Month: December 2021

4:16 PM ET Ben Roethlisberger privately has told former teammates and some within the organization that he expects this to be his final season playing quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, league sources told ESPN. Roethlisberger has not made any such public proclamations, and likely won’t, since he doesn’t want the latter part of the season
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5:45 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN NEW YORK — After the New York Knicks lost their third straight game, and for the fourth time in their last five, against the Denver Nuggets Saturday afternoon, All-Star forward Julius Randle said it’s up to him and his teammates to decide what kind of season they want to have.
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6:10 PM ET Associated Press NASSAU, Bahamas — Tiger Woods joined the broadcast booth for his Hero World Challenge, and what he saw from Collin Morikawa must have looked familiar. Morikawa carved up Albany Golf Club to build a five-shot lead Saturday over Brooks Koepka, and too many pursuers faded from contention with a series
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Great Britain’s Katie Archibald claimed the women’s endurance title in the inaugural UCI Track Champions League. The 27-year-old Scot won the elimination race on Friday and secured her victory with second place in Saturday’s scratch race. Archibald’s win was already assured before she powered to an impressive first place in the elimination race. “It feels
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3:28 PM ET Daisuke Matsuzaka brought his 23-year professional baseball career to a close Saturday in a ceremony that included a surprise appearance by Ichiro Suzuki. Matsuzaka, who faced only one batter this season for the Saitama Seibu Lions — issuing a walk in an October appearance — told fans at Seibu’s MetLife Dome that
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9:51 AM ET Associated Press Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev led Russia into the Davis Cup final after dominating their singles matches against Germany to win their best-of-three semifinal 2-0 on Saturday. The second-ranked Medvedev brushed aside Jan-Lennard Struff aside 6-4, 6-4 to seal the Russian victory after Rublev took the lead with a 6-4,
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1:53 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Oregon coach Mario Cristobal confirmed the school has approached him with an enhanced contract but also acknowledged other programs likely will pursue him in the coming days. The Miami Herald and several other media outlets reported Friday that Miami is poised to make a push for Cristobal, a former
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9:57 AM ET ESPN News Services The Charlotte Hornets have had four players — LaMelo Ball, Jalen McDaniels, Mason Plumlee and Terry Rozier — enter into the NBA’s health and safety protocols, it was announced Saturday. The Hornets have sent players and staff home from their practice facility as there’s concern of possible positive COVID-19
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12:43 PM ET Associated Press WARSAW, Poland — Iga Swiatek, the 2020 French Open champion, announced Saturday that she is splitting from coach Piotr Sierzputowski after nearly six years working together. “This change is really challenging for me and this decision wasn’t easy, either,” Swiatek wrote in a post on Instagram that was accompanied by
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8:02 AM ET Philadelphia Union are facing a COVID-19 crisis ahead of their Eastern Conference final clash with New York City FC on Sunday. Several Union players are in health and safety protocols due to COVID-19 and training on Thursday was cancelled. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more “We were able
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6:33 AM ET Associated Press NASSAU, Bahamas — The tanned, stubbled face behind the dark sunglasses and a black T-shirt underneath a white bib made Ryan Smith look the part of a PGA Tour caddie in the Hero World Challenge. Looping for Tony Finau is a break from his day job, and Smith only missed
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