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Oct 2, 2023, 09:30 PM It’s our final week of pool play, while some quarterfinal spots are locked in, there’s still plenty of jockeying and shuffling left to determine who plays who in the knock out stages. Read ahead for team lists and previews. – RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023: Squads | Schedule | Standings |

Oct 3, 2023, 01:49 AM With just one more week of pool matches before the Rugby World Cup enters the pointy end of the tournament, there’s still plenty at play across each of the four pools. A bit confused about who can qualify, who’s knocked out completely and what needs to happen for each team

Oct 2, 2023, 10:24 PM Hosts France have yet to secure a quarterfinal place in the Rugby World Cup but will do so if they avoid defeat to Italy in Lyon on Friday, and flyhalf Matthieu Jalibert is not fooled by the 96-17 drubbing inflicted on their Six Nations rivals by New Zealand. Jalibert has

Associated Press Oct 2, 2023, 12:51 PM ET Ricky Rubio remains away from the Cleveland Cavaliers as they open camp while the Spanish guard continues focusing on his mental health. Rubio said he was stepping away from the game this summer, when he was scheduled to play for Spain in the FIBA World Cup. There

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterOct 1, 2023, 02:03 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Indiana fired offensive coordinator Walt Bell on Sunday, a day after the team failed to score more than 17 points for the third time against a major conference opponent. Rod Carey, who had

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterOct 1, 2023, 04:12 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Georgia Tech has named Kevin Sherrer as its sole defensive coordinator and demoted Andrew Thacker after slipping to 103rd nationally in points allowed. Thacker, the team’s primary defensive coordinator since 2019 under coaches

Sep 30, 2023, 06:24 PM ET Ajax Amsterdam‘s Dutch league away game against RKC Waalwijk was abandoned in the 84th minute on Saturday after RKC goalkeeper Etienne Vaessen was knocked unconscious in a clash with an opposing player. Vaessen went down after a collision with Ajax forward Brian Brobbey, causing panicked reactions from his team

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterOct 1, 2023, 01:50 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy — Zach Johnson indicated he wouldn’t change a thing about America’s preparation and plan for

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterOct 1, 2023, 09:01 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Most of the world’s best golfers are competing in the Ryder Cup outside Rome this weekend, but PGA Tour members Sungjae Im and Si Woo Kim of

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterSep 30, 2023, 09:47 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Iowa starting quarterback Cade McNamara will not return to Saturday night’s game against Michigan State after suffering a left knee injury in the first half. McNamara, a transfer from Michigan, left the field

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterSep 30, 2023, 06:38 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. BOULDER, Colo. — Colorado Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders opened his news conference Saturday with some dark humor. “A wonderful win,” he said, before smiling. “I’m just joking.” Colorado didn’t win against No. 8

Sep 30, 2023, 09:10 PM ET Louisiana Tech linebacker Brevin Randle received an indefinite suspension after stomping on the head of UTEP offensive lineman Steven Hubbard during Friday night’s game. “Coach [Sonny] Cumbie and I met with Brevin Randle today and informed him that he has been suspended indefinitely as a result of the incident

Sep 30, 2023, 10:18 PM These daily files will give you the latest reporting from around the World Cup as well as betting lines, what to watch for information and best reads. Check in with ESPN throughout the tournament as we bring you the latest from France. – RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023: Squads | Schedule

Sep 25, 2023, 04:13 PM Fiji overcame a nine-point halftime deficit to close in on the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals with a gritty 17-12 victory over Georgia on Saturday. The Pacific island side, hoping to make it to the last eight for the first time since 2007, were 9-0 down at the break after penalties

Sep 25, 2023, 04:08 PM Argentina asserted regional dominance with a 59-5 bonus-point win over a spirited Chile in the first all-South American Rugby World Cup contest on Saturday, setting up a crunch Pool D clash against Japan next week with a quarter-final spot on the line. Flyhalf Nicolas Sanchez opened the scoring in his

Sep 29, 2023, 02:02 PM ET Minnesota Wild signed forwards Mats Zuccarello and Marcus Foligno to contract extensions on Friday. Zuccarello signed a two-year, $8.25 million contract extension on Friday that will keep him with the team through the 2025-26 season. Foligno followed later in the day by signing a four-year extension worth $16 million.

Sep 30, 2023, 12:48 AM These daily files will give you the latest reporting from around the World Cup as well as betting lines, what to watch for information and best reads. Check in with ESPN throughout the tournament as we bring you the latest from France. – RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023: Squads | Schedule

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterSep 29, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year BOULDER, Col. — Deion Sanders does not need to coach football. It’s true. He doesn’t. He has money in the bank and did long before

Pete Thamel, ESPNSep 29, 2023, 06:36 PM ET Missouri starting quarterback Brady Cook and star wide receiver Luther Burden III will play at Vanderbilt on Saturday, sources told ESPN. Both players participated in Missouri’s practice on Friday, per sources, and are ready to play. Both Cook and Burden were listed as questionable this week. Missouri

Sep 29, 2023, 01:25 PM ET A pitch-invading dog gave ground staff the runaround after the slippery canine stole the ball and charged around the pitch in a Mexican second-tier game between Alebrijes de Oaxaca and Dorados de Sinaloa on Wednesday. Oaxaca beat Dorados 4-0 but the highlight of the match came as the clock