Month: October 2022

Oct 19, 2022 Pete ThamelESPN Mississippi State football player Sam Westmoreland, 18, has died, the school announced Wednesday. Westmoreland would have turned 19 on Friday. The school said in a release that the university was “deeply saddened” by the news. “The Mississippi State Athletics Family is heartbroken by the sudden death of Sam Westmoreland,” Bulldogs
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6:28 PM ET Associated Press Dale Whitnell took a one-stroke lead halfway through the Mallorca Open after shooting 8-under 63 on Friday to equal the course record set the previous day by fellow Englishman Marcus Armitage. Whitnell made six birdies to go with an eagle on the par-5 11th hole to move to the top
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6:14 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Fox and its related networks will televise next year’s World Baseball Classic, obtaining U.S. English- and Spanish-language rights to the tournament. Fox said Friday it will broadcast the U.S. opener against Britain on March 11 on the main Fox network. The tournament opens March 8 in Taiwan
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1:20 PM ET Associated Press The Texas Rangers have hired Bruce Bochy as their manager, bringing the three-time World Series champion out of a short retirement to take over a team that has had six consecutive losing seasons. Texas made the surprising announcement Friday, just more than two weeks after its season ended. “If I
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7:51 AM ET LSU coach Brian Kelly continued to voice his frustrations with instant replay in college football this week, saying on his weekly radio show Thursday night that it is “ruining the game.” After at least five instances when play was stopped for review during Saturday’s victory over Florida, Kelly on Monday said his
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7:00 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has confirmed that Cristiano Ronaldo refused to come on as a substitute against Tottenham Hotspur. Ronaldo was seen leaving the bench before the end of the 2-0 win over Spurs on Wednesday and later left the stadium before Ten Hag and the United squad
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10:29 AM ET The Florida Panthers are signing Eric Staal, adding the veteran forward to a roster that also includes his younger brother Marc. Staal is signing a one-year, $750,000 contract, sources told ESPN’s Emily Kaplan. Eric Staal had been with the Panthers since they gave him a professional tryout deal in July, and general
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