Month: August 2024

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterAug 24, 2024, 12:43 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — English featherweight Brendan Loughnane punched his ticket to the PFL finals for the third time in four years, outpointing Kai Kamaka III in a split
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Associated Press Aug 23, 2024, 11:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Ryan Truex won the Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway on Friday night, taking the checkered flag under caution following an overtime finish. Truex would have secured a playoff spot with the victory, but he’s ineligible because he’s a
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Associated Press Aug 23, 2024, 05:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former MMA fighter and professional wrestler Ronda Rousey has issued an online apology, which she admits is “11 years too late,” for reposting a conspiracy video on social media about the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting, which left 20 first graders and
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Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterAug 23, 2024, 05:00 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Yaroslav Askarov, one of the NHL’s top goaltending prospects, was traded Friday to the San Jose Sharks in a move that accelerates one of the league’s most promising rebuilds. The Sharks received
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Associated Press Aug 23, 2024, 08:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Denny Hamlin couldn’t help but think negatively. A day after being dealt the toughest — and oddest — penalty of his 20-year NASCAR career, Hamlin was still trying to cope with what it might do to his season and his
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David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterAug 23, 2024, 03:49 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions The over/under total on Michigan State‘s opener against Florida Atlantic moved Thursday at sportsbooks and the market turned after the Spartans’ starting quarterback gave reporters a betting recommendation. Michigan State sophomore
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Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterAug 23, 2024, 07:13 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions Diamond Sports Group, the bankrupt operator of Bally Sports channels, has reached new deals with the NBA and
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D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Aug 23, 2024, 04:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions World No. 1 Jannik Sinner confirmed he had parted ways with fitness coach Umberto Ferrara and physiotherapist Giacomo Naldi after the two were deemed responsible for Sinner’s two positive tests for a banned substance in March. Speaking to reporters for the first time
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Associated Press Aug 23, 2024, 07:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — Adam Scott kept making birdies and changing his outlook on the season until he finished with his lowest score of the year, a 9-under 63 on Friday in the BMW Championship that gave him a three-shot lead going into the
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Josh Weinfuss, ESPN Staff WriterAug 23, 2024, 04:30 PM ET Close Josh Weinfuss is a staff writer who covers the Arizona Cardinals and the NFL at ESPN. Josh has covered the Cardinals since 2012, joining ESPN in 2013. He is a member of the Pro Football Writers of America and a graduate of Indiana University.
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