Month: August 2023

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 17, 2023, 07:45 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Jennifer Pendley, an Arizona woman who falsely accused then-Georgia Tech basketball coach Josh Pastner of sexually assaulting her, has been sentenced to one year in prison and
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Sam Bruce, Deputy Editor, espn.com.auAug 17, 2023, 05:14 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. Wallabies coach Eddie
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Aug 17, 2023, 01:11 AM Hours out from the Wallabies departure for the Rugby World Cup, their campaign has been rocked with assistant coach Brad Davis quitting immediately due to “personal reasons”. Announced as Eddie Jones’ attack coach in May, Davis has quit immediately and will no longer join the squad in France, instead he
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ESPN News Services Aug 17, 2023, 12:00 AM ET BOULDER, Colo. — Most football coaches preach about players keeping their cool in the dog days of August when temperatures and tempers both tend to flare. Not Deion Sanders. The University of Colorado‘s new head coach upbraided some of his players Tuesday — not for fighting,
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Associated Press Aug 16, 2023, 09:26 PM ET SANTA ANA, Calif. — The former mayor of the Southern California city of Anaheim agreed Wednesday to plead guilty to obstructing an FBI corruption investigation into the $150 million sale of Angel Stadium to the owner of the Major League Baseball team, federal prosecutors announced. Harish “Harry”
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Associated Press Aug 16, 2023, 11:47 PM ET ATLANTA — While the Atlanta Braves focus on 100 wins, the New York Yankees‘ new goal is shaking their losing record. Charlie Morton recorded 10 strikeouts in six innings, Eddie Rosario hit a two-run homer and the Braves beat New York 2-0 on Wednesday night to complete
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Aug 16, 2023, 03:35 PM ET Iga Swiatek made quick work of qualifier Danielle Collins as she raced to a 6-1 6-0 victory on Wednesday to reach the Cincinnati Open third round as third seed Jessica Pegula survived a tough opening match. World number one Swiatek broke the 29-year-old Collins seven times, faced only two
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Associated Press Aug 16, 2023, 05:47 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — MLB commissioner Rob Manfred threw his support behind a new stadium for the Royals on Wednesday, calling both of their potential sites near downtown Kansas City “unbelievably high quality” for the type of revenue-producing, multi-use districts that are necessary for small-market clubs to
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ESPN News Services Aug 16, 2023, 09:44 PM ET St. Louis Cardinals outfielders Lars Nootbaar and Tommy Edman exited Wednesday’s 8-0 loss to the visiting Oakland Athletics because of injuries. Nootbaar left in the sixth with a lower abdomen contusion after fouling a ball off his groin. Edman departed two innings later with a right
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Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterAug 16, 2023, 05:38 PM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. The Atlanta Falcons have placed left guard Matt Hennessy on injured reserve with a knee injury, ending the fourth-year pro’s season. Hennessy
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