Month: November 2024

Associated Press Nov 3, 2024, 09:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. LOUIS — San Francisco Giants third baseman Matt Chapman won his fifth Gold Glove and Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. was among 14 first-time winners of baseball’s most famous fielding honor. Cleveland second baseman Andrés Giménez and left fielder Steven Kwan
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Associated Press Nov 3, 2024, 08:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina was fined $250,000 by the Southeastern Conference for fans rushing the field after the Gamecocks’ 44-20 win over then No. 10 Texas A&M at Williams-Brice Stadium on Saturday night. The school was fined by the league for its second
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Associated Press Nov 3, 2024, 07:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Ryan Blaney celebrated his victory at Martinsville Speedway, a win that launched NASCAR’s defending champion into the title-deciding season finale. Meanwhile, Christopher Bell and William Byron waited awkwardly alongside their parked cars for a ruling from NASCAR on who would be
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Jeff Passan, ESPNNov 3, 2024, 02:53 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Right-hander Michael Wacha and the Kansas City Royals agreed on a three-year, $51 million contract that includes a fourth-year club option and can max out at
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Associated Press Nov 3, 2024, 02:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Oregon was the unanimous choice for No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday, strengthening its bid for the top spot in the College Football Playoff selection committee’s first rankings of the season. The Ducks are No. 1 in the AP
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Katherine Terrell, ESPN Staff WriterNov 3, 2024, 02:00 PM ET Close Katherine Terrell came back to ESPN to cover the New Orleans Saints in the summer of 2022. She left the company in 2019 after joining in 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a graduate of LSU and a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native,
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Shams Charania, ESPNNov 3, 2024, 07:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Philadelphia 76ers star Paul George is expected to make his season debut Monday against the Phoenix Suns, barring any setbacks, sources told ESPN on Sunday. George, a nine-time NBA All-Star, suffered a bone bruise in his left knee on Oct. 14 in Atlanta, when
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterNov 3, 2024, 06:33 PM 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 turned to uncapped Sale Sharks prop Asher Opoku-Fordjour as Joe Marler’s replacement ahead of
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Associated Press Nov 3, 2024, 03:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Coco Gauff enjoyed a successful start by beating Jessica Pegula 6-3, 6-2 in an American matchup at the WTA Finals on Sunday. Second-seeded Iga Swiatek rallied to beat Barbora Krejcikova 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 in her first match in two months.
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Associated Press Nov 3, 2024, 03:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SHIGA, Japan — Nelly Korda clinched her first award for LPGA player of the year on Sunday when it became mathematically impossible for anyone to catch her in the points-based competition. Korda had to skip two tournaments during the Asia swing because of a
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterNov 3, 2024, 10:15 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 prop Joe Marler has announced his retirement from international rugby. Marler won 95 caps for
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Field Level Media Nov 3, 2024, 02:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Colorado Avalanche activated forward Artturi Lehkonen from injured reserve Sunday. Lehkonen had been sidelined since undergoing shoulder surgery in the summer. Lehkonen, 29, recorded 11 points (six goals, five assists) in 11 playoff games in the spring after recording 34 points (16
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