Month: March 2024

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMar 16, 2024, 08:48 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Wyndham Clark had just regained a share of the third-round lead at the 50th Players Championship on Saturday when
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNMar 16, 2024, 09:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Star boxer Ryan Garcia said Friday that the New York State Athletic Commission wants him to undergo a mental-health evaluation ahead of his April 20 WBC junior welterweight title fight against Devin Haney in Brooklyn. In a since-deleted video posted to social media, Garcia
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterMar 16, 2024, 09:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jose Aldo, a UFC Hall of Famer and longtime former UFC featherweight champion, will come out of retirement and fight Jonathan Martinez in a bantamweight fight at UFC 301 on May 4 in Aldo’s native Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, sources confirmed with
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Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterMar 16, 2024, 09:46 PM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions FORT WORTH, Texas — With his team on the cusp of its first trip to the NCAA tournament since 2019 after an improbable win over Florida Atlantic in
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ESPN News Services Mar 16, 2024, 09:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Donovan Clingan scored 22 points and Jaylin Stewart gave No. 2 UConn an unexpected boost with three second-half 3-pointers during a decisive run as the top-seeded Huskies beat No. 10 Marquette 73-57 on Saturday night to win the Big East
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Associated Press Mar 16, 2024, 08:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Keshon Gilbert wrapped up a spectacular Big 12 Tournament for Iowa State with 16 points, and the seventh-ranked Cyclones blitzed No. 1 Houston to begin the second half Saturday night, allowing them to roll to a 69-41 win and their
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Associated Press Mar 16, 2024, 07:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ryan Blaney has won the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR race at Bristol Motor Speedway. The reigning Cup Series champion covered the 0.533-mile concrete track in Bristol, Tennessee, in 15.356 seconds on Saturday. He edged Josh Berry for the No. 1 spot and will lead
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Courtney Cronin, ESPN Staff WriterMar 16, 2024, 06:46 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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ESPN News Services Mar 16, 2024, 07:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — Terrence Shannon Jr. scored a career-high 40 points for a Big Ten Tournament record to lead a second-half surge by 13th-ranked Illinois in a 98-87 victory over Nebraska in the semifinals on Saturday. Marcus Domask added 16 points, eight assists and
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Associated Press Mar 16, 2024, 07:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BUFFALO, N.Y. — Canisius University will not renew Reggie Witherspoon’s contract after eight seasons and is launching a search for its next men’s basketball coach. The school termed the decision a mutual parting of ways in announcing Saturday that Witherspoon will not return. The
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Mar 16, 2024, 05:54 PM Open Extended Reactions Wales have rejected coach Warren Gatland’s offer to resign after they finished bottom of the Six Nations standings for the first time in 21 years following a 24-21 defeat to Italy in Cardiff on Saturday. Gatland said he remains committed to taking Wales to the 2027 World
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Mar 16, 2024, 05:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Seattle Seahawks will sign former Miami Dolphins linebacker Jerome Baker to a one-year, $7 million contract, Baker’s agents, Drew and Jason Rosenhaus, told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Saturday. The agreement comes a day after Baker met with Seattle following another free agent visit with the
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Associated Press Mar 16, 2024, 04:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — Max Klesmit made a runner in the lane with 4.8 seconds to play in overtime and Wisconsin beat Big Ten Tournament top-seed Purdue 76-75 on Saturday for a spot in the conference championship game. Klesmit’s clutch shot followed his teammate Chucky Hepburn‘s
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