Month: May 2024

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNMay 10, 2024, 05:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Mike Budenholzer is closing in on a deal to become the Phoenix Suns‘ next coach and a formal agreement is expected to be in place soon, sources told ESPN on Friday. The Suns and Budenholzer expect that he’ll be accompanying the team to the
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ESPN News Services May 10, 2024, 04:24 PM ET Sean Burroughs, a winner of the Little League World Series, a 2000 Olympic gold medalist and a first-round pick in the MLB draft, has died at the age of 43. The Long Beach (Calif.) Little League said in a statement posted to Instagram that Burroughs “tragically
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ESPN News Services May 10, 2024, 04:24 PM ET Sean Burroughs, a winner of the Little League World Series, a 2000 Olympic gold medalist and a first-round pick in the MLB draft, has died at the age of 43. The Long Beach (Calif.) Little League said in a statement posted to Instagram that Burroughs “tragically
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Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterMay 10, 2024, 03:03 PM ET Close Michael DiRocco is an NFL reporter at ESPN. DiRocco covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously covered the University of Florida for over a decade for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is a multiple APSE award winner. You can follow
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Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterMay 10, 2024, 03:53 PM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Former Illinois star Terrence Shannon Jr. will stand trial on first-degree felony rape and felony sexual aggravated battery charges June 10, a Kansas judge ruled at his preliminary hearing Friday. Shannon
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Jordan Raanan, ESPN Staff WriterMay 10, 2024, 02:48 PM ET Close Jordan Raanan is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Raanan covers the New York Giants. You can follow him via Twitter @JordanRaanan. Open Extended Reactions EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The $10,000 bet between former LSU teammates Jayden Daniels and Malik Nabers for the
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Associated Press May 10, 2024, 03:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SEATTLE — Grand Canyon University and Seattle University will join the West Coast Conference beginning with the 2025-26 season, giving the league best known nationally for its basketball programs 11 full members for the first time in its history. The conference announced the additions
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 10, 2024, 01:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A doubleheader is being planned for July 13 in Las Vegas featuring Janibek Alimkhanuly defending his unified middleweight championship against Andrei Mikhailovich and Raymond Muratalla vs. former champion Tevin Farmer, sources told ESPN on Friday. Alimkhanuly (15-0, 10 KOs) is slated to put his
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Courtney Cronin, ESPN Staff WriterMay 10, 2024, 02:01 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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Getty Images 2 hours ago Tadej Pogacar stretched his Giro d’Italia lead as he powered to victory in the stage-seven time trial, while Geraint Thomas dropped to third overall. The Slovenian once again illustrated his status as the overwhelming Giro favourite, flying up the final climb to overhaul Filippo Ganna’s time. Pogacar trailed double world
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Associated Press May 10, 2024, 11:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Missouri State will move up to the highest tier of Division I college football and join Conference USA in 2025, the league announced Friday. Missouri State will become the 12th full member of C-USA and the third school — along with Kennesaw State this
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Associated Press May 10, 2024, 10:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Two more low-ranking tennis players linked to a match-fixing syndicate in Belgium have been banned from the sport, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said Friday. Alejandro Crespo, a 34-year-old Bolivian, was banned for life and fined $250,000 for his “continuous pattern of
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Anthony Olivieri, ESPN.comMay 10, 2024, 11:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ricky Alderete, 45, arrested after a Jackie Robinson statue went missing from a Wichita, Kansas, youth baseball league in January, pleaded guilty on Thursday to theft and other charges. Alderete could face more than 19 years behind bars when he’s sentenced on July 1,
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May 10, 2024, 11:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle has been fined $35,000 for criticizing the officiating during his team’s playoff series against the New York Knicks, NBA executive vice president and head of basketball operations Joe Dumars announced Friday. Carlisle was wildly critical of the referees after the Pacers
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Rachel Doerrie, ESPNMay 10, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Rachel Doerrie is a professional data consultant specializing in data communication and modelling. She’s worked in the NHL and consulted for professional teams across North American and Europe. She hosts the Staff & Graph Podcast and discusses sports from a data-driven perspective. Open Extended Reactions The
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