Month: October 2023

Associated Press Oct 1, 2023, 05:14 PM ET ST. LOUIS — Adam Wainwright promised his children he would get a family dog when he retired from baseball. He didn’t have to. The St. Louis Cardinals presented the Wainwrights a Lagotto Romagnolo puppy during a 35-minute ceremony before the 42-year-old pitcher’s final game with the team
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Associated Press Oct 1, 2023, 06:51 PM ET ATLANTA — One final power milestone for the Atlanta Braves was especially memorable for Marcell Ozuna. Ozuna homered twice as the Braves tied the major league season record of 307 but lost their regular-season finale 10-9 to the Washington Nationals on Sunday as Jacob Young drove in
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Associated Press Oct 1, 2023, 06:18 PM ET TALLADEGA, Ala. — Ryan Blaney beat Kevin Harvick to the Talladega Superspeedway finish line by 0.012 seconds Sunday to advance into the round of eight of NASCAR’s playoffs and keep Harvick winless in his final season before retirement. Blaney used a crossover move from the outside lane
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Associated Press Oct 1, 2023, 08:14 PM ET ROGERS, Ark. — Hae Ran Ryu completed a wire-to-wire run to her first LPGA Tour title, a three-shot victory Sunday at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship. The 22-year-old rookie from South Korea had four birdies and an eagle in her last nine holes at Pinnacle Country Club
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Oct 1, 2023, 08:43 PM ET With the benefit of sitting out the final game of the regular season, the Tampa Bay Rays‘ Yandy Diaz won the American League batting title over the Texas Rangers‘ Corey Seager with a .330 average. Diaz trailed Seager by mere percentage points heading into Sunday’s game, with Seager at
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ESPN News Services Oct 1, 2023, 06:16 PM ET DETROIT — Miguel Cabrera made a backhanded stop, stepped on first base and smiled on the final play of his career. The crowd roared, Cabrera’s kids came out on the field, and one of the best hitters of all time shed some tears before the Detroit
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New South Wales Squad Sean Abbott (CA), Jackson Bird, Pat Cummins (CA), Joel Davies (R), Oliver Davies, Ben Dwarshuis, Jack Edwards, Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green, Ryan Hackney, Ryan Hadley, Liam Hatcher, Josh Hazlewood (CA), Moises Henriques, Baxter Holt, Daniel Hughes, Hayden Kerr, Nathan Lyon (CA), Blake Macdonald, Blake Nikitaras, Jack Nisbet (R), Kurtis Patterson, Ross
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Courtney Cronin, ESPN Staff WriterOct 1, 2023, 07:27 PM ET Close Courtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast
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ESPN News Services Oct 1, 2023, 06:25 PM ET PHOENIX – On Saturday night, the Houston Astros celebrated clinching a playoff spot with T-shirts and a subdued toast. One day later, after rallying to claim a bigger prize in their crosshairs, the Astros held an all-out locker room rager of cigars and champagne-and-beer showers that
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Tom Hamilton Close Tom Hamilton Senior Writer • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Mark Schlabach Close Mark Schlabach ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentOct 1, 2023, 08:13 AM ET MANCHESTER, England — Several teams have got the better of Manchester United already this season, and it’s easy to see why. Tottenham Hotspur are revitalised under Ange Postecoglou, Arsenal are genuine title challengers, Roberto De Zerbi’s Brighton & Hove Albion are one of the most well-coached teams
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Pete Thamel, ESPNOct 1, 2023, 05:56 PM ET Duke junior quarterback Riley Leonard has a high right ankle sprain and has a realistic chance of returning later this month for the Blue Devils, sources told ESPN on Sunday. Leonard is expected to miss multiple weeks, sources told ESPN. Duke has a bye this week before
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Associated Press Oct 1, 2023, 05:10 PM ET ST. LOUIS — If Sunday winds up as Joey Votto‘s final game with the Cincinnati Reds, it was a short one. The 40-year-old first baseman was ejected by plate umpire Shane Livensparger after the first inning of the game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Votto was given
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Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterOct 1, 2023, 03:48 PM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. HOUSTON — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett left Sunday’s 30-6 loss to the Houston Texans with a knee injury. Pickett was sacked as he spun out of
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