Month: August 2023

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNAug 29, 2023, 11:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The new Professional Women’s Hockey League was officially revealed Tuesday with six inaugural franchises and a 24-game regular season that begins in January 2024. The PWHL will feature three teams in the U.S. and three teams in Canada. The
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Associated Press Aug 29, 2023, 06:40 AM ET MINNEAPOLIS — Royce Lewis made a promotional appearance for the Minnesota Twins at the state fair in the afternoon, trying his hand at shearing a cow, chatting with star-struck fans, and chowing down on chocolate cookies, mini-doughnuts and corn on the cob. The next stop on his
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Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk could be hit with an additional one-game suspension for his reaction to being sent off during his side’s 2-1 win at Newcastle on Sunday, sources have told ESPN. The Liverpool captain was shown a red card by referee John Brooks for a foul on Newcastle forward Alexander Isak for what
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ESPN News Services Aug 28, 2023, 11:52 PM ET DENVER — Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. was confronted by two fans in right field during Monday’s game at Coors Field, an encounter that left the star player knocked to the ground. In the seventh inning against the Colorado Rockies, an individual ran onto the
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Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterAug 28, 2023, 02:06 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Jim Harbaugh opened his Monday news conference with a nearly 6-minute statement advocating for revenue sharing with student-athletes. This isn’t the first time the Michigan coach has shared the thought that student-athletes should
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Aug 29, 2023, 02:34 AM Check out all the injuries and player replacements for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France. – Rugby World Cup 2023: Squads | Fixtures | Injuries | Podcast Rolling injury coverage: Argentina: Ignacio Calles, ruptured ACL, ruled out of World Cup England: Anthony Watson, ruled out with calf injury; Jonny
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Brittany Mitchell, ESPN Assistant EditorAug 28, 2023, 11:35 PM Close Brittany Mitchell has been a sports fan from an early age, with a keen interest in netball, cricket and rugby. Brittany interned at Rugby Magazine and the Australian Rugby Union before joining ESPN. The countdown to the 2023 Rugby World Cup has officially entered its
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Associated Press Aug 29, 2023, 12:46 AM ET NEW YORK — After a rousing tribute from former first lady Michelle Obama, Billie Jean King on Monday celebrated the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Open becoming the first sporting event to offer equal prize money to female and male competitors, promising never to stop fighting to
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Associated Press Aug 28, 2023, 09:11 PM ET NEW YORK — After throwing his first outdoor bullpen session following knee surgery, New York Mets All-Star closer Edwin Diaz remained hopeful he can make a return to the mound this season. The 29-year-old right-hander tore his right patellar tendon March 15 while celebrating after getting the
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Aug 28, 2023, 08:36 PM New Zealand lock Scott Barrett will face no further sanction after his red card in the record 35-7 loss to South Africa at Twickenham on Friday, leaving the second row free to line up against France in the Rugby World Cup opener on Sept. 8. Barrett received two yellow cards
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Aug 28, 2023, 06:51 PM ET Daria Saville has made a flying start to the US Open to set up a second-round showdown with world No.1 and defending champion Iga Swiatek. The former top-20 star looked anything but a player on the comeback trail from a serious knee injury as she routed American teenager Clervie
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Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCAug 28, 2023, 07:17 AM ET The mother of embattled Spanish football federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales has locked herself in a church and said she is on hunger strike in protest at her son’s treatment, Rubiales’ cousin confirmed on Monday. Ángeles Béjar shut herself inside the church of the Divine Shepherdess
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