Month: September 2024

Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterSep 11, 2024, 05:50 PM ET Close Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals
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Associated Press Sep 11, 2024, 05:35 PM ET COLUMBIA, S.C. — Kevin Long, who played running back at South Carolina before getting drafted by the New York Jets, has died at age 69. The university said Long died Tuesday. Curtis Frye, the former track coach at South Carolina who was a close friend of Long,
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Associated Press Sep 11, 2024, 05:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Merrill Kelly left his start against the Texas Rangers on Wednesday after throwing a pitch in the fifth inning. Kelly walked the opening batter in the fifth and winced after throwing a pitch to Marcus Semien. The right-hander doubled
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Andreas Hale, ESPNSep 11, 2024, 04:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Sean O’Malley believes he’s very close to eclipsing Conor McGregor as the biggest star in the UFC. The current UFC bantamweight champion will defend his championship against Merab Dvalishvili in the main event of Noche UFC at The Sphere in Las
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ESPN News Services Sep 11, 2024, 03:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tampa Bay Rays reliever Edwin Uceta was suspended three games and fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Baseball for intentionally throwing at Nick Castellanos during Tuesday’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies. MLB also announced that Rays manager Kevin Cash has been suspended
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Associated Press Sep 11, 2024, 03:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions OKLAHOMA CITY — Former conference rivals Oklahoma and Oklahoma State will face off in a men’s basketball game on Dec. 14 at the Paycom Center, home of the Oklahoma City Thunder. The schools competed for decades as members of the Big 12, but Oklahoma
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Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterSep 11, 2024, 01:16 PM ET Close Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018,
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Field Level Media Sep 11, 2024, 01:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Atlanta Braves placed All-Star right-hander Reynaldo Lopez on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with right shoulder inflammation. Lopez was removed from Tuesday’s 12-0 win over the host Washington Nationals after just one inning. He threw 25 pitches, including 16 strikes, but his
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ESPN News Services Sep 11, 2024, 01:11 PM ET MIAMI — Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill acknowledged Wednesday that he could have handled himself better in the initial moments of a weekend traffic stop that left him handcuffed and pulled out of his car by officers near the team’s stadium. Hill said he wishes he
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 11, 2024, 01:17 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Jon Rahm said he intends to play in three DP World Tour events by the end of the season to remain eligible for next
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PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington expects manager Derek Shelton to return next season. Cherington said Wednesday that Shelton remains “the right person to manage this team in 2025” despite an August swoon that dropped the Pirates out of postseason contention. “I think there’s a lot to the job I believe he does
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Daniel Oyefusi, ESPNSep 11, 2024, 12:42 PM ET Close Daniel Oyefusi covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN. Prior to ESPN, he covered the Miami Dolphins for the Miami Herald, as well as the Baltimore Ravens for The Baltimore Sun. You can follow him on Twitter @DanielOyefusi. Open Extended Reactions BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns quarterback
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