Month: May 2023

Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterMay 8, 2023, 07:49 PM ET Close Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Seniesa Estrada’s next fight will have to wait — for a week. Multiple sources told ESPN that Estrada’s return to the ring has been moved back
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterMay 8, 2023, 07:01 PM ET The UFC has a new main event for May 20. A women’s strawweight contender bout between Mackenzie Dern and Angela Hill has been moved to the UFC Fight Night headliner in Las Vegas, sources confirmed Monday with ESPN. Dern vs. Hill was originally scheduled for
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French big man Alex Sarr, a projected top-20 NBA draft pick in 2024, told ESPN he has signed a deal with the Perth Wildcats of the Australian NBL for next season. Sarr, who stands just under 7-foot-1 in shoes, with a 7-4½ wingspan, is projected as the No. 17 pick in ESPN’s 2024 mock draft.
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ESPN News Services May 8, 2023, 03:04 PM ET The University of Iowa announced Monday that 26 athletes across five sports (baseball, football, men’s basketball, men’s track and field, wrestling) and one full-time employee of the athletic department are suspected of wagering on sports in violation of NCAA rules. In addition, Iowa State acknowledged that
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Associated Press May 8, 2023, 04:47 PM ET MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers have changed their minds about extending beer sales beyond the seventh inning of home games. The Brewers were among a handful of teams that extended beer sales through the eighth inning in response to the shorter games this season following the pitch
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Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterMay 8, 2023, 06:04 PM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Bob Huggins, the longtime West Virginia men’s basketball coach, used an anti-gay slur in an interview with a Cincinnati radio station Monday, an incident he later apologized for in a statement.
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Associated Press May 8, 2023, 03:09 PM ET BALTIMORE — The Tampa Bay Rays put left-handed reliever Garrett Cleavinger on the 15-day injured list Monday with what manager Kevin Cash said appears to be a right ACL injury. Cleavinger could miss the rest of the season after hurting his knee during a rundown in Sunday’s
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Jeff Legwold, ESPN Senior WriterMay 8, 2023, 06:04 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. — Kareem Jackson, a mainstay in the Denver Broncos‘ defense for the past
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Jamal Collier, ESPNMay 8, 2023, 06:12 PM ET Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla admitted Monday he should have called a timeout before the final possession of his team’s 116-115 overtime loss to the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 4, walking back what he originally said about the decision following the game. The Celtics inbounded the ball
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Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterMay 8, 2023, 06:04 PM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Bob Huggins, the longtime West Virginia men’s basketball coach, apologized on Monday after using an anti-gay slur in an interview with a Cincinnati radio station, and the incident is under review
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ESPN News Services May 8, 2023, 05:12 PM ET The NFL will release its 2023 regular-season schedule on Thursday at 8 p.m. ET, the league announced Monday. Some games, however, will be announced as soon as Wednesday when the international games in London and Germany will be announced by NFL Network and ESPN, the first-ever
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Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderMay 8, 2023, 05:17 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 The NBA isn’t suspending Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic for Game 5 against the Phoenix Suns, sources told ESPN on Monday. The league fined Jokic $25,000 for his slight push of Suns owner Mat Ishbia
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 8, 2023, 04:32 PM ET Joe Joyce has exercised the rematch clause for a return bout with Zhilei Zhang, Joyce’s manager, Adam Morallee, told ESPN on Monday. The 40-year-old Zhang scored a massive upset when he stopped Joyce in the sixth round of their heavyweight bout last month in London. Zhang, an
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Joon Lee, ESPNMay 8, 2023, 04:53 PM ET Close Previously a Staff Writer at Bleacher ReportCornell University graduate NEW YORK — The Yankees will get some major relief from the injury bug on Tuesday. Superstar outfielder Aaron Judge is set to return from the injured list after dealing with a hip injury over the past
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 8, 2023, 12:24 PM ET Liam Smith suffered an injury in training camp and his June 17 middleweight rematch vs. Chris Eubank Jr. in Manchester, England, has been postponed, sources told ESPN. The injury is minor, sources said, and the fight could be rescheduled as soon as July 1. Smith (33-3-1, 20
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Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterMay 8, 2023, 04:00 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Running back Isiah Pacheco is recovering from surgeries for a torn labrum and a broken hand, coach Andy Reid said Monday as the Kansas City Chiefs wrapped
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