Month: November 2024

Nov 26, 2024, 08:27 AM Open Extended Reactions Rugby Football Union (RFU) chief executive Bill Sweeney received a pay rise of over £400,000 even though the English governing body announced a record operating loss of £37.9 million on Monday. The annual report showed revenues of £175.2m compared with £221.4m in the previous year, with investment
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNNov 25, 2024, 11:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — In his first game since helping the Celtics win the NBA championship five months ago, Kristaps Porzingis picked up right where he left off. The 7-foot-3 center, making his season debut after undergoing offseason leg surgery, finished with 16 points, 6 rebounds,
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Jamison Hensley Close Jamison Hensley ESPN Staff Writer Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018, and he authored
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentNov 25, 2024, 03:54 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions United States goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher announced her international retirement on Monday, calling the past 15 years “the greatest honor.” Naeher, 36, will take part in a pair of upcoming
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Field Level Media Nov 26, 2024, 12:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Tampa Bay Rays have until Dec. 1 to declare whether they want to commit to the construction of a $1.3 billion stadium originally voted on in July. Pinellas County Court Commission Chairperson Kathleen Peters issued a letter on Monday to Rays presidents
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Associated Press Nov 25, 2024, 11:33 PM ET SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Former NHL player and TNT hockey analyst Paul Bissonnette says he was assaulted by several men during an altercation at a Scottsdale steakhouse Sunday night. Bissonnette posted a video on X on Monday describing the incident, saying he tried to intervene when one member
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Pete Thamel, ESPNNov 25, 2024, 01:30 PM ET Close College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Open Extended Reactions Alabama star linebacker Deontae Lawson is out for the remainder of the year with a significant lower leg injury, Crimson Tide coach Kalen DeBoer confirmed Monday. Lawson is Alabama’s second-leading tackler and considered
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Associated Press Nov 25, 2024, 05:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — The Utah Hockey Club said players were forced to walk to their game against the Maple Leafs after their bus got stuck in Toronto traffic Sunday night. The team posted a video on social media of team members walking to Scotiabank Arena,
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterNov 25, 2024, 02:16 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Georgia running back Trevor Etienne might be sidelined for a couple of more weeks with a rib injury, but the No. 10 Bulldogs’ thin
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterNov 25, 2024, 05:55 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Tiger Woods announced Monday he won’t compete in next week’s Hero World Challenge, an unofficial tournament he hosts in the Bahamas. The 15-time major
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Associated Press Nov 25, 2024, 05:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Major League Baseball switched a pair of series involving the Tampa Bay Rays to the first two months of the season in an attempt to avoid summer weather problems at open-air Steinbrenner Field, their temporary home following damage to Tropicana Field.
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Shams Charania, ESPNNov 25, 2024, 03:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Phoenix Suns stars Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal plan to return against the Los Angeles Lakers in Tuesday’s NBA Cup game, sources told ESPN on Monday. Durant has been sidelined since Nov. 8 with a left calf strain, the same injury he dealt with
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Andreas Hale, ESPNNov 25, 2024, 02:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Most Valuable Promotions released a statement Monday regarding the growing controversy that Jake Paul’s unanimous decision victory over Mike Tyson was fixed, calling the allegations “illogical and inane.” The YouTuber-turned-prizefighter Paul, 27, dominated the iconic former heavyweight champion in their Nov. 15 clash at
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