Month: September 2023

Sep 12, 2023, 02:04 PM ET Buffalo Bills owner Terry Pegula allegedly made a racist comment about Black players in the NFL, according to a racial discrimination lawsuit against the league filed Tuesday by longtime reporter Jim Trotter. Trotter alleges in the lawsuit that in 2020, a fellow NFL Media reporter recalled a conversation he
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Sep 12, 2023, 12:39 PM ET The Colorado Avalanche agreed to terms with forward Tomas Tatar on a one-year contract on Tuesday. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. “Tomas has been a consistent, productive player throughout his NHL career,” Avalanche general manager Chris MacFarland said. “He is a veteran winger who brings scoring
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ESPN News Services Sep 12, 2023, 11:44 AM ET Former NFL wide receiver Mike Williams has died at the age of 36, his agent told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday. Agent Hadley Engelhard said Williams died Tuesday morning. Williams has been hospitalized in the intensive care in Tampa, Florida, since last week following a construction
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterSep 12, 2023, 12:36 PM ET The UFC and WWE are now officially under one roof. Endeavor, the UFC’s parent company, and WWE announced Tuesday the closing of its merger and the launch of TKO, a company that will combine the forces of the two global-powerhouse live-event and sports promoters. TKO
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Associated Press Sep 12, 2023, 12:02 PM ET Horse racing’s federally created oversight panel found no single cause of death among 12 horses at Churchill Downs this spring, but recommends further action and analysis to mitigate risk at the home of the Kentucky Derby, according to a report released Tuesday. The Horseracing Integrity and Safety
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ESPN News Services Sep 12, 2023, 12:33 PM ET Alek Manoah, the Opening Day starter for the Toronto Blue Jays who later was sent to the minors, is unlikely to pitch again this season, SportsNet reported Tuesday. Manoah, 25, met last week with specialists who examined his ailing knee, back and right quad. While they
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Jeff Passan, ESPNSep 12, 2023, 12:46 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The New York Mets are hiring David Stearns as their president of baseball operations, sources told ESPN on Tuesday, tabbing the architect of multiple division titles in Milwaukee to
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Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterSep 12, 2023, 12:47 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Ohio State coach Ryan Day named Kyle McCord the starting quarterback for the remainder of the season after being noncommittal about the full-time starter the past few weeks. Day had a quarterback battle
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Associated Press Sep 12, 2023, 12:34 PM ET NEW YORK — Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr.’s alleged attack on his girlfriend at a New York City hotel left the woman with a fractured neck vertebrae and a cut above her right eye, prosecutors revealed at his arraignment Tuesday. Porter, 23, is charged with felony
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Kevin Seifert, ESPN Staff WriterSep 12, 2023, 10:50 AM ET Close Kevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He was previously a beat reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Washington Times. He
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International basketball prospect Sasa Ciani has committed to Xavier in the class of 2023, he told ESPN on Tuesday. The 6-foot-10, 20-year old center brings significant international experience with the Slovenian national team, playing five different times for their junior teams at FIBA events, and making his debut for the senior national team in February
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David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterSep 12, 2023, 09:05 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 The New York Jets‘ odds to win the Super Bowl lengthened significantly Monday at sportsbooks as oddsmakers tried to assess the impact of Aaron Rodgers‘ injury. Caesars Sportsbook moved the Jets’ Super Bowl odds
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