Month: March 2024

David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterMar 19, 2024, 03:14 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions The Los Angeles Dodgers‘ lineup is so stacked that Shohei Ohtani doesn’t even have the best MVP odds on his own team. The consensus favorites to win the World Series at
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David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterMar 19, 2024, 02:11 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Clemson became the second school to sue the ACC in state court in an effort to extricate itself from onerous exit fees and a grant of rights that runs
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNMar 19, 2024, 04:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Juan Francisco Estrada and Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez are finalizing a June 29 fight in Glendale, Arizona, for Estrada’s WBC junior bantamweight title, sources told ESPN. Rodriguez, a unified champion at 112 pounds, is returning to 115 for a shot at the future Hall of
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Julien Laurens Jeff Carlisle Close Jeff Carlisle U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Mar 19, 2024, 05:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AC Milan striker Olivier Giroud is in talks with LAFC over a potential transfer this summer, with the France international keen on joining last
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Mar 19, 2024, 05:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former NHL All-Star forward Rick Nash has been named general manager for Canada’s national men’s hockey team at this year’s world championship, Hockey Canada announced Tuesday. Among the committee members who selected Nash for the tournament, which will be held May 10-26 in Prague and Ostrava,
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Associated Press Mar 19, 2024, 03:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions In a source of tension between Olympic leaders and Russian sport, the IOC decided Tuesday that the International Boxing Association led by Kremlin-backed Umar Kremlev will not be involved in organizing bouts for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The IOC also threatened to remove
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Associated Press Mar 19, 2024, 02:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Masters champion Jon Rahm is bringing plenty of Spanish flavor to the Masters Club dinner for champions next month, even before they find their seat at the table. The cocktail reception will have gernika peppers, grown in a town in the Basque region of
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Vinay Kumar at the RCB Unbox event.© Twitter Former India pacer Vinay Kumar was inducted into the Royal Challengers Bengaluru Hall of Fame during the RCB Unbox event on Tuesday. Vinay joins the elite company of RCB icons Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers. “Formidable cricketer, Our third-highest wicket-taker. We’re celebrating Namma Vinay Kumar as
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Mar 18, 2024, 06:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The San Francisco 49ers have agreed to a one-year contract with quarterback Joshua Dobbs, his agent announced Monday. “Congrats @josh_dobbs1 agreeing to a 1 year deal with the @49ers,” agent Mike McCartney posted on X. The 49ers are giving Dobbs a fully guaranteed $2.25 million deal
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMar 19, 2024, 07:23 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and player directors from the tour’s policy board met with Yasir Al-Rumayyan, governor of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund,
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Associated Press Mar 18, 2024, 02:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LINCOLN, Neb. — Coach Matt Rhule spent the first 10 minutes of his pre-spring football practice news conference Monday giving a pep talk to a Nebraska fan base reeling from last week’s surprise departure of athletic director Trev Alberts. Rhule has been at the
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