Michael DiRoccoCloseMichael DiRoccoESPN Staff WriterMichael DiRocco is an NFL reporter at ESPN. DiRocco covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously covered the University of Florida for over a decade for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is a multiple APSE award winner. You can follow DiRocco on Twitter at @ESPNdirocco.Katherine TerrellCloseKatherine TerrellESPN Staff WriterKatherine Terrell came back to ESPN to cover the New Orleans Saints in the summer of 2022. She left the company in 2019 after joining in 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a graduate of LSU and a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native,…
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Hannah Jones, Alisha Butchers and Carys Phillips celebrate their 2016 Women’s Six Nations victory over France at the GnollVenue: Sky Stadium, Wellington Date: Saturday, 21 October Kick-off: 04:00 BSTCoverage: Live on S4C, live text updates and match report on BBC Sport website and app.Wales captain Hannah Jones says she is honoured to become her country’s latest half-centurion. Jones will lead her side out for her 50th cap in Wellington on Saturday as Wales kick off their WXV1 campaign.They take on Canada before games against hosts New Zealand in Dunedin and Australia in Auckland.”It’s an honourable moment, but really it’s a…
Leading into the ODI World Cup it appeared Australia had moved on from pairing Labuschagne and Steven Smith together in the middle order, but when Labuschagne returned amid various injuries with some stunning innings in South Africa, followed by Travis Head’s broken hand, he found himself at the tournament and in the XI.So far, albeit from a small sample of three innings, Labuschagne has Australia’s best average of 37.66 but is striking at just 64.57, which is in contrast to the form he brought into the competition when in eight matches against South Africa and India he had averaged 60.14…
By Ben Sully @SullyBen Borussia Dortmund will attempt to maintain their unbeaten start to the Bundesliga season when they face Werder Bremen on Friday. Photo: Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-SA 4.0 Borussia Dortmund Dortmund experienced an underwhelming start to the season after dropping points in two of their opening three games. An unconvincing win against FC Köln in their league opener was followed by disappointing draws against Bochum and Heidenheim. However, die Schwarzgelben have started to move through the gears in recent games. They claimed four consecutive league victories over Freiburg, Wolfsburg, Hoffenheim and Union Berlin. Those results have taken Dortmund’s…
Sandro Tonali’s arrival at Newcastle United last summer was the beginning of a new era for the club. The £55m midfielder was a marquee signing for the Magpies and exemplified their ambitions having just qualified for the Champions League at the end of last campaign. The Italian made a fast start to life on Tyneside, but now faces an extremely uncertain future at St James’ Park.Tonali is facing a lengthy ban after admitting to placing bets on matches involving his former club AC Milan, potentially resulting in a suspension from football of three years. While the midfielder’s ban is likely…
Tottenham Hotspur could reportedly look to sign Manchester City outcast Kalvin Phillips in January, as per The Telegraph. The North London club have been exploring the possibility of signing a new midfielder since last summer. Spurs were linked with several options in the last transfer window with Conor Gallagher being mentioned as a serious target. But, they eventually didn’t sign anyone before the deadline. So, after deciding not to reinforce their engine room last time around, Ange Postecoglou’s side are seemingly looking to do that in the winter window. However, Gallagher has now established himself as a key member of…
Paulo Costa may not always play the role of company man at the UFC, but even Dana White had his back after withdrawing from his UFC 294 fight with Khamzat Chimaev. Originally scheduled to compete in Saturday’s co-main event in Abu Dhabi, Costa was forced off the card after being hospitalized with a serious staph infection in his elbow that required surgery. Costa had to undergo three separate procedures to deal with the fallout from the infection, and he was not medically cleared to compete on Saturday, per his team. “I know it’s not a popular answer for [Khamzat] right…
No. 6 Oklahoma: Andrel Anthony, WRAndrel Anthony (Photo: Brian Bahr, Getty) For whatever reason, a ton of quality wide receivers flooded the transfer portal last offseason. Anthony is another who broke out at his new school, doing so after a so-so two years at Michigan. In an explosive Oklahoma offense, Anthony was the aforementioned Gabriel’s top target this season. Over the undefeated Sooners’ first six games, Anthony hauled in 27 receptions for 429 yards and one touchdown. Oklahoma badly needed wideouts to step up, too, after it lost Marvin Mims and Theo Wease from last year’s team. Anthony exceeded expectations —…
ARLINGTON — The Rangers’ seven-game postseason win streak came to an end Wednesday night at Globe Life Field as the Astros punched back for their first win of the American League Championship Series. In the regular season, the Rangers were 50-31 at home, while the Astros were 51-30 on the road. Houston came out on top in the first matchup away from Minute Maid Park. The Rangers have been a streaky team in the second half. But they’re relying on their experience with bouncing back to help them come out on top. “That’s something that we’ve done pretty much all…
Adrian Wojnarowski: Terry Stotts has stepped down as an assistant coach with the Milwaukee Bucks, sources tell ESPN. Stotts returned to coaching after two years away to join Adrian Griffin’s new staff but has decided that he won’t continue in that role. Stotts had been the Portland Trail Blazers head coach for nine years, advancing to the postseason in eight consecutive seasons before departing in 2021.Source: Twitter @wojespn