Month: September 2024

Andreas Hale, ESPNSep 6, 2024, 09:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Dustin Poirier says he will return to the Octagon for one last fight. Poirier, 35, teased the idea of retirement after his loss to UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev at UFC 302 in June but has reversed course. Responding to a post on X
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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterSep 6, 2024, 10:49 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions Jorge Masvidal said Friday he intends to resume his career in mixed martial arts and already has discussed his pending return with the UFC. Masvidal (35-17) announced
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Andreas Hale, ESPNSep 6, 2024, 11:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson is calling it a career. The former UFC flyweight champion, current ONE Championship flyweight champion and arguably one of the greatest mixed martial artists of all time announced Friday night at ONE 168 in Denver, Colorado, that he will be
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Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterSep 6, 2024, 11:56 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions NEW
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Associated Press Sep 6, 2024, 11:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana coach Curt Cignetti sent a message to his players this week. He expected them to play their brand of football — from start to finish. They delivered in a record-breaking way. Kurtis Rourke threw two touchdown passes and ran for
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Associated Press Sep 6, 2024, 10:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Jose Herrera left Friday’s game against the Houston Astros after Kyle Tucker struck him on top of the head with his bat on a follow-through in the fifth inning. Tucker struck out swinging, with his bat hitting Herrera on
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Associated Press Sep 6, 2024, 07:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Elvis Andrus signed a ceremonial one-day contract Friday to officially retire with the Texas Rangers, the team he played for in the first 12 of his 15 seasons in the majors. Andrus made his big-league debut as a 20-year-old shortstop in
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Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterSep 6, 2024, 09:02 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Gavin Stone, the only Los Angeles Dodgers starter to take every turn this season, was
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Associated Press Sep 6, 2024, 08:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions STAMFORD, Conn. — Kansas City‘s thrilling 27-20 victory over Baltimore on Thursday night was the most-watched NFL kickoff game since it started in 2002. The game had a total audience average of 28.9 million, surpassing the 27.6 million that watched the New England Patriots
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Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterSep 6, 2024, 07:06 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — A pregame video montage of his career as a Cub followed by a standing ovation nearly brought New York Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo to tears before
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Jake Trotter, ESPN Senior WriterSep 6, 2024, 06:06 PM ET Close Jake Trotter covers college football for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2011. Before that, he worked at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Journal newspapers. You can follow him @Jake_Trotter. Open Extended Reactions Connor Stalions, the analyst who was allegedly the mastermind behind
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Associated Press Sep 6, 2024, 06:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — The Mavericks have reached a multiyear local broadcast rights agreement that the team said Friday will triple the number of people that will be able to see most of the NBA Western Conference champion’s televised games over the air for free. The
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Field Level Media Sep 6, 2024, 05:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Houston Astros reinstated outfielder Kyle Tucker from the 60-day injured list on Friday, three-plus months after suffering an injury that turned out to be a small fracture in his right shin. In corresponding roster moves, the Astros optioned infielder Zach Dezenzo to
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Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterSep 6, 2024, 04:13 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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