Month: January 2024

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJan 16, 2024, 01:18 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions The PFL will kick off its 2024 calendar with a pay-per-view event on Feb. 24 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, featuring landmark matchups between its 2023 PFL champions
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJan 17, 2024, 12:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tatiana Suarez’s UFC journey has been hit with another obstacle. The top UFC women’s strawweight fighter is injured and out of her scheduled contender fight against Amanda Lemos at UFC 298 on Feb. 17 in Anaheim, California, UFC officials confirmed with ESPN
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ESPN News Services Jan 17, 2024, 10:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic invited a heckling spectator to confront him face-to-face Wednesday at the Australian Open. During the fourth set of his second-round match against local favorite Alexei Popyrin, Djokovic walked to the back of the court and yelled at the
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJan 17, 2024, 09:58 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 Open Extended Reactions England have named Jamie George as captain for the Six Nations but there is no spot
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ESPN News Services Jan 16, 2024, 10:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — Jannik Sinner continued his hot streak of form to race into the third round of the Australian Open for the third successive year with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 win over Dutch qualifier Jesper De Jong on Wednesday. The 22-year-old Italian
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The murmurs around the ‘Bazball’ approach made famous by the England cricket team have already started ahead of the Test series against India starting January 25. England have enjoyed a mix run of form using the approach and various former cricketers including legendary batter Michael Vaughan felt that they will have to adapt their game
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Adriana Garcia Jan 17, 2024, 05:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Benfica have denied reports that they are negotiating with Manchester United over the potential transfer of João Neves. Amid reports that United’s priority is to sign the holding midfielder, Benfica stated they have no intention to sell Neves to United or any other club
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Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterJan 16, 2024, 10:57 PM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. Open Extended Reactions The Atlanta Falcons are making inquiries of the biggest names available this head-coaching cycle. The Falcons announced Tuesday they
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNJan 17, 2024, 01:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Before Tuesday night’s showdown between the Philadelphia 76ers and the defending champion Denver Nuggets, 76ers coach Nick Nurse was asked about the head-to-head battle between the top two finishers in the past three MVP races: 76ers center Joel Embiid and Nuggets counterpart
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Adam Rittenberg Close Adam Rittenberg ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Chris Low Close Chris Low ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Jan 16, 2024, 06:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Kalen DeBoer is adding a second
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Jan 16, 2024, 04:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ross Bjork has made the jump from Texas A&M to Ohio State to be the new athletic director for the Buckeyes, it was announced Tuesday. Bjork’s hiring brings a paradigm shift for Ohio State athletics in the wake of the retirement of longtime athletic director Gene
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