Month: November 2023

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNNov 8, 2023, 05:08 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions NHL commissioner Gary Bettman upheld the four-game suspension given to Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy for an illegal check to the head of Florida Panthers defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson on Oct. 30. Since the suspension is less
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Associated Press Nov 8, 2023, 04:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Los Angeles Angels hired Ron Washington to be their new manager Tuesday. The 71-year-old Washington becomes the oldest current manager. He led the Texas Rangers from 2007-14, winning two AL pennants and going 664-611. He spent the past seven seasons
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Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterNov 8, 2023, 02:03 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions The San Jose Sharks acquired defenseman Calen Addison from the Minnesota Wild Wednesday for forward prospect Adam Raska and a 2026 fifth-round draft pick. Getting Addison comes a day after the Sharks
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Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterNov 8, 2023, 11:23 AM ET Close Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. You can
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D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Nov 8, 2023, 04:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Professional Tennis Players Association has asked the WTA to co-commission an independent, third-party investigation into the “numerous glaring breakdowns” that occurred at the recently concluded WTA Finals in Cancun, Mexico. The PTPA extended its invitation in a statement Wednesday, two days after
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Nov 3, 2023, 11:59 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Champions League soccer is back for matchday four! Europe’s premier club competition returns for 2023-24 with eight matches on Wednesday across the continent, providing exciting matchups, top talent and drama. Enjoy the play-by-play from all the matches as Manchester United visit Copenhagen, Arsenal face Sevilla, Real
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterNov 8, 2023, 09:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jake Paul’s opponent in his next boxing match will be Andre August (10-1 as a pro boxer), officials told ESPN on Wednesday. The YouTuber-turned-prizefighter will face August on Dec. 15 in Orlando, Florida. The bout will be contested at cruiserweight (200 pounds)
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterNov 8, 2023, 09:27 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The LIV Golf League is introducing a transfer window it says is the first in professional golf, allowing teams to trade players in midseason
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterNov 8, 2023, 08:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Cris Cyborg‘s next professional fight will be in boxing, and her opponent will be Kelsey Wickstrum, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Cyborg, the Bellator women’s featherweight champion and one of the greatest women’s fighters in MMA history, will face Wickstrum in a
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Nov 8, 2023, 08:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Men’s tennis tournaments in Dallas, Munich and Doha, Qatar, will be upgraded from ATP 250 to ATP 500 events as part of reforms to strengthen the 2025 calendar, the ATP announced Wednesday. The upgrades, part of the ATP’s One Vision strategy, will see improvements
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Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterNov 8, 2023, 06:50 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Open Extended Reactions Inspirational thought of the week: Oh, wait a minute, misterI didn’t even kiss herDon’t want no trouble with youAnd I know you
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Nov 8, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tyson Fury did enough on the scorecards to defeat Francis Ngannou by split decision, but his disappointing performance, which included being knocked down in Round 3, forced our panelists to drop him four spots to No. 10 in the latest ESPN pound-for-pound rankings. Fury (34-0-1, 24
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