Month: October 2023

John Keim, ESPN Staff WriterOct 6, 2023, 02:06 AM ET Close John Keim covers the Washington Commanders for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2013 after a stint with the Washington Post. He started covering the team in 1994 for the Journal Newspapers and later for the Washington Examiner. He has authored/co-authored four books. You can
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Associated Press Oct 5, 2023, 11:22 PM ET WENATCHEE, Wash. — Former NHL coach Kevin Constantine was fired as coach of the Wenatchee Wild on Thursday, a day after he was suspended indefinitely by the Western Hockey League for making “derogatory comments of a discriminatory nature.” In its first season in Washington after moving from
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Oct 5, 2023, 10:43 PM ET Pitt quarterback Phil Jurkovec started taking snaps at tight end this week in practice, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Thursday. A source confirmed the move to ESPN, saying it was likely Jurkovec would remain there for the rest of the year. Jurkovec, a transfer from Boston College, has struggled as
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Associated Press Oct 5, 2023, 08:48 PM ET JACKSON, Miss. — Chesson Hadley played bogey-free Thursday in the Sanderson Farms Championship and posted an 8-under 64 for a one-shot lead in his latest bid to secure his PGA Tour card. This is the third straight year Hadley has been on the bubble to finish among
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Associated Press Oct 5, 2023, 09:16 PM ET SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Sarah Gallagher won the U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur, beating Brenda Corrie Kuehn 1-up on Thursday at Troon Country Club. The 50-year-old Gallagher, a sixth-grade social studies teacher from Canton, Georgia, won with a 5-foot bogey putt for a halve on the final hole. “I
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Courtney Cronin, ESPN Staff WriterOct 5, 2023, 08:18 PM ET Close Courtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast
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Oct 5, 2023, 08:44 PM ET Ten days before the 40th anniversary of the Saddledome opening, the Calgary Flames announced on Thursday that they have finalized an agreement with the City of Calgary, the Calgary Stampede and the Alberta provincial government to build a new arena. Construction is slated to begin next year on the
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Pete Thamel, ESPNOct 5, 2023, 05:45 PM ET Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels is doubtful for Saturday’s game against UCF and is considered week-to-week with back tightness, a source told ESPN on Thursday. His expected absence would pave the way for Jason Bean to start against the Knights. Daniels’ back issue reappeared prior to the Texas
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Oct 5, 2023, 06:44 PM ET Dick Butkus, arguably the fiercest Monster of the Midway, has died at age 80, the Chicago Bears announced Thursday. Butkus became a Bears legend and Pro Football Hall of Famer in his nine-year career, which started in 1965. The middle linebacker was a vicious tackler whose intimidating presence put
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The Chicago Blackhawks have nearly doubled their season-ticket base thanks to the arrival of rookie phenom Connor Bedard. Bedard, 18, was the first overall pick in the 2023 draft and is one of the most-hyped prospects in years. When the Blackhawks won the draft lottery in May, the team sold $5.2 million in new season-ticket
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