Month: October 2023

Associated Press Oct 16, 2023, 06:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Cricket is an Olympic sport again. Flag football gets in for the first time. Five sports were finally added to the 2028 Los Angeles Games by the International Olympic Committee on Monday with baseball-softball, lacrosse and squash also confirmed for the program. The slate
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Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterOct 16, 2023, 09:30 AM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions SEATTLE — Washington wide receiver Rome Odunze‘s connection with quarterback Michael Penix Jr. is almost supernatural. “We kind of have that Spidey sense for one another,” Odunze said. A subtle
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Oct 16, 2023, 09:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Kim Ng is out as general manager of the Miami Marlins after declining the mutual option on her contract for the 2024 season. Marlins owner Bruce Sherman announced Monday that the organization initially exercised its team option on Ng, the first woman to serve as GM
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Oct 16, 2023, 09:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Wisconsin quarterback Tanner Mordecai broke his hand during Saturday’s 15-6 loss to Iowa on Saturday and had surgery on Sunday, a source told ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Mordecai had a pin put in his hand and he’s expected to be out for the immediate future, according to
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Associated Press Oct 16, 2023, 07:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TOKYO — Jordan Thompson upset ninth-ranked Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-4 in the opening round of the Japan Open on Monday for his second win over a top-10 opponent this season. The 29-year-old Australian saved four of the five break points he faced to claim
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Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterOct 16, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions BUFFALO, NY — The Buffalo Sabres didn’t rebuild from scratch. Don’t let the franchise’s headline-generating class of rising young stars convince otherwise. Buffalo was reforged through strategy, embracing fundamentals and a return
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Cricket will be among the sports to feature at the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics. Recommended by the LA Local Organising Committee (LOCOG), the proposal was rubber-stamped by the International Olympic Committee’s members, who voted on Monday in Mumbai. Five new sports – cricket (men’s and women’s T20s), baseball/softball, flag football, lacrosse and squash –
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ESPN News Services Oct 15, 2023, 11:31 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Detroit Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone had a team-leading nine tackles in Sunday’s 20-6 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but his biggest thrill was being able to hug his parents, who made the trip to Raymond James Stadium only a few days after
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Jeff Passan, ESPNOct 16, 2023, 12:30 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Over the winter, Jordan Montgomery spent his days at Tread Athletics, a performance lab about 10 miles outside of Charlotte, fine-tuning his pitching craft.
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Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff WriterOct 16, 2023, 01:05 AM ET Close Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus Member, Baseball Writers Association of America Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Jordan Montgomery came up big in the Texas Rangers‘ biggest game of the year,
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