THIRTY-FIVE YEARS AGO, a single sentence from baseball commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti still reverberates: “The matter of Mr. Rose is now closed.” Those words, which cemented Pete Rose’s lifetime ban for gambling on the team he managed, landed like a gavel in August 1989: authoritative, unambiguous, final — and yet wholly untrue. Rose was 83
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterNov 11, 2024, 02:14 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Georgia coach Kirby Smart called backup safety Jake Pope‘s actions “just stupid” after the player was caught seemingly celebrating with Ole Miss fans on
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Nov 11, 2024, 01:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Chicago Bears coach Matt Eberflus said Monday that he is still in the process of deciding changes to help the team’s struggling offense but made it clear that rookie Caleb Williams will remain the starting quarterback. “Caleb is our starter,” Eberflus said. Besides the quarterback position,
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterNov 11, 2024, 01:06 PM 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 Open Extended Reactions It was a weekend where the southern hemisphere left their mark and bloodied the noses of
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Afghanistan vs Bangladesh 3rd ODI, HIghlights© X (Twitter) Afghanistan vs Bangladesh 3rd ODI, Highlights: Afghanistan (246/5) defeated Bangladesh (244/8) by five wickets in the third ODI to win the three-ODI series in the USAE 2-1. After taking down Ireland and South Africa, the Afghans have defeated Bangladesh as well to register their third consecutive ODI series
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Field Level Media Nov 11, 2024, 12:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Toronto Maple Leafs forward Max Pacioretty is considered week-to-week with a lower-body injury and was placed on injured reserve Monday, the team announced. TSN reported Monday that Pacioretty will be sidelined “for a while.” Pacioretty, 35, sustained the injury in the first period
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Nov 11, 2024, 09:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jon Jones makes the first defense of his heavyweight championship when he faces former champ Stipe Miocic in the main event of UFC 309 on Saturday in New York. The main card at Madison Square Garden is on ESPN+ pay-per-view starting at 10 p.m. ET, with
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Nov 11, 2024, 09:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions When it comes to breaking down Saturday’s heavyweight title fight that headlines UFC 309 — one of the most anticipated matchups in the division’s history — nobody has a deeper understanding of what it’s like to be locked inside the Octagon with Jon Jones or Stipe
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterNov 11, 2024, 08:28 AM 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 Open Extended Reactions South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus has labelled England “desperate” ahead of Saturday’s clash at Twickenham, a
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Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff WriterNov 11, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus Member, Baseball Writers Association of America Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association Open Extended Reactions For just the third time since 2012, the teams with each league’s best regular-season record met
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