Month: October 2024

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterOct 23, 2024, 02:36 PM Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Ireland have named Caelan Doris as captain for their November Tests with Andy Farrell including two
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Associated Press Oct 23, 2024, 02:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Defending champion Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the Paris Masters, organizers said Wednesday. Djokovic, 37, played at the Six Kings Slam exhibition last week. Organizers did not give a reason for Djokovic’s withdrawal. Djokovic has won a record seven titles at the
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James Regan Oct 23, 2024, 02:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Oleksandr Usyk cut a formidable figure at the pre-fight news conference with Tyson Fury at London’s Guildhall on Thursday, dressed as Agent 47 from the movie “Hitman.” While he didn’t engage in any verbal sparring and repeatedly delivered one-word responses, Usyk —
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Oct 23, 2024, 01:57 PM Open Extended Reactions Centre Sione Tuipulotu will captain Scotland in their November internationals, coach Gregor Townsend announced on Wednesday, as he named an expansive 45-player group for the Tests against Fiji, South Africa, Portugal and Australia at Murrayfield. Editor’s Picks 1 Related The Australia-born Tuipulotu, who qualified through his Scottish
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Oct 23, 2024, 10:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Houston Texans on Wednesday signed former Pro Bowl linebacker Devin White, who was released by the Philadelphia Eagles earlier this month. The Eagles signed White to a one-year, $4 million contract in free agency but he was inactive for Philadelphia’s first four games and then
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Oct 23, 2024, 02:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions There’s a lot to watch for during the nonconference portion of the 2024-25 men’s college basketball season. It’s not just for 17-year-old phenomenon Cooper Flagg, who will make his prime-time debut Nov. 12 when Duke takes on Kentucky in the Champions Classic (9 p.m. ET, ESPN).
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Field Level Media Oct 23, 2024, 01:18 PM ET Utah Hockey Club defensemen Sean Durzi and John Marino will be sidelined multiple months following their respective surgeries, the team announced Wednesday. Durzi will be out four to six months after undergoing surgery on his right shoulder. He sustained the injury when he was hit by
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Pete Thamel, ESPNOct 23, 2024, 01:24 PM ET Close College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Open Extended Reactions Missouri leading rusher Nate Noel will miss Saturday’s game at No. 15 Alabama as he deals with a foot injury, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Noel is not expected to practice this week
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Oct 23, 2024, 12:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Seattle Seahawks are trading linebacker Jerome Baker and a fourth-round pick to the Tennessee Titans for linebacker Ernest Jones IV, a source told ESPN’s Brady Henderson on Wednesday. It’s the second trade set to be made by the Titans, who also are finalizing a trade
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Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterOct 23, 2024, 11:39 AM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mikey Williams, a former high school star who never played at Memphis after his April 2023 arrest, is making the most of his “second
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Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterOct 23, 2024, 11:38 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions The days off between the ALCS and the World Series have been especially helpful for New York Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo as he continues to recover from two
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Oct 23, 2024, 10:09 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jameis Winston will start under center Sunday for the injury-plagued Cleveland Browns, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Kimberley A. Martin. Winston has ascended to the starting role after Cleveland’s top two quarterbacks — Deshaun Watson and Dorian Thompson-Robinson — both suffered injuries in last Sunday’s loss to
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Joe Lunardi, Senior Writer, ESPN.comOct 23, 2024, 10:00 AM ET Close Resident college basketball bracketologist for ESPN Contributor to SportsCenter, ESPN Insider Published first public bracket in 1995 Open Extended Reactions The NCAA men’s basketball committee could not be more clear: Teams, not conferences, are what it considers in selecting and seeding the NCAA tournament
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