Month: September 2023

Pete Thamel, ESPNSep 25, 2023, 04:11 PM ET The attorneys for suspended Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker responded Monday to the school’s written letter last week that it intends to fire him for cause, claiming the university adopted the allegations against Tucker “without any meaningful review of the facts.” In the latest of a
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Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterSep 25, 2023, 03:03 PM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Georgia coach Kirby Smart said on Monday that he doesn’t see any self-satisfaction from his team four games into a season in which the Bulldogs are attempting to do something that hasn’t been
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Jeff Wagenheim, ESPNSep 23, 2023, 07:04 PM ET The storyline going into Bellator 299 centered upon Fabian Edwards and his attempt to join his brother Leon as a world champion. The storyline in the wake of Saturday’s fight card in Dublin is that his opponent, Johnny Eblen, remains undefeated and is still Bellator middleweight champ.
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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterSep 25, 2023, 02:21 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun The Orleans Parish District Attorney’s office will not pursue criminal charges against former UFC star Nate Diaz related to his involvement in a street brawl earlier this year on Bourbon
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Morata, right, and Atletico were sensational in defeating their local rivals this weekend, but it also spoke volumes of how Real’s depth isn’t as solid as previously thought. Oscar J. Barroso/Europa Press via Getty Images The European soccer weekend didn’t disappoint as a string of high-profile clashes offered up plenty of entertainment and talking points. There
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Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterSep 25, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Close Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals
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Associated Press Sep 25, 2023, 02:23 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh will have to find a way to recover from its worst start since 2017 without left tackle Matt Goncalves and, possibly, quarterback Phil Jurkovec. Goncalves will miss the rest of the season after sustaining a lower-body injury in a loss to West Virginia on
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Paul Gutierrez, ESPN Staff WriterSep 25, 2023, 02:13 PM ET Close Paul Gutierrez joined NFL Nation in 2013 and serves as its Las Vegas Raiders reporter. He has a multi-platform role – writing on ESPN.com, television appearances on NFL Live and SportsCenter, and podcast and radio appearances. Before coming to ESPN, Gutierrez spent three years at CSN Bay Area
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Sep 25, 2023, 12:37 PM ET Former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina on Monday pulled out of the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, days after slamming the WTA for the introduction of performance byes at the tournament. Byes are usually awarded to top-seeded players, but performance byes allow for players who have played well in the
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Marcus Trescothick says he has been buoyed seeing Andrew Flintoff “grow back into Freddie” during his stint with the limited-overs squad, and hopes to see more of his former England team-mate in a coaching capacity in the future. Flintoff, 45, has been working as an unpaid assistant coach for England’s men during their one-day series
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Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterSep 25, 2023, 12:16 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman took ownership of having only 10 defenders on the field for the final two plays of Saturday’s loss to Ohio State, and he told
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Kris Rhim, ESPNSep 25, 2023, 12:14 PM ET Los Angeles Chargers receiver Mike Williams suffered a season-ending ACL tear in L.A.’s 28-24 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday. Williams is expected to be ready for training camp next season, the source told Schefter. Williams has been
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Associated Press Sep 25, 2023, 11:44 AM ET CHENGDU, China — Top-seeded Alexander Zverev will play for a 21st career title after beating third-seeded Grigor Dimitrov 6-3, 7-6 (2) in the semifinals of the Chengdu Open on Monday. The 26-year-old German will meet Roman Safiullin in Tuesday’s final. The 55th-ranked Russian defeated second-seeded Lorenzo Musetti
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