Month: November 2022

7:53 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — The Brooklyn Nets suspended Kyrie Irving for at least five games without pay Thursday, dismayed by his repeated failure to “unequivocally say he has no antisemitic beliefs.” Hours after Irving refused to issue the apology NBA commissioner Adam Silver sought for posting a link to an
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8:37 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek took control with an eight-point run that launched a match-ending stretch in which she grabbed nine of 11 games for a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Caroline Garcia in round-robin action at the WTA Finals on Thursday night. Swiatek improved to 2-0 this week
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8:00 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Former super middleweight titleholders David Benavidez and Caleb Plant both announced Thursday on social media that they’ve struck a deal for a long-awaited fight. The 168-pound bout will be presented by PBC on pay-per-view in the first quarter of 2023, a source told ESPN. Benavidez (26-0, 23 KOs) and Plant
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7:18 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz advanced to the quarterfinals at the Paris Masters with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Grigor Dimitrov on Thursday, while Felix Auger-Aliassime reached the last eight by winning his 15th consecutive match. Alcaraz, the U.S. Open champion, will next play Holger Rune for a place in
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7:58 PM ET Associated Press PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico — Will Gordon was frustrated with the way he finished last week in Bermuda. He had no complaints about his start Thursday at Mayakoba. Gordon ran off four straight birdies to start the back nine on the El Camaleon course and finished with a 9-under 62
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4:11 PM ET NEW ORLEANS, La. — New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas will be placed on injured reserve and likely miss the rest of the season, coach Dennis Allen said sThursday. Allen said that Thomas had a dislocated second toe and will have surgery to repair it, likely ending his season. “I’m not
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4:03 PM ET Kansas State quarterback Adrian Martinez has been a full participant in practice this week, but a decision on who starts for the 13th-ranked Wildcats on Saturday against No. 24 Texas likely won’t come until game time. Offensive coordinator Collin Klein said Martinez, who didn’t play last week against Oklahoma State, is on
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3:33 PM ET Associated Press The European tour will offer $150,000 against players’ earnings and pay $1,500 to other players if they miss the cut as part of a new schedule announced Thursday that boosts prize money and returns to Australia and parts of Asia. The tour said prize money would be $144.2 million, not
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1:50 PM ET NEW YORK — Boston Bruins star defenseman Charlie McAvoy is hopeful to return to their lineup soon as he works back from a complex shoulder injury that required offseason surgery. McAvoy returned to practice last week and was on the ice for a lengthy skating session at Madison Square Garden on Thursday,
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12:20 PM ET DJ Bien-AimeESPN Houston Texans wideout Brandin Cooks will not play on “Thursday Night Football” against the Philadelphia Eagles, a league source told ESPN’s Ed Werder. Cooks expected to be moved before Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline, but the Texans’ lack of flexibility on trade demands, and the fact that Cooks’ $18M salary is
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11:47 AM ET Kyrie Irving will make a donation to anti-hate organizations and said he opposes hatred and oppression, but NBA commissioner Adam Silver doesn’t think it’s enough. The Brooklyn Nets star has been under fire after posting a link on social media to a movie and book that contain antisemitic tropes. “Kyrie Irving made
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