff WriterMay 24, 2023, 10:53 AM ET Close Covered the Redskins for the Washington Examiner and other media outlets since 1994 Authored or co-authored three books on the Redskins and one on the Cleveland Browns ASHBURN, Va., — Washington second-year tight end Armani Rogers, whom the team anticipated becoming a bigger part
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John Keim, ESPN Staff WriterMay 24, 2023, 10:56 AM ET Close Covered the Redskins for the Washington Examiner and other media outlets since 1994 Authored or co-authored three books on the Redskins and one on the Cleveland Browns ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Commanders coach Ron Rivera said defensive end Chase Young understands why the team
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Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterMay 24, 2023, 10:50 AM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Kansas forward Kevin McCullar Jr. has withdrawn his name from the NBA draft and will return to the Jayhawks for his final season, the school announced on Wednesday, likely cementing Kansas as
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May 24, 2023, 10:30 AM ET Defending champions Switzerland have been drawn alongside former winners Czech Republic and the United States for the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup Finals, organisers announced on Wednesday. The United States and the Czech Republic are the two most successful nations in the tournament’s history, having won it a combined
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In one of the most anticipated fights this year, Devin Haney defended his lightweight undisputed championship with a unanimous decision victory over Vasiliy Lomachenko in Las Vegas. Haney (30-0, 15KOs), ESPN’s best fighter under the age of 25 in 2022, won by scorecards of 115-113 (Tim Cheatham), 115-113 (David Sutherland) and 116-112 (Dave Moretti). Moretti’s
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