Month: October 2023

Associated Press Oct 7, 2023, 06:04 AM ET BEIJING — Second-ranked Iga Swiatek ended Coco Gauff‘s 16-match winning streak as she advanced to the China Open final with a dominant 6-2, 6-3 victory over the US Open champion on Saturday. It was the 19-year-old Gauff’s first loss since the quarterfinals in Montreal, a span that
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Associated Press Oct 7, 2023, 08:41 AM ET LONDON — The NFL could stage a game in yet another international location “as early as next year,” commissioner, Roger Goodell said Saturday. Goodell spoke at a fans’ forum in London, which is hosting three games this season before the international slate switches to Germany for two
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ESPN News Services Oct 7, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Texas starting defensive back Ryan Watts is doubtful to play in Saturday’s game against Oklahoma, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Watts hasn’t practiced this week after suffering a lower-body injury against Kansas. Freshman Malik Muhammad and Wake Forest transfer Gavin Holmes are expected to get more
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Associated Press Oct 6, 2023, 01:16 PM ET Paul Pogba‘s backup “B” sample has also tested positive for testosterone, meaning the Juventus midfielder now faces a doping investigation. The exams were carried out by Nado Italia, Italy’s anti-doping agency, which suspended Pogba provisionally nearly a month ago following a positive test carried out after Juventus’
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ESPN News Services Oct 6, 2023, 06:43 PM ET NEW YORK — Team-initiated video reviews were slightly less successful in the major leagues this season, which saw overturned calls drop to 48.5% from 50.2% in 2022. Major League Baseball said Friday that 625 of 1,288 club challenges were overturned. There were 304 calls confirmed (23.6%)
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Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterOct 6, 2023, 09:55 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. LOS ANGELES — Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno, hit in the head by a backswing earlier this week, has not entered
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Oct 6, 2023, 06:42 PM ET The Atlanta Braves tabbed right-hander Spencer Strider as the Game 1 starter for Saturday’s NL Division Series clash with the Philadelphia Phillies. Braves manager Brian Snitker said left-hander Max Fried will start Game 2 on Monday. Strider is a National League Cy Young Award candidate after going 20-5 with
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David Schoenfield, ESPN Senior WriterOct 6, 2023, 06:59 PM ET Close Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 BALTIMORE — With the hope of returning to the Texas Rangers‘ playoff roster, Max Scherzer threw to live batters on Friday for the first time since he last pitched
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Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterOct 6, 2023, 02:52 PM ET Close Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018,
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