Month: October 2023

Andrew Lopez, ESPNOct 25, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The preseason hype train for San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama reached full steam Friday night in San Francisco. Playing in the Spurs’ preseason finale against the Golden State Warriors, the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NBA draft showed off everything he had
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterOct 25, 2023, 01:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jon Jones is out of his highly anticipated heavyweight title fight against Stipe Miocic, UFC CEO Dana White announced Tuesday on social media. Jones was supposed to defend the UFC heavyweight title against Miocic, the former champ, in the main event of
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Oct 25, 2023, 06:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The NBA and China may have encountered turbulence in their relations over the years, but retired great Yao Ming told Reuters the league is still “first class” in his home country. Yao, the president of the Chinese Basketball Association, soared to stardom in
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Kendra Andrews, ESPNOct 25, 2023, 03:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — Chris Paul hovered around midcourt sizing up his much larger former teammate Jusuf Nurkic. With two quick dribbles, Paul dashed around the 6-foot-11 center and made a beeline for the hoop. He pumped the ball once, skirted around Josh Okogie and
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Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterOct 25, 2023, 02:01 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — They wouldn’t use the word “stunned,” but the Philadelphia Phillies certainly looked the part as they sat around their clubhouse contemplating what could have been after dropping
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ESPN News Services Oct 25, 2023, 01:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MONTREAL — Veteran defenseman David Savard is will miss six-to-eight weeks with a fracture to his left hand, the Montreal Canadiens said on Tuesday. Savard left Monday’s win in Buffalo midway through the third period after blocking multiple shots, one of which knocked
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Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterOct 25, 2023, 12:40 AM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions DENVER — LeBron James opened up his 21st season by being limited to
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Open Extended Reactions The Arizona Diamondbacks are World Series bound! Editor’s Picks 1 Related They secured their ticket to the Fall Classic with a 4-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 7 on Tuesday night. The Diamondbacks last won the World Series in 2001, which was the franchise’s fourth season in Major League Baseball.
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Jeff Passan, ESPNOct 24, 2023, 11:23 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Doubted and dismissed when baseball’s postseason began, the Arizona Diamondbacks have spent October embodying the words of their manager, Torey Lovullo. “Anything can happen,”
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Oct 24, 2023, 11:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Chase Winovich, who starred as a defensive end and linebacker at Michigan before playing five seasons in the NFL, announced his retirement on Tuesday night. Winovich made two All-Big Ten teams in 2017 and 2018 and was taken in the third round of the 2019 NFL
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