Month: September 2023

Tim Bontemps, ESPNSep 27, 2023, 11:00 AM ET In just about every way, Ryan Smith is the antithesis of the typical NBA owner. He frequently sports a backward baseball cap, including in a recent Zoom interview with ESPN. At 45, he’s young enough to still get on the court and play basketball, as he did
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Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterSep 27, 2023, 11:27 AM ET Close Dave Wilson is an editor for ESPN.com since 2010. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Texas A&M quarterback Conner Weigman‘s foot injury, which was initially thought to be minor, is more serious than anticipated, and
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Pete Thamel, ESPNSep 27, 2023, 11:55 AM ET Michigan State University has fired football coach Mel Tucker for cause Wednesday, formally completing a process that was initiated last week. Tucker is under university investigation for a sexual misconduct complaint brought forward by Brenda Tracy, a sexual assault awareness speaker. In a statement, the university said
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Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterSep 27, 2023, 11:13 AM 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 Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is a multiple APSE award winner. You can follow
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Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterSep 27, 2023, 10:56 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University ROSEMONT, Ill. — American Athletic Conference commissioner Mike Aresco clarified his comments about a College Football Playoff model that rewards the five highest-ranked conference champions, saying Wednesday that he meant for that to
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Sep 27, 2023, 09:36 AM ET Dutch champions Feyenoord wasted no time in adding to the troubles of Ajax and ended up beating their hosts 4-0 when the two clubs on Wednesday completed their Eredivisie tie was halted at the weekend. Feyenoord’s Mexican international striker Santiago Gimenez added another goal to complete his hat-trick as
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Sep 27, 2023, 05:45 AM ET Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino said he has been using the “crossbar challenge” to help winger Mykhailo Mudryk revive his fortunes at the club. Mudryk has struggled to make an impact at Chelsea since arriving at Stamford Bridge in January in a deal worth up to €100 million ($105m). –
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentSep 27, 2023, 09:00 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. NWSL expansion side Bay FC announced it has chosen Albertin Montoya to be the club’s first manager. Montoya, 48, is a long-time San Francisco Bay Area resident who has succeeded at the
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