Month: May 2023

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterMay 13, 2023, 05:59 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — Jailton Almeida still has a long way to reach the top of the heavyweight division, but it certainly appears he’ll be a force to reckon with
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Jeff Legwold, ESPN Senior WriterMay 13, 2023, 05:43 PM ET Close Covered Broncos for nine years for Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News Previously covered Steelers, Bills and Titans Member of Pro Football Hall of Fame Boardof Selectors since 1999 ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton offered the strongest public vote of confidence
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Associated Press May 13, 2023, 05:30 PM ET Australian tennis player Owen Davidson, who won 13 Grand Slam doubles titles, has died. He was 79. The International Tennis Hall of Fame announced Saturday that Davidson died Friday. Longtime friend Isabel Suliga said he died in Conroe, Texas. He won 11 major titles in mixed doubles
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Associated Press May 13, 2023, 04:36 PM ET BOSTON — Willson Contreras‘ demotion from catching didn’t last very long. St. Louis manager Oliver Marmol announced before Saturday’s game against the Boston Red Sox that the 31-year-old Contreras will be back behind the plate on Monday night when the Cardinals open a homestand against the Milwaukee
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May 13, 2023, 04:36 PM ET Former Seattle Seahawks and Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Shaquill Griffin — who signed a three-year, $40 million deal with Jacksonville in 2021 but was released in March — has agreed to a one-year deal with the Houston Texans, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Editor’s Picks Griffin, 27, didn’t play at
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Associated Press May 13, 2023, 04:22 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Chris Roberts, who worked as UCLA‘s football and basketball play-by-play radio announcer for 23 years, has died. He was 74. He died at his Glendora home east of Los Angeles on Friday from complications of Parkinson’s disease, the school said Saturday. When he retired
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Chelsea have agreed terms with Mauricio Pochettino to become the club’s new coach, sources told ESPN. A contract is yet to be signed but that is now considered a formality with an official announcement expected in the coming days. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Caretaker boss Frank Lampard is set to remain
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May 13, 2023, 03:48 PM ET Philadelphia Phillies left-hander Ranger Suarez, sidelined with a left elbow strain since pitching for Venezuela in preparation for the World Baseball Classic, will start Saturday’s game against the Colorado Rockies after being recalled from his rehab assignment with Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Suarez was placed on the 15-day injured list
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Todd Archer, ESPN Staff WriterMay 13, 2023, 03:11 PM ET Close Covered NFL since 1997, Cowboys since 2003 Previously covered Bengals and Dolphins Lives in Dallas area with his wife and two children FRISCO, Texas — Mike McCarthy’s in-person introduction to the Dallas Cowboys‘ rookie class has had to wait because of a back procedure
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May 13, 2023, 02:22 PM ET The Detroit Tigers placed right-hander Spencer Turnbull on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to May 7, with neck discomfort after last week’s option to Triple-A Toledo was rescinded. The Tigers elected last week to send Turnbull to Toledo after he went 1-4 with a 7.26 ERA in seven starts
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May 13, 2023, 12:25 PM ET World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz marked his Italian Open debut by shaking off a sluggish start to emerge with an efficient 6-4, 6-1 second-round win over unseeded Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas on a rain-affected Saturday in Rome. Alcaraz, who is chasing his fifth title of 2023 and fourth on clay
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Eric Woodyard, ESPNMay 13, 2023, 01:51 PM ET ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Hendon Hooker wasn’t a full participant during the Detroit Lions‘ rookie minicamp this week, but the third-round pick says he’s ahead of schedule while recovering from a torn ACL. Hooker still wouldn’t put a timetable on his return, but the former Heisman Trophy
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