Month: October 2023

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterOct 9, 2023, 10:48 AM 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 Antoine Dupont missed France’s 60-7 win over Italy with the facial injury. Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON/AFP via Getty Images France
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Oct 10, 2023, 10:46 AM France captain Antoine Dupont faces a race against the clock to be fully fit to play against South Africa as the mercurial scrumhalf resumes full training only five days before Sunday’s World Cup quarterfinal clash. Dupont was given the green light by the surgeon to play rugby again two-and-a-half weeks
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Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterOct 10, 2023, 09:00 AM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. More than two dozen female fighters joined together in a statement Tuesday calling for the option to fight 12 rounds and three-minute
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Alexa Philippou, ESPNOct 8, 2023, 10:03 PM ET Close Covers women’s college basketball and the WNBA Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford Courant Stanford graduate and Baltimore native with further experience at the Dallas Morning News, Seattle Times and Cincinnati Enquirer LAS VEGAS — Golden State Warriors co-owner Joe Lacob
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Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderOct 8, 2023, 01:10 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard has agreed on a four-year, $30 million contract extension, his agents Austin Brown, Max Saidman and Mitch Nathan of CAA Sports told ESPN on Sunday. The deal, which is fully
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Andrew Lopez, ESPNOct 10, 2023, 01:10 AM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — Victor Wembanyama‘s routine was a little off. The San Antonio Spurs rookie typically takes a midday nap in between practices or prior to games, but Monday was different. His first NBA preseason game was around the corner. As he laid in bed, it just
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Oct 10, 2023, 06:26 AM ET The U.K. and Ireland will host the 2028 European Championship, while Italy and Turkey will stage the 2032 edition of the tournament, UEFA announced on Tuesday. By accepting a joint Italy-Turkey bid for Euro 2032 last week, and with Turkey withdrawing from the race for Euro 2028, the hosts
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Oct 10, 2023, 07:04 AM ET Nike released a replica jersey for England goalkeeper Mary Earps on Monday, after facing widespread criticism for not selling the popular Women’s World Cup finalist’s shirt. In an Instagram story on Monday, Earps said she was not aware the jerseys would be going on sale, but thanked her followers
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Oct 10, 2023, 05:34 AM ET Eden Hazard announced his retirement from professional football on Tuesday at the age of 32, bringing an end to his 16-year career. The forward enjoyed successful periods at Lille and Chelsea before ending his club career with a disappointing spell at Real Madrid. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga,
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It has been nearly four months since the Vegas Golden Knights won the Stanley Cup, and two days since they got their incredibly detailed championship rings. It’s time to drop the puck on the 2023-24 NHL season, and opening night features a tripleheader simulcast on ESPN and ESPN+: Nashville Predators–Tampa Bay Lightning (5:30 p.m. ET),
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Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterOct 9, 2023, 02:18 PM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Following Jalen Milroe‘s best performance in an Alabama uniform against Texas A&M on Saturday, coach Nick Saban praised the sophomore quarterback’s ability to grow every game this season. “The big thing we’ve tried
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterOct 9, 2023, 09:48 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Oklahoma wide receiver Andrel Anthony, who leads the team in receiving yards, will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury that requires surgery, coach Brent Venables told reporters Monday night.
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Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterOct 9, 2023, 06:50 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. The University of Washington filed a motion to intervene in Whitman County (Wash.) Superior Court on Monday, seeking to join the lawsuit filed by Washington State and Oregon State against the Pac-12 and
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