Month: March 2024

Jeff Wagenheim, ESPNMar 20, 2024, 08:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Once again, it’s back to the starting line for Bellator MMA. The second-fiddle fight promotion seems to always be starting over, redefining itself or making a comeback. Friday will bring the latest incarnation at Bellator Belfast, with the fight card in the Northern Ireland
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Associated Press Mar 20, 2024, 07:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SEOUL, South Korea — Jackson Merrill, a 20-year-old center fielder who had never played above Double-A, made his major league debut for San Diego in Wednesday’s opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers after the Padres selected his contract from Double-A San Antonio. Slotted ninth
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ESPN News Services Mar 20, 2024, 12:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former baseball star Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore have lost the financial backing of the Carlyle Group with one payment left to claim majority ownership of the Minnesota Timberwolves, according to current owner Glen Taylor. That payment was set to close a process
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Getty Images Russian racing driver Nikita Mazepin has overturned European Union sanctions imposed as part of the response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Mazepin, who drove in Formula 1 for Haas in 2021, and his father had assets frozen and were given a travel ban. His father, billionaire businessman Dmitry Mazepin, was deemed a close
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Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMar 19, 2024, 04:56 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Former NHL winger Chris Simon has died at the age of 52. His death was confirmed Tuesday by two of his former teams, the Colorado Avalanche and the New York Islanders. The rugged forward was
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterMar 19, 2024, 10:39 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions DAYTON, Ohio — When Wagner‘s lead shrank from 13 points to one in the final three minutes of Tuesday night’s First Four matchup against Howard, coach Donald Copeland kept his
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ESPN News Services Mar 19, 2024, 12:47 PM ET MIAMI — The death of Konstantin Koltsov, the Belarusian former pro hockey player and boyfriend of professional tennis player Aryna Sabalenka, has been ruled an apparent suicide, the Miami-Dade Police Department said Tuesday. Koltsov was 42. Police said in a statement sent to Reuters that Bal
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Alaina Getzenberg, ESPNMar 19, 2024, 02:57 PM ET Close Alaina Getzenberg is a staff writer who covers the Buffalo Bills and the NFL. She joined ESPN in 2021. Alaina was previously a beat reporter for the Charlotte Observer and has also worked for CBS Sports and the Dallas Morning News. She is a graduate of
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Associated Press Mar 19, 2024, 06:50 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A 16-year-old boy is facing a new felony charge over the mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs‘ Super Bowl celebration that killed one person and wounded almost two dozen others, local juvenile authorities said Tuesday. Authorities said the teenager was arraigned Tuesday
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Associated Press Mar 19, 2024, 08:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — For 13 straight bouts over seven consecutive years, Canelo Álvarez refused to fight another Mexican. The biggest star in boxing said he respected his nation and its top talents too much to deliver any setbacks to their careers. Álvarez has
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