Month: October 2023

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterOct 18, 2023, 09:13 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun UFC star Conor McGregor reportedly will not face criminal charges stemming from an accusation of sexual assault at an NBA Finals game earlier this year in Miami. TMZ Sports reported
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Jake Trotter, ESPN Staff WriterOct 18, 2023, 01:24 PM ET Close Jake Trotter covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2011 covering college football. Before that, he worked at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Journal newspapers. You can follow him on Twitter @Jake_Trotter. Open Extended Reactions BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland
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Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterOct 18, 2023, 10:45 AM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Just outside Denver, in the Front Range Urban Corridor, the best college football team in Colorado is flying under the radar. At the Air Force Academy,
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ESPN Fantasy Oct 18, 2023, 12:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Sometimes it takes an expert’s eye to see something before everyone else does, such as Lauri Markkanen taking his game to a whole new level in Utah or Nic Claxton becoming one of the league’s premier shot-blockers. Play Fantasy Basketball For Free Create or
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Oct 18, 2023, 11:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The PGA Champions Tour revealed its 28-event 2024 schedule — with a record $67 million prize pool — on Wednesday. The seniors’ season tees off with the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai in Hawaii from Jan. 18-20. It concludes with the Charles Schwab Cup Championship in
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNOct 18, 2023, 12:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in an interview with Stephen A. Smith on ESPN’s “First Take” that the league is considering going back to the East vs. West format in the All-Star Game this season, after having the top vote-getters in each conference serve
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Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterOct 18, 2023, 12:16 PM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Open Extended Reactions BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — South Carolina coach Lamont Paris took note of the first question he received at the SEC basketball preview event Wednesday morning. “Right out of the gates with
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ESPN News Services Oct 18, 2023, 10:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has received a three-year contract extension through March 2027, it was announced Wednesday. “It really was quite simple, honestly,” Goodell said of the process involved for the extension. “It was just a matter of getting to it, frankly. It
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNOct 18, 2023, 12:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Philadelphia 76ers guard James Harden did not show up for practice Wednesday, sources told ESPN. Harden, who has sought a trade since picking up his $35.6 million player option for the 2023-24 season, had been expected to participate in Wednesday’s practice. Last week, Harden
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Oct 18, 2023, 11:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson will undergo season-ending shoulder surgery, owner Jim Irsay announced. “After consultation with our medical staff, Anthony, and those close to him, it has been determined that he will undergo surgery to repair his injured shoulder, which will end his season,” Irsay
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Oct 18, 2023, 09:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Micah Parsons clapped back at critics of Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys, saying they should bring “the same energy” for the Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers when they struggle. Parsons, Prescott and the Cowboys were widely panned after their historic 42-10 loss to the
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Oct 18, 2023, 10:31 AM Open Extended Reactions Wales coach Warren Gatland said his England counterpart Steve Borthwick must be ready to counter the “dark arts” of South Africa’s Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus ahead of their World Cup semifinal on Saturday. Gatland, whose side went out in the quarterfinals to Argentina last weekend, wrote
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Associated Press Oct 18, 2023, 09:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Now that she’s stepped back from the sport she dominated like few others, Serena Williams is ready to reflect. The tennis great has a two-book deal with the Random House Publishing Group, starting with an “intimate” memoir in which she will
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