Month: September 2024

Pete Thamel, ESPNSep 5, 2024, 12:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Big 12’s conversations about potentially adding UConn as a member have stalled, commissioner Brett Yormark said Thursday morning. “Following detailed discussions with my conference colleagues alongside UConn leadership, we have jointly decided to pause our conversations at this time,” Yormark said in a
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Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterSep 5, 2024, 12:00 PM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions Both UConn, the men’s national champion in college basketball, and South Carolina, the women’s national champion, will visit the White House on Tuesday to commemorate last season’s title
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Sep 5, 2024, 11:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Alex Morgan has announced she is retiring from soccer. Carmen Mandato/USSF/Getty Images for USSF United States women’s national team stalwart Alex Morgan has announced that she is to retire from soccer after this weekend in a video shared on social media. Morgan, 35, made 223 appearances for
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Getty Images 5 September 2024 Wales’ Stevie Williams won a second consecutive Tour of Britain stage after a burst for the line in Barnsley. Thursday’s stage three was a 166.1km hilly route starting in Sheffield, taking in the edge of the Peak District, Rotherham and Doncaster. The Israel–Premier Tech rider, 28, narrowly beat a host
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Getty Images 5 September 2024 Belgian cyclist Wout van Aert will miss the rest of this season after Tuesday’s crash during the Vuelta a Espana. Visma Lease a Bike rider Van Aert will require “intensive care” after he suffered a serious knee injury, causing him to abandon the race. The 29-year-old got back on his
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John Keim, ESPN Staff WriterSep 5, 2024, 10:47 AM ET Close John Keim covers the Washington Commanders for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2013 after a stint with the Washington Post. He started covering the team in 1994 for the Journal Newspapers and later for the Washington Examiner. He has authored/co-authored four books. You can
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Anthony Gharib, ESPNSep 5, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The NFL season has finally arrived, bringing the return of marquee matchups and — most importantly — uniform heat. Editor’s Picks 1 Related The Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens kick off the year with a Thursday night matchup. The Chiefs are keeping it
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Big picture: Sri Lanka return to scene of 1998 triumph To The Oval, traditional venue for the final Test of the English summer – although not, by any means, the final international commitment for England’s men, who go straight into eight white-ball fixtures against Australia off the back of Sri Lanka’s visit (the first T20I
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Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterSep 5, 2024, 06:00 AM 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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Ferrari Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 2 hours ago Frenchman Loic Serra is to become Ferrari’s chassis technical director. The 52-year-old, formerly performance director at Mercedes, will replace Enrico Cardile, who left in July to join Aston Martin as chief technical officer. Ferrari said in a statement that Serra would start his role on 1 October.
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ESPN News Services Sep 5, 2024, 12:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner used an aggressive, net-rushing style to reach the US Open semifinals for the first time by getting past 2021 champion Daniil Medvedev 6-2, 1-6, 6-1, 6-4 on Wednesday night. Sinner, a 23-year-old from Italy who was cleared
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Jeff Passan, ESPNSep 5, 2024, 01:59 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Third baseman Matt Chapman and the San Francisco Giants agreed to a six-year, $151 million contract extension late Wednesday, keeping the veteran from opting out of
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