Feb 27, 2025, 01:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Derek Bender, the former Minnesota Twins minor league catcher who is under MLB investigation for telling opposing hitters what pitches were coming, denied the allegations in an interview with The Athletic as he remains out of professional baseball. “No,” Bender told The Athletic, in an interview
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Associated Press Feb 27, 2025, 04:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Tallon Griekspoor saved four match points before beating top-seeded Daniil Medvedev 2-6, 7-6 (7), 7-5 to reach the semifinals at the Dubai Championships on Thursday. “When I won the second set, I was actually thinking ‘how am I even
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Field Level Media Feb 27, 2025, 02:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Pittsburgh Penguins forward Michael Bunting is out indefinitely after undergoing surgery to remove his appendix. “He’ll be out here for the next little while,” Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said Thursday. “I don’t know the time frame at this point, but that’s that.” Bunting
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Associated Press Feb 27, 2025, 01:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — The nomination of Jannik Sinner for the Laureus sportsman of the year award was withdrawn Thursday because of the top-ranked tennis player’s three-month ban for his two positive doping tests nearly a year ago. Laureus World Sports Academy chairman Sean Fitzpatrick said
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Feb 27, 2025, 02:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Hall of Fame coach Gregg Popovich held an emotional in-person meeting Thursday with San Antonio Spurs players, who were all able to see him for the first time since his stroke in November, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania. After the meeting, Popovich issued a statement saying
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Michael DiRoccoFeb 26, 2025, 01:07 PM ET Close Michael DiRocco is an NFL reporter at ESPN. DiRocco covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously covered the University of Florida for over a decade for ESPN.com and the Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is a multiple APSE award winner. Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS —
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Associated Press Feb 27, 2025, 01:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — A Gator took on a gator. Billy Horschel won. Horschel played his college golf for Florida, so he knows plenty about the wildlife that gets seen on courses in the Sunshine State — including, yes, alligators. So when a
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Feb 27, 2025, 11:03 AM Open Extended Reactions Double Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok assistant coach Felix Jones will reunite with head coach Rassie Erasmus in the Boks’ management team from March 1, following a short stint with England. Erasmus unveiled his management team on Thursday, with the three new additions to the coaching and management
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Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 6 hours ago 593 Comments Lewis Hamilton said he was “really enjoying” his new Ferrari as he set the second-fastest time on day two of Formula 1 pre-season testing in Bahrain. The seven-time champion, who has moved to the Italian team this year after 12 seasons with Mercedes, was
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Feb 27, 2025, 11:06 AM Open Extended Reactions (L-R) Conor Murray, Cian Healy, Peter O’Mahony will join Johnny Sexton in retirement this year. David Rogers/Getty Images Ireland veterans Peter O’Mahony, Cian Healy and Conor Murray have confirmed they will all retire from international rugby after this year’s Six Nations. While O’Mahony and Healy — Ireland’s most
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Open Extended Reactions Former light heavyweight champion Jamahal Hill will face Khalil Rountree Jr. in the main event when the UFC heads to Kansas City, Missouri, on April 26. In the co-main event, former light heavyweight title contender Anthony Smith will compete in his retirement bout against Zhang Mingyang. Representatives from the UFC confirmed both
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