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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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Oct 19, 2022 Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. — The Florida Panthers will be without Aaron Ekblad until at least mid-November, and quite possibly longer, after placing the star defenseman on the long-term injured reserve list with a groin injury. Players on the long-term IR list must miss at least 10 games and 24 days; the
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Oct 15, 2022 Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Josh Berry became the first driver to take a spot in the Xfinity Series championship race, leading a 1-2-3 finish for JR Motorsports on Saturday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Berry’s win in the opening race of the third round of the playoffs guarantees his Chevrolet will
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12:59 PM ET ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan assistant Mike Hart returned to his duties for Saturday’s game against Penn State, a week after suffering a medical emergency on the sideline at Indiana. Hart, a record-setting Michigan running back, worked with the backs during warmups alongside Fred Jackson, a longtime former Wolverines assistant who stepped
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Oct 14, 2022 Associated Press Angel Hidalgo carded an 8-under 63 to grab part of a three-way lead at the Andalucia Masters after two rounds on Friday. The Spaniard sunk eight birdies on an error-free day at Valderrama to join overnight leader Min Woo Lee and Adrian Otaegui on 9 under par. “I made every
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8:04 AM ET The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) and national team manager Vera Pauw apologised on Wednesday for players singing a song referencing the IRA after they beat Scotland 1-0 and qualified for the women’s World Cup finals for the first time. A video posted on social media after the match on Tuesday showed
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Oct 5, 2022 The UFC has booked a welterweight main event between Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson and Kevin Holland on Dec. 3, officials announced on Wednesday. The 170-pound bout will headline UFC Fight Night at Amway Center in Orlando. Prior to the announcement, Holland (23-8) had spent the entire week announcing his “retirement” from MMA. The
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Oct 11, 2022 Claude Atcher, the chief executive officer of the 2023 rugby World Cup in France, has been sacked after a report by the French Labour Inspectorate found that he oversaw an “extremely degraded social environment” at the organising committee. “Taking note of the report’s conclusions, France 2023’s board has decided to terminate the
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4:51 PM ET Associated Press Dustin Johnson needed only six events to have a $30 million year, and he still has two events left with Saudi-funded LIV Golf. Even though he failed to finish in the top 10 for the first time, Johnson clinched the inaugural LIV Golf Individual Championship. The two-time major champion already
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4:59 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Pro Bowl left tackle Duane Brown will make his New York Jets debut Sunday after being activated from injured reserve Saturday — a potential boost to their injury-ravaged offensive line. Brown, 37, is expected to start against the Miami Dolphins, becoming the third different player in as many
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12:56 PM ET Michigan running backs coach Mike Hart is in stable condition at a local hospital after suffering a “medical emergency” on the sideline in the first quarter of the Wolverines’ game against Indiana, according to a statement released by the team. Hart suffered a seizure, according to the Fox broadcast, and wound up
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6:32 AM ET Associated Press Brazil will go to the World Cup as the top-ranked team after extending their lead over second-place Belgium in the latest FIFA rankings released on Thursday. They are the only nation to have competed in every World Cup finals and will go into next month’s tournament in Qatar seeking a
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11:56 PM ET ESPN News Services PITTSBURGH — Jeff Sims threw for one touchdown and ran for another as Georgia Tech, less than a week after seeing its coach and athletic director fired, upset No. 24 Pittsburgh, 26-21, on Saturday night. Georgia Tech let athletic director Todd Stansbury and coach Geoff Collins go on Monday,
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Sep 30, 2022 Junior welterweight Luis Quinones died Thursday night, five days after being hospitalized following a knockout loss to Jose Munoz at Coliseo Elias Chegwin in Barranquilla, Colombia. He was 25. Quinones’ brother, Leonardo Quinones, confirmed his passing on Facebook. “You went ahead of us my loving brother, now you are with your heavenly
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Sep 28, 2022 England’s women will play their first standalone match at Twickenham when they host France on April 29 in their 2023 Women’s Six Nations finale, England Rugby have announced. England, who have won four consecutive Six Nations titles, have played at Twickenham before but the fixture was combined with a men’s match. Head
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