Month: August 2021

1:00 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Editor’s note: This story contains graphic descriptions of sexual assault allegations. In the two months since Trevor Bauer last appeared in a game for the Los Angeles Dodgers, his future — legally
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5:02 PM ET Ashleigh Barty is breathing easier after overcoming a second-set scare against former finalist Vera Zvonareva to safely progress to the US Open second round. Barty had to save a set point in the tiebreaker before seeing off the Russian 6-1 7-6 (9-7) in a challenging opener at Flushing Meadows. The world No.1
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Aug 30, 2021 Saturday’s Oklahoma–Tulane college football game has been moved from New Orleans to Oklahoma because of the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, both schools announced on Monday. Tulane was set to host No. 2 Oklahoma on campus at Yulman Stadium. A shelter-in-place order for Tulane’s campus remained Monday morning as the university’s damage assessment
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8:49 AM ET Associated Press Team USA will face Puerto Rico, Mexico and Cuba in the first round of qualifying for the 2023 Basketball World Cup. The Americans, who won a fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal in Tokyo but finished only seventh at the most recent Basketball World Cup two years ago, found out their
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3:37 PM ET UFC lightweight Justin Gaethje has signed an extension contract that will keep him inside the Octagon, ahead of his upcoming fight against Michael Chandler at UFC 268 on Nov. 6. Gaethje (22-3) broke the news to ESPN during an interview on Tuesday. The former interim champion had expressed some frustration with the
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1:26 PM ET ATLANTA — An updated fan conduct policy could see spectators ejected from PGA Tour events for disrespectful behavior, including shouts of “Brooksy” that have gained considerable attention recently because of an ongoing spat between Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka. “Fans who breach our code of conduct are subject to expulsion from the
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12:22 PM ET Jason Payne has been hired as head coach of the ECHL’s Cincinnati Cyclones, making him the only Black head coach in North American professional hockey next season. Payne, 45, was promoted from assistant coach after Cyclones head coach Matt Thomas was hired by the Providence Bruins of the AHL. Payne, who grew
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