Month: October 2021

7:58 PM ET Associated Press IRVING, Texas — Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford, Iowa State All-America tight end Charlie Kolar and Michigan star defensive end Aidan Hutchinson are among 13 finalists for the Campbell Trophy, which honors the top scholar-athlete in college football. The National Football Foundation chooses finalists from all levels of college football,
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6:16 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona have fired coach Ronald Koeman following Wednesday’s 1-0 LaLiga defeat to Rayo Vallecano as the club suffered their third loss in their last four league games. Koeman’s position had been seriously weakened after poor results before the October international break, with back-to-back defeats against Real Madrid and
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1:41 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — A roller derby team that has called itself the Cleveland Guardians since 2013 sued the city’s Major League Baseball team in federal court in Cleveland on Wednesday alleging that the name switch from Indians to Guardians infringes on its trademark. “A Major League club cannot simply take a
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7:27 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — The Atlanta Braves‘ 6-2 victory over the Houston Astros in Game 1 of the World Series on Tuesday drew an average of 10,811,000 viewers on Fox, up 17.5% from the record low of 9,195,000 for the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ opening 8-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays last
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3:33 PM ET Associated Press Left-hander Tucker Davidson has replaced injured pitcher Charlie Morton on the Atlanta Braves‘ World Series roster. Major League Baseball announced the move before Game 2 between the Braves and Houston Astros on Wednesday night. Morton suffered a broken right fibula after he was struck on the lower right leg by
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1:04 PM ET Chicago Blackhawks players were briefed by team management Wednesday after an investigation into a sexual abuse case led to president of hockey operations Stan Bowman resigning one day earlier. Blackhawks CEO Danny Wirtz spoke with the team. “The overriding message was that ‘the organization is here for you,'” coach Jeremy Colliton said.
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6:31 PM ET Kyle Beach has come forward as “John Doe,” the former Chicago Blackhawks player who filed a lawsuit against the team for mishandling his sexual assault allegations. Beach, now 31 and playing professionally in Germany, revealed himself in an emotional interview on TSN Wednesday, saying he felt “relief and vindication” and “it was
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2:07 PM ET Associated Press JJ Redick is joining ESPN as an NBA analyst a month after announcing his retirement following a 15-year playing career. Redick will make his debut as a studio analyst on Nov. 3 during the game between the Brooklyn Nets and Atlanta Hawks. In addition to contributing to many of ESPN’s
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12:10 PM ET Jamal Collier Chicago Bulls All-Star Zach LaVine underwent an MRI on Tuesday, which revealed a left thumb injury that he plans to play through, sources told ESPN. The injury is in his non-shooting hand and had been bothering him entering the Bulls’ 111-108 victory against the Toronto Raptors on Monday night. The
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