Month: October 2023

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterOct 4, 2023, 10:45 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. MINNEAPOLIS — Caleb Thielbar was 22, freshly drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers but still a devoted follower of his hometown Minnesota
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ESPN News Services Oct 4, 2023, 08:37 PM ET ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Two years after losing 102 games, the resilient Texas Rangers are savoring a journey that’s transformed them into a playoff team. “It’s all about bouncing back, dealing with the tough times. You know you’re going to have them,” manager Bruce Bochy said
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Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterOct 4, 2023, 05:20 PM ET Close Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals
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ESPN News Services Oct 4, 2023, 07:10 PM ET The NFL on Wednesday defended its recent coverage of pop superstar Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce amid backlash from fans and even Kelce himself, who said the league is “overdoing it” with its attention toward the duo’s rumored romance. Swift has
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Associated Press Oct 4, 2023, 07:10 PM ET BOSTON — The Celtics‘ typically straight-faced basketball boss Brad Stevens couldn’t hide his smile after watching just one practice with Jrue Holiday on the team. “We made a thousand mistakes. But you could also see, like, there’s that thing that’s there,” Stevens said at an introductory news
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Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterOct 4, 2023, 06:09 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Ole Miss will be fined $75,000 after fans threw debris onto the field in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s 55-49 win against LSU, the SEC announced Wednesday. The penalty comes in addition to
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Associated Press Oct 4, 2023, 05:09 PM ET MILWAUKEE — Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo says outfielder Jake McCarthy strained his oblique while taking batting practice Tuesday and is “weeks” from being healthy enough to play. The Diamondbacks removed McCarthy from their NL Wild Card Series roster about 10 minutes before their Game 1 victory
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Oct 4, 2023, 05:08 PM ET The NFL is considering discipline against Seattle Seahawks safety Jamal Adams for his actions toward the independent concussion doctor appointed by the NFL and NFLPA following his sideline evaluation in Monday night’s game, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Adams, who was making his season debut against the New
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Associated Press Oct 4, 2023, 04:31 PM ET SAN DIEGO — Bob Melvin will be back as manager of the big-spending San Diego Padres following the most disappointing season in franchise history, general manager A.J. Preller said Wednesday. The GM also downplayed reports of a fractured relationship with Melvin, who has guided the Padres to
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Associated Press Oct 4, 2023, 04:21 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR added Atlanta Motor Speedway and the road course at Watkins Glen International in upstate New York to the playoffs as part of the 2024 Cup Series schedule released Wednesday. Many of the celebrated changes to the schedule had already been announced: Bristol Motor
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterOct 4, 2023, 04:33 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Illinois’ Memorial Stadium has been cleared to host Friday night’s football game against Nebraska after a fire broke out Tuesday night in the south end of the building. After inspecting the area Wednesday,
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