Aug 17, 2024, 05:03 PM ET Eddie Nunez has agreed to a five-year deal to become athletic director at the University of Houston, the school announced Saturday. Nunez will leave the University of New Mexico for the Cougars and the Big 12 Conference. He was named the Lobos’ athletic director in 2017, and his title…
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Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Aug 17, 2024, 07:09 AM ET Ilkay Gündoğan has been ruled out of Barcelona‘s LaLiga opener at Valencia on Saturday (ABC, ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes) to add to the Catalan side’s injury problems ahead of the new season. Gündoğan, 33, took a knock to his head in Monday’s 3-0 Joan Gamper…
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RULES ESPN’s Bracketology efforts are focused on projecting the NCAA tournament field just as we expect the NCAA Division I basketball committee to select the field in March. ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi uses the same data points favored by the committee, including strength of schedule and other season-long indicators, including the NET and team-sheet data…
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Aug 13, 2024, 04:00 AM ET Manchester City‘s title-winning trio Erling Haaland, Phil Foden and Rodri lead the PFA men’s Player of the Year shortlist which was announced on Tuesday, with Arsenal‘s Martin Ødegaard and Chelsea‘s Cole Palmer also in contention for the honour. Aston Villa and England striker Ollie Watkins, who helped the club…
CNN — When nature calls, sometimes you just have to answer. During his third-round match at the French Open, Australian tennis player Thanasi Kokkinakis was left dumbfounded after seemingly being refused a toilet break by the umpire. After losing the second set, Kokkinakis – who had taken a toilet break after the first set –…
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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced a 17-member squad for the upcoming Test series against Bangladesh. This series marks the debut test campaign for Jason Gillespie, the head coach of Pakistan’s red-ball format, assisted by Azhar Mahmood. The training camp for the Pakistan Test squad is set to begin on August 11 at Rawalpindi…
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Mohammad Amir bowled a brilliant spell in the first innings but his heroics went in vain as Romario Shepherd steered the Toronto Nationals to victory over Vancouver Knights in the 15th match of the GT20 Canada 2024. While batting first Toronto Nationals were restricted to a mere 127-9, however, Shepherd’s three-wicket haul helped them bundle…
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Algeria’s Imane Khelif (in red) punches Italy’s Angela Carini in the women’s 66kg preliminaries round of 16 boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the North Paris Arena, in Villepinte on August 1, 2024. — AFP The International Boxing Association (IBA) has announced that Angela Carini, who withdrew from her bout against Algeria’s…
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One game after Team USA head coach Steve Kerr called himself an “idiot” for not playing Jayson Tatum in the Olympic opener against Serbia, he had another player not see an ounce of playing time. This one was an NBA MVP. Joel Embiid, the Philadelphia 76ers star center, was a starter against Serbia, but he…
David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterJul 29, 2024, 04:57 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Bert Neff, an Indiana businessman who federal authorities described as a professional gambler, was sentenced to eight months in prison and three years of supervised release Monday for his role in a betting scandal…
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