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Sid Ventura Aug 29, 2023, 08:30 AM ET Angola men’s basketball coach Pep Claros Canals is definitely not a fan of countries naturalizing players. This much he made clear in remarks he gave at a press conference minutes after his team lost to Dominican Republic 75-67 at FIBA World Cup 2023 in Manila on Tuesday.

Sam Bruce, Deputy Editor, espn.com.auAug 29, 2023, 06:17 AM Close Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPN after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. The countdown to

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Aug 29, 2023, 08:45 PM ET NEW YORK — Coco Vandeweghe was honored at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday night, when it was announced she would be playing in her final US Open. Vandeweghe, a 31-year-old native of New York, reached the semifinals at the 2017 US Open as well as the

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterAug 29, 2023, 04:41 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Iowa quarterback Cade McNamara is questionable for Saturday’s season opener against Utah State despite returning to practice from a right leg injury. McNamara, the Michigan transfer projected to start for Iowa, sustained the

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterAug 29, 2023, 02:56 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Virginia starting defensive end Chico Bennett Jr. will miss the season opener against Tennessee on Saturday with a knee injury, coach Tony Elliott said Tuesday. Elliott told reporters during his weekly news

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterAug 29, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. ANN ARBOR, Mich. — When Santa Ono’s phone pinged on Jan. 16 with intel that Jim Harbaugh would return to coach Michigan in 2023 and not bolt for the NFL, he did what

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 29, 2023, 10:03 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia A LIV Golf League captain will represent the United States when it takes on Europe in next month’s Ryder Cup in Italy. Five-time major champion Brooks Koepka

Brianna Williams, ESPNAug 28, 2023, 07:37 PM ET Noah Lyles became the first man since Usain Bolt to complete a triple at worlds with wins in the 100-meter, 200-meter and 4×100-meter races at the world championships in Budapest, Hungary, last week. Editor’s Picks 1 Related He had one grievance on his mind: NBA players using

Aug 29, 2023, 02:34 AM Check out all the injuries and player replacements for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France. – Rugby World Cup 2023: Squads | Fixtures | Injuries | Podcast Rolling injury coverage: Argentina: Ignacio Calles, ruptured ACL, ruled out of World Cup England: Anthony Watson, ruled out with calf injury; Jonny

Associated Press Aug 28, 2023, 04:53 PM ET CHICAGO — A shooting that wounded two women at Friday night’s Chicago White Sox–Oakland Athletics game most likely involved a gun that went off inside Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago’s interim police superintendent said Monday. Officials have said little about where the bullets came from, or if someone

Associated Press Aug 28, 2023, 03:22 PM ET ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan offensive coordinator Sherrone Moore will be suspended for this week’s season-opening game as part of the school’s self-imposed penalties for violating NCAA rules that also led to coach Jim Harbaugh’s punishment. Harbaugh said Monday an analyst will be elevated to fill Moore’s

Associated Press Aug 28, 2023, 02:22 PM ET LOS ANGELES — “Saturday Night Live” star Heidi Gardner will be among several entertainers expected to take part in a virtual tailgate and concert experience before the NFL’s kickoff game in Kansas City next month. The show dubbed as the “World’s Largest Tailgate” looks to celebrate the

Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCAug 28, 2023, 07:17 AM ET The mother of embattled Spanish football federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales has locked herself in a church and said she is on hunger strike in protest at her son’s treatment, Rubiales’ cousin confirmed on Monday. Ángeles Béjar shut herself inside the church of the Divine Shepherdess

ESPN News Services Aug 28, 2023, 01:29 AM ET American Jack Sock will retire from tennis after the US Open, the former world No. 8 said Sunday. Sock, 30, has won four ATP singles titles and 17 tour-level doubles trophies, with the most notable crowns being the 2017 ATP Masters 1000 title in Paris, as

Aug 27, 2023, 10:35 AM ET Arizona State is expected to self-impose a bowl ban for the 2023 season over violations committed under former coach Herm Edwards, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Sunday. The NCAA has been investigating Arizona State since June 2021, looking into allegations that former defensive coordinator Antonio Pierce, who also

Associated Press Aug 27, 2023, 12:22 PM ET France came to the World Cup planning to win gold. It won’t even make the second round, a stunning development for the reigning Olympic silver medalists. Latvia got 22 points from Arturs Zagars and shocked France 88-86 on Sunday night in a Group H game in Jakarta,

ESPN News Services Aug 27, 2023, 08:05 AM ET Spain coach Jorge Vilda has hit out at Luis Rubiales for his “improper behaviour” following his unsolicited kiss on Jenni Hermoso after members of his coaching staff stepped down from their roles. Rubiales, the president of the Spanish football federation (RFEF), has been under pressure since

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Aug 27, 2023, 10:06 AM ET Brad Gilbert knows it’s been 20 years since Andy Roddick won the US Open. It would be almost impossible to forget, especially lately, since the reminders are everywhere. But it still feels surreal to him that so many years have passed since he coached Roddick to

Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderAug 26, 2023, 12:18 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Restricted free agent forward P.J. Washington has agreed on a new three-year, $48 million contract to stay with the Charlotte Hornets, Lift Sports Management agent Kevin Bradbury and Washington Sports Group’s Paul Washington Sr. told

Aug 26, 2023, 07:15 PM Fiji are gathering momentum for the World Cup after a final warm-up game saw them record a first win over England, with the team adding discipline and defensive determination to their usual qualities of dynamic running and fast hands. “We don’t get to play too often at Twickenham,” coach Simon