Month: January 2024

ESPN News Services Jan 1, 2024, 06:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Toronto Maple Leafs loaned veteran goaltender Ilya Samsonov to their AHL affiliate Monday, the team announced. Samsonov, who will report to the Toronto Marlies, was placed on waivers Sunday, but cleared the 24-hour window without any claims from other NHL teams. Samsonov’s
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Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNJan 1, 2024, 01:06 PM ET Close Marcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award
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ESPN News Services Jan 1, 2024, 05:31 PM ET Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was arrested Monday in his native Dominican Republic after being interviewed by prosecutors investigating him for alleged inappropriate relationships with minors, sources confirmed to ESPN. Franco appeared before prosecutors while accompanied by two lawyers, days after not showing up for
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Wrexham scored three goals in the space of just four minutes of first half stoppage time as they secured a comeback 4-1 win over Barrow at the SToK Racecourse ground on Monday. Two goals from forward Steven Fletcher, either side of a superb free kick from Paul Mullin, gave Wrexham all three points in League Two.
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ESPN News Services Jan 1, 2024, 04:44 PM ET LAS VEGAS — A former NBA developmental league player accused with his ex-girlfriend of killing a woman whose body was found last month in southern Nevada is due to face a Las Vegas judge on Tuesday following his transfer in custody from a jail in Sacramento,
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ESPN News Services Jan 1, 2024, 03:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Minnesota Wild won’t have forward Kirill Kaprizov or goaltender Filip Gustavsson for the near future, as both were injured during Saturday’s 4-2 road loss to the Winnipeg Jets. Gustavsson was place on injured reserve on Monday afternoon and he is expected to
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Jan 1, 2024, 02:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco appeared Monday at a prosecutor’s office in the Dominican Republic to address allegations that he had inappropriate relationships with minors, a source confirmed to ESPN. Franco appeared with his new legal team, led by attorneys Teodosio Jáquez Encarnación and Juan
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Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterDec 30, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Open Extended Reactions Greg McElroy recalled waiting until after his freshman year in 2007 to ask Alabama coach Nick Saban for a favor. McElroy figured Saban didn’t need the whole backstory about his
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Former Australia opening batter Justin Langer will start his the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 following his appointment as head coach of the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). Langer will replace Andy Flower who has joined Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) as head coach for the upcoming season. Under Flower, LSG reached the playoffs in back-to-back seasons
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Jan 1, 2024, 08:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Andy Murray suffered a 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 defeat to second-seed Grigor Dimitrov in the first round of the Brisbane International on Monday, beginning what could be his final season on a sour note. The three-time Grand Slam champion told the BBC ahead of the match —
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Associated Press Jan 1, 2024, 06:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SYDNEY — No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek led Poland into the quarterfinals of the United Cup mixed teams tennis tournament on Monday, winning both her singles and doubles matches. Swiatek took the court under pressure, needing to win her singles match against Spain’s Sara Sorribes
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Tributes have been paid to former Olympic cyclist Melissa Hoskins, who died after she was hit by a car in Adelaide on Saturday. The 32-year-old represented Australia at two Olympic Games and was a world champion in the team pursuit in 2015. Hoskins’ husband, fellow Australian cyclist Rohan Dennis, has reportedly been charged with causing
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