Month: September 2023

Sep 18, 2023, 06:57 PM ET Free agent guard/forward Kelly Oubre Jr. is expected to sign a one-year deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Oubre could get significant opportunity on the wing with the uncertainty around James Harden, who has requested a trade out of Philadelphia. The Sixers lost Georges Niang,
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Associated Press Sep 18, 2023, 06:08 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — All-Star rookie third baseman Josh Jung was back in the starting lineup for the playoff-chasing Texas Rangers on Monday night after missing six weeks with a fractured left thumb. Manager Bruce Bochy, after watching Jung go through a live batting practice, said he would
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Associated Press Sep 18, 2023, 06:29 PM ET Four former University of Iowa athletes who faced criminal charges in connection with a state investigation into illegal sports wagering have pleaded guilty to underage gambling in agreements reach with prosecutors in Iowa City. Football players Arland Bruce IV, Reggie Bracy and Jack Johnson and basketball player
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 18, 2023, 05:32 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia The Southeastern Conference suspended three Florida players and one Tennessee player for the first half of their upcoming games for flagrant unsportsmanlike actions at the end of
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Pete Thamel, ESPNSep 18, 2023, 04:45 PM ET The Colorado State University Police Department and local authorities have looked into threats — including death threats — against Colorado State defensive back Henry Blackburn and his family, athletic director Joe Parker told ESPN on Monday. Blackburn, a senior from Boulder, delivered an illegal hit on Colorado
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 18, 2023, 04:14 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Six-time major champion Phil Mickelson said he isn’t wagering on football games this season as he continues to recover from a gambling addiction. Mickelson’s statement on social
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Pete Thamel Dan Murphy Close Dan Murphy ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Big Ten Joined ESPN.com in 2014 Graduate of the University of Notre Dame Sep 18, 2023, 04:18 PM ET Michigan State University informed head football coach Mel Tucker in a letter on Monday of the school’s “intent to terminate” his contract for cause,
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Jordan Raanan, ESPN Staff WriterSep 18, 2023, 05:10 PM ET Close Jordan Raanan is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Raanan covers the New York Giants. You can follow him via Twitter @JordanRaanan. An MRI showed that New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley suffered an “ordinary” ankle sprain that now is expected to
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Sep 18, 2023, 04:03 PM ET CBS Sports longtime sportscaster Jim Nantz was among six people named as part of the PGA of America’s 2023 Hall of Fame class. Nantz joins the PGA’s Robert Dolan, Don Wegrzyn and Herb Wimberly, PGA past President Suzy Whaley and LPGA legend Kathy Whitworth (posthumous). The six will be
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Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterSep 18, 2023, 03:14 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 The Kansas City Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes have restructured his agreement, giving him $210.6 million between 2023 and 2026, the most money in NFL history over a four-season span. His compensation
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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNSep 18, 2023, 02:30 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Columbus Blue Jackets management admitted it made a mistake in hiring former head coach Mike Babcock, apologizing privately to players and publicly to critics. Babcock resigned from the Blue Jackets over the weekend — days before the start of
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Sep 18, 2023, 03:24 PM ET The Cincinnati Reds placed outfielder Harrison Bader on the 10-day injured list with a right groin strain Monday amid a flurry of roster moves. The Reds also recalled right-hander Connor Phillips, who will make his third career start Monday night against the Minnesota Twins. It’s unclear when Bader suffered
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Associated Press Sep 18, 2023, 02:56 PM ET SAN DIEGO — San Diego Padres owner Peter Seidler underwent an unspecified medical procedure last month and “am now on the road to recovery,” he said in a statement posted Monday morning on the team’s account on X, formerly known as Twitter. Seidler is a two-time cancer
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Associated Press Sep 18, 2023, 03:18 PM ET LSU starting safety Greg Brooks is out indefinitely with what coach Brian Kelly described Monday as a “medical emergency.” Kelly said he could not go into detail about Brooks’ condition out of respect for his family’s privacy. It also is potentially a violation of federal law for
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Associated Press Sep 18, 2023, 03:40 PM ET TORONTO — Minnesota selected American forward Taylor Heise with the first pick of the inaugural Professional Women’s Hockey League draft Monday. Tennis legend Billie Jean King, a member of the league’s board of directors, made the announcement. The PWHL formed over the summer and is set to
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