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Messi uncertain for Argentina-Paraguay World Cup qualifier. AFP/File Lionel Messi, the famous soccer player, may not be able to play in Argentina’s big World Cup qualifier game against Paraguay.  This is because he got hurt while playing for his club in the United States. Even though he looked good while practicing, his coach, Lionel Scaloni,…

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The Philadelphia Phillies were four outs away from taking a commanding 2-0 lead in the best-of-five NLDS and heading back home – but Austin Riley had other plans. The Atlanta Braves third baseman, on a full count, just needed a base hit to bring in the tying run that was standing on third base. But…

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Pete Thamel, ESPNOct 7, 2023, 10:08 AM ET The University of Washington hired Tulane’s Troy Dannen as the school’s new athletics director, it was announced on Saturday. Dannen had been Tulane’s athletics director since December 2015 and helped usher the school’s football team into one of the strongest Group of 5 programs in the country,…

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Pete Thamel, ESPNOct 5, 2023, 01:36 PM ET North Carolina wide receiver Tez Walker will be eligible to play in 2023 after new information emerged that the NCAA said school officials “failed to provide” previously. Walker is a transfer from Kent State, and his initial eligibility for the 2023 season was denied because he had…

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Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterOct 3, 2023, 09:45 AM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato The men’s college basketball offseason offers an opportunity to reflect on the past, not just the most recent season, and examine the moments throughout the history of the sport. But sometimes…

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Sid Lowe, Spain writerOct 1, 2023, 12:00 PM ET Not so long ago, Real Mallorca manager Javier Aguirre called his best striker a “weird, ugly monster,” but the striker didn’t care. “He’s right: I am ugly. I think there’s something wrong with my wife’s eyesight,” Vedat Muriqi replied. “And he’s [Aguirre] not so handsome either.”…

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