Month: October 2023

Associated Press Oct 27, 2023, 04:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Two members of the Korn Ferry Tour were suspended for three and six months Friday for placing bets on PGA Tour competitions, making them the latest professional athletes to be disciplined for sports betting. Vince India and Jake Staiano,
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Courtney Cronin, ESPN Staff WriterOct 27, 2023, 03:46 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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Mike Coppinger, ESPNOct 27, 2023, 04:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Keyshawn Davis tested positive for marijuana, sources told ESPN, and his majority-decision victory over Nahir Albright this month has been changed to a no-decision. The Texas commission suspended Davis for 90 days, according to boxing’s official record keeper, BoxRec. Davis, 24, will be eligible
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Associated Press Oct 27, 2023, 03:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — Regular-season conference champions are no longer guaranteed spots in the National Invitation Tournament. The NIT board of managers tweaked its qualifying rules for its postseason tournament Friday, saying regular-season champs who do not win their conference tournament and are not otherwise selected
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterOct 27, 2023, 03:06 PM Close • 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 Open Extended Reactions PARIS, France — After seven weeks of tries and tribulations and grand hopes of a new
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Associated Press Oct 27, 2023, 03:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — The Globe Life Field roof will be closed for Game 1 of the World Series between the Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks. Major League Baseball announced the decision about 5½ hours before the opener Friday night. The forecast called for temperatures
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Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterOct 27, 2023, 01:50 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs wide receiver Justyn Ross has been placed on the NFL commissioner’s exempt list after being arrested this week on charges of domestic battery and criminal damage
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Oct 27, 2023, 11:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Philadelphia and New England will take part in one of the tighter Round 1 matchups of this year’s MLS Cup playoffs. Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports Major League Soccer is returning to the sort of postseason format with which American fans will be intimately familiar: a best-of-three series.
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Associated Press Oct 27, 2023, 12:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes have activated forward Andrei Svechnikov from injured reserve. The team announced the move Friday, hours before facing the San Jose Sharks at home. Svechnikov suffered a serious knee injury last season, sidelining him for the last part of
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterOct 27, 2023, 01:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jon Jones apologized to Stipe Miocic in an Instagram video Thursday and said he planned to get surgery Friday for the injury that will keep him out of UFC 295. Jones was scheduled to defend his UFC heavyweight title against Miocic, the
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Jordan Raanan, ESPN Staff WriterOct 27, 2023, 01:27 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. Open Extended Reactions EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones is out for this Sunday’s game against the
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Associated Press Oct 27, 2023, 12:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — The Arizona Diamondbacks added an extra bat for the World Series, putting Jace Peterson on the roster Friday and dropping pitcher Slade Cecconi for their matchup against the Texas Rangers. The Rangers went with the same 26 players from their American
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Oct 27, 2023, 12:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Florida Panthers center Sam Bennett, who has yet to play this season, has returned to practice and could be back in the lineup when Florida hosts the Seattle Kraken in Sunrise on Saturday night. Bennett, who scored 44 goals over the past two seasons, sustained a
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Associated Press Oct 27, 2023, 11:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions WIMBLEDON, England — The All England Club’s plan to build an 8,000-seat stadium and 38 other courts at Wimbledon that would allow the Grand Slam to hold its qualifying tournament on site has won approval from a local planning council. The expansion would take
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