Month: August 2023

Aug 22, 2023, 02:03 PM ET United States women’s national team forward Megan Rapinoe said the kiss that Spain football federation chief Luis Rubiales planted on the lips of Women’s World Cup champion Jenni Hermoso marred Spain‘s success and signals a “deep level of misogyny and sexism in that federation and in that man.” Spain’s
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Sam Bruce, Deputy Editor, espn.com.auAug 23, 2023, 01:20 AM Close Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPN after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. Eddie Jones has
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Associated Press Aug 22, 2023, 06:40 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals unveiled plans for two dramatically different locations for a replacement to the aging Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday, calling them on equal footing even as the team-issued date for a decision looms next month. The first location, called the East
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Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterAug 22, 2023, 11:03 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Former USC running back Reggie Bush will file a defamation lawsuit against the NCAA on Wednesday, according to his lawyers. “The lawsuit is based on the NCAA maliciously attacking his character through a
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Aug 22, 2023, 08:51 PM England captain Owen Farrell will miss the team’s first two matches of the Rugby World Cup after an independent disciplinary hearing upheld his red card on Tuesday, handing the flyhalf a four-match suspension including Pool D fixtures against Argentina and Japan. Farrell was sent off during their 19-17 win against
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Aug 22, 2023, 09:35 PM ET The Boston Red Sox put Jarren Duran on the 10-day injured list because of a toe injury and recalled fellow outfielder Wilyer Abreu from Triple-A Worcester on Tuesday. Duran bruised a toe on his left foot while climbing the wall in left field during Sunday’s 6-5 win against the
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Aug 22, 2023, 06:15 PM ET The Seattle Mariners transferred right-handed pitcher Emerson Hancock to the 60-day injured list and reinstated right-hander Bryan Woo from the 15-day IL among a flurry of roster moves on Tuesday. Woo will make his 12th career major league start in Tuesday night’s game at the Chicago White Sox. Hancock,
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterAug 22, 2023, 04:56 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Georgia Tech has named Haynes King, the Texas A&M transfer, as its starting quarterback to open the 2023 season. King, who opened each of the past two seasons as Texas A&M’s starter before
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Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterAug 22, 2023, 07:39 PM ET Ohio State‘s defense is undergoing quite the change in defensive coordinator Jim Knowles’ second season, as the focus on learning from a second straight lopsided loss to Michigan and one-point loss in the College Football Playoff has translated to the recruiting trail. Four-star defensive end
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Aug 22, 2023, 08:07 PM ET Reggie Chaney, a forward on the Houston men’s basketball team that reached the Final Four in 2021, has died, the university said Tuesday. He was 23. Houston coach Kelvin Sampson called Chaney the “ultimate teammate” and the epitome of “Cougar basketball culture.” Sampson added that Chaney was due to
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Associated Press Aug 22, 2023, 06:05 PM ET HOUSTON — Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez was scratched from lineup Tuesday against the Boston Red Sox after slamming his hand in a door at home and injuring his left index finger. Manager Dusty Baker said the injury wasn’t serious, but that the finger was sore. “He hurt
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Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterAug 22, 2023, 07:14 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox fired executive vice president Ken Williams and general manager Rick Hahn, effective immediately, the team announced on Tuesday with a news release and social media post.
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