Month: November 2021

3:12 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners will induct Ichiro Suzuki into the team’s Hall of Fame during the 2022 season, the club announced Wednesday. Suzuki will be honored on Aug. 27 when Seattle faces the Cleveland Guardians. “Mariners fans were fortunate to have watched Ichiro Suzuki perform his magic at the
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2:05 AM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Staples Center is getting a new name. Starting Christmas Day, it will be Crypto.com Arena. The downtown Los Angeles home of the NBA’s Lakers and Clippers, the NHL’s Kings, and the WNBA’s Sparks will change its name after 22 years of operation, arena owner AEG announced
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10:09 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — With starter Zach Wilson still recovering from a knee injury, New York Jets coach Robert Saleh pulled a quarterback stunner on Wednesday, opting to start recently acquired Joe Flacco over upstart Mike White on Sunday. The decision came two days after Saleh, defending White after his four-interception game
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7:16 PM ET North Carolina got a big recruiting win on Wednesday when ESPN 300 wide receiver Andre Greene Jr. announced his commitment to the Tar Heels. Greene, the No. 100 prospect in the 2022 class, chose North Carolina over Clemson and Georgia. The 6-foot-3, 180-pound receiver from St. Christopher’s School in Richmond, Virginia, held
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8:50 PM ET Associated Press CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said leading receiver Justyn Ross will have surgery to fix the stress fracture in his foot then get ready for the NFL draft. Ross will miss Saturday’s game against Wake Forest and the season-ending rivalry contest at South Carolina on Nov. 27. Swinney
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11:04 PM ET Associated Press GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Garbine Muguruza said earlier in the week that playing in Mexico was like playing at home. After winning the WTA Finals title on Wednesday, it certainly looked that way. The 28-year-old Spaniard beat Anett Kontaveit 6-3, 7-5 to win WTA Finals title for the first time in
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8:21 PM ET Associated Press BEIJING — The head of the women’s professional tennis tour questioned the legitimacy of what Chinese state media said was a retraction by a Grand Slam doubles champion who has accused a former top government official of sexual assault. WTA Chairman and CEO Steve Simon said Wednesday that a statement
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4:06 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN LAS VEGAS — Keyshawn Davis and Richard Torrez Jr., who both claimed silver medals at the Olympic Games in Tokyo this summer, have signed multiyear promotional deals with Top Rank, it was announced Wednesday. Davis, who competed as a lightweight in Tokyo, will make his Top Rank debut on Dec.
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4:14 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — A new era of big-league baseball in Cleveland is about to start. The Guardians will be off and running. The hitting and fielding comes in a few months. The Indians will officially transition to Guardians on Friday, completing a name change that has been happening in stages —
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