Month: November 2023

David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterNov 2, 2023, 06:23 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions The Atlanta Braves enter the offseason as the consensus favorite to win next year’s World Series at sportsbooks around the nation, but the odds could change significantly depending on where marquee
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Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterNov 2, 2023, 07:03 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Open Extended Reactions It was Dec. 13, 2008, in New York City and time for the three Heisman Trophy finalists to take their place at
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Kendra Andrews, ESPNNov 2, 2023, 03:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — As the clock wound down with the Golden State Warriors trailing the Sacramento Kings by a point in the final seconds Wednesday night, Draymond Green found Klay Thompson with a few inches of space. Thompson rose above Davion Mitchell and hit
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Nov 2, 2023, 01:59 AM Open Extended Reactions Former Wallabies Andrew Slack and Justin Harrison as well as high performance specialist Darlene Harrison will undertake Rugby Australia’s external review of the Wallabies’ 2023 season including the dismal World Cup campaign. Coach Eddie Jones fell on his sword this week less than a year into his
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Associated Press Nov 1, 2023, 08:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CANCUN, Mexico — US Open champion Coco Gauff double-faulted four times in a row while serving for the second set and wound up losing 6-0, 7-5 to three-time major title winner Iga Swiatek in round-robin action at the WTA Finals on a windy Wednesday
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Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterNov 2, 2023, 02:47 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — There was disappointment, of course, but the Arizona Diamondbacks were committed to holding their heads high Wednesday night despite losing to the Texas Rangers in the World
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Associated Press Nov 2, 2023, 12:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CANCUN, Mexico — Iga Swiatek says she and other women’s tennis players are more united than in the past as they seek changes on the WTA Tour, including improvements to prioritize the athletes’ well-being. “We are not happy with some things,” Swiatek, a three-time
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Pete Thamel, ESPNNov 1, 2023, 11:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A vast majority of the Big Ten coaches expressed their frustrations with the ongoing signal-stealing investigation at Michigan in a video call with commissioner Tony Petitti on Wednesday, sources told ESPN. The call, which took 90 minutes, included nearly an hour without Michigan coach
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ESPN News Services Nov 2, 2023, 12:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — The last time the Boston Celtics scored 155 points in a regular-season game, there was only one championship banner hanging in the rafters of the old Boston Garden. Red Auerbach was still the coach. The Lakers were still in Minneapolis. On
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Associated Press Nov 1, 2023, 08:56 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Flyers goalie Carter Hart left Wednesday night’s game against the Buffalo Sabres midway through the first period with what the club called a “mid-body injury.” Hart, who was 4-3 with a 2.30 goals against average in seven previous starts as Philadelphia’s primary goaltender, appeared to
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David Schoenfield, ESPN Senior WriterNov 1, 2023, 11:00 PM ET Close Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 Open Extended Reactions The Rangers have done it! They’ve won their first World Series in franchise history, beating the Diamondbacks in five games in what was one of the
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Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff WriterNov 1, 2023, 11:21 PM ET Close Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus Member, Baseball Writers Association of America Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — If the regular-season version of Corey Seager is firmly established as one of the
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