Month: October 2023

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterOct 10, 2023, 12:20 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun UFC heavyweight Derrick Lewis has signed to replace Curtis Blaydes in a main event fight against Jailton Almeida, sources confirmed to ESPN on Monday. Lewis (27-11) just signed a new
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Adriana Garcia Oct 10, 2023, 02:34 PM ET Spain international Jenni Hermoso is considering taking legal action after her videotaped testimony in the investigation of Luis Rubiales over his unsolicited kiss was leaked to the media, sources have told ESPN. Hermoso gave evidence to a Spanish state prosecutor before lodging a criminal complaint on Sept.
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Associated Press Oct 10, 2023, 02:12 PM ET COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State running back TreVeyon Henderson is expected to be back in the lineup for the Buckeyes’ game at Purdue, coach Ryan Day said Tuesday. However, another key starter, receiver Emeka Egbuka, remains questionable for Saturday’s game. Henderson, a third-year running back and NFL
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Oct 10, 2023, 02:31 PM ET Micah Parsons and the Cowboys are hoping for a rematch with the 49ers after their historic 42-10 loss Sunday night in San Francisco. But Niners star Deebo Samuel had a word of warning for Parsons and the Cowboys. “I don’t think [the Cowboys] want to see us again,” Samuel
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterOct 10, 2023, 02:01 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter has a “tremendous chance” to return Friday against Stanford after missing the team’s past three games, coach Deion Sanders said. Sanders said Tuesday that Hunter, a cornerback and
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Oct 10, 2023, 01:58 PM ET The Atlanta Falcons have traded for Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Van Jefferson, a source told ESPN’s Michael Rothstein on Tuesday. The trade involves a swap of 2025 draft picks, the source said. Jefferson was a key contributor to the Rams’ 2021 Super Bowl run but has struggled to
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Oct 10, 2023, 01:59 PM ET Brendan Malone, father of Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone and orchestrator of the vaunted Detroit Pistons defenses in the late 1980s and ’90s, has died at the age of 81. The Nuggets announced the news on Tuesday in a social media post. “It is with tremendous sadness that we
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Associated Press Oct 10, 2023, 01:20 PM ET MADRID — With his “batteries charged” again after an exhausting Ryder Cup week, Jon Rahm is back home to try to surpass idol Seve Ballesteros with a fourth Spanish Open title. Rahm matched Ballesteros’ three titles by winning in Madrid last year, and he arrives as the
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Todd Archer, ESPN Staff WriterOct 10, 2023, 01:02 PM ET Close Todd Archer is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Dallas Cowboys. Archer has covered the NFL since 1997 and Dallas since 2003. He joined ESPN in 2010. You can follow him on Twitter at @toddarcher. FRISCO, Texas — After five weeks and
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Associated Press Oct 10, 2023, 12:00 PM ET SEOUL, South Korea — Second-seeded Jelena Ostapenko was eliminated from the Korea Open in the first round by wild card Dayeon Back 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4) on Tuesday. In her third tour-level tournament appearance, all of which have been at the Korea Open in her home country,
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The head of Formula 1’s drivers’ organisation says the Qatar Grand Prix proved that there is a heat-related limit for the human body in the sport. Several drivers needed medical attention after the race for either dehydration or heat exhaustion. Meanwhile, Alpine’s Esteban Ocon vomited in his helmet. Grand Prix Drivers’ Association chairman Alex Wurz
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Associated Press Oct 10, 2023, 12:23 PM ET GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida coach Billy Napier is making a few tweaks before his team’s next road game. Following lopsided losses at then-No. 14 Utah in the season opener and at Kentucky two weeks ago, Napier decided to change his team’s schedule as it prepares to travel
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Dan Murphy, ESPN Staff WriterOct 10, 2023, 12:37 PM ET Close Covers the Big Ten Joined ESPN.com in 2014 Graduate of the University of Notre Dame NCAA president Charlie Baker and Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti are scheduled to testify at a Senate hearing about the future of college sports next week. Baker and many
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Josh Weinfuss, ESPN Staff WriterOct 10, 2023, 11:08 AM ET Close Josh Weinfuss is a staff writer who covers the Arizona Cardinals and the NFL at ESPN. Josh has covered the Cardinals since 2012, joining ESPN in 2013. He is a member of the Pro Football Writers of America and a graduate of Indiana University.
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Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterOct 10, 2023, 11:20 AM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato A month after Michigan head coach Juwan Howard underwent heart surgery, there is “no timetable” for his return, according to Saddi Washington, an assistant under Howard. Associate head coach Phil Martelli
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