Month: May 2024

Pete Thamel, ESPNMay 17, 2024, 08:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions As the NCAA continues to make steps toward the expected settlement of the landmark House v. NCAA lawsuit and other related anti-trust cases, there is pushback on how the NCAA plans to pay the expected $2.7 billion in back damages over the next decade,
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Associated Press May 17, 2024, 09:28 PM ET JERSEY CITY, N.J. — LPGA officials are concerned about health issues at the Mizuho Americas Open after 10 players withdrew from the event over the past two days, including seven with various illnesses. The LPGA issued a statement late in the second round Friday, saying they will
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Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterMay 17, 2024, 08:54 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs offensive linemen Wanya Morris and Chukwuebuka Godrick were arrested Thursday night in Johnson County, Kansas, on misdemeanor possession of marijuana. Both were booked into
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 17, 2024, 03:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Tyson Fury delivered a lackluster performance vs. Francis Ngannou in October, but “The Gypsy King” appeared in far better shape during Friday’s weigh-in at 262 pounds ahead of his undisputed heavyweight championship fight vs. Oleksandr Usyk. England’s Fury was 277.5
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Associated Press May 17, 2024, 06:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BALTIMORE — Gun Song won the Black-Eyed Susan on Friday, finishing comfortably ahead of Corposo and Call Another Play over 1 1/8 miles at Pimlico Race Course. Longshot Jeanne Marie showed early speed and was still challenging for the lead around the second turn,
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Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterMay 17, 2024, 04:27 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Paul Skenes already is making history just two starts into his first major league season. On Friday, the rookie struck out the first seven
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Associated Press May 17, 2024, 06:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Florida State has asked the NCAA to reduce and rescind penalties imposed on its football program for NIL-related recruiting violations after the sanctioning body halted investigations into booster-backed collectives. FSU’s legal counsel sent a three-page letter to Kay Norton, chairperson of the Division I
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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterMay 17, 2024, 05:54 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions Patchy Mix recorded the first defense of his Bellator MMA bantamweight championship on Friday, in a much tougher fight than most anticipated. Mix (20-1) defeated Magomed Magomedov
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Associated Press May 17, 2024, 06:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ROME — For about an hour, Alexander Zverev had no answer to the rocket-like forehands and perfectly placed drop shots that Alejandro Tabilo kept producing on Rome’s red clay. The fifth-ranked Zverev kept patient, though, and took his chance when it came as he
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Mark Schlabach Close Mark Schlabach ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Paolo Uggetti May 17, 2024, 05:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Sometime around 8 a.m. ET Friday, world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler was sitting in a
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Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMay 17, 2024, 05:04 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired Craig Berube as their new head coach. The Leafs fired head coach Sheldon Keefe on May 9 after they bowed out of the postseason in the
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Moises Llorens Sam Marsden May 17, 2024, 06:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona are once again debating the future of Xavi Hernández less than a month after president Joan Laporta and the coach himself announced at a news conference that the Catalan would continue for at least another season, sources told ESPN. The official
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Associated Press May 17, 2024, 03:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LINCOLN, Neb. — The proposed massive renovation of Nebraska’s Memorial Stadium has been downsized for the time being, meaning the south end of the stadium won’t be torn down after the 2024 season as originally planned, athletic director Troy Dannen said in a statement
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Associated Press May 17, 2024, 12:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GENEVA — Novak Djokovic is a surprise entry for the Geneva Open, the last men’s warmup for the French Open. The top-ranked Djokovic got the last wild card Friday, Geneva organizers said. The main draw starts on Sunday. Andy Murray also has a wild
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