Month: October 2023

Oct 2, 2023, 01:17 PM ET Major League Baseball attendance experienced its largest growth in 30 years in 2023, the league announced Monday. Total attendance of 70,747,365 was up 9.6% over 2022 (64,556,636), and the average attendance of 29,295 was up 9.1%. Seventeen of the 30 teams drew more than 2.5 million fans, matching the
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Oct 2, 2023, 12:54 PM ET The New York Mets officially introduced David Stearns as their new president of baseball operations on Monday. Stearns, 38, will oversee the entire operations department, effective immediately. The native New Yorker and former Milwaukee Brewers general manager grew up rooting for the Mets and was an intern with the
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ESPN News Services Oct 2, 2023, 01:19 PM ET DeMar DeRozan appreciates the continuity of the Chicago Bulls‘ roster entering the season and believes his next contract will take care of itself. “That continuity goes so far,” DeRozan said Monday. “Sometimes you’ve got to hit the wall hard to help each other get back up.
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Jeff Wagenheim, ESPNOct 2, 2023, 12:05 PM ET Bellator 300 was to be headlined by an unprecedented four championship bouts. Now it’s down to three. Linton Vassell, who was to challenge heavyweight champion Ryan Bader at Saturday’s event in San Diego, withdrew from the fight because of illness, a Bellator official confirmed Monday. The fight
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Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterOct 2, 2023, 12:31 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. NC State will start MJ Morris at quarterback against Marshall this weekend, coach Dave Doeren announced Monday. Morris replaces veteran Brennan Armstrong, who transferred to the Wolfpack from Virginia for his final
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Rob Demovsky, ESPN Staff WriterOct 2, 2023, 11:53 AM ET Close Rob Demovsky is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Green Bay Packers. He has covered the Packers since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2013. Demovsky is a two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year as selected by the NSSA. You can follow him
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Associated Press Oct 2, 2023, 12:26 PM ET SAN DIEGO — Manager Bob Melvin’s job appears to be safe with the underwhelming San Diego Padres after owner Peter Seidler said in a statement Monday morning that the current leadership team “continues to have my full support.” The announcement came less than 24 hours after the
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Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderOct 2, 2023, 12:12 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 The Charlotte Hornets are launching a jersey-patch partnership with YouTube and social media sensation MrBeast, a novel entrée between an influencer and an NBA franchise. MrBeast — whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson — will
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Oct 2, 2023, 11:21 AM ET Former Pro Bowl tight Russ Francis was killed in a plane crash in Lake Placid, New York, on Sunday, according to family members. Francis was 70. Francis and Richard McSpadden, a former commander of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, rolled hard to the left after takeoff from Lake Placid
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Courtney Cronin, ESPN Staff WriterOct 2, 2023, 10:25 AM 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 2, 2023, 10:51 AM ET Toronto Raptors big man Christian Koloko is out indefinitely due to respiratory issues. The team announced Monday that he will not participate in training camp in Vancouver. Koloko, 23, was Toronto’s second-round draft pick (33rd overall) in 2022 out of Arizona. The 7-foot-1 center averaged 3.1 points and 2.9
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